Music executive, Kenny Ogungbe, completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps programme at 53. Ogungbe, who is famous for shaping the Nigerian music scene through his Kennis Music label in the early 2000s, posted pictures from his Passing Out Parade on Thursday. He captioned the photos on his Instagram page, “NYSC graduation/POP today. Lagos/12C graduation…
Nigeria has been ranked the second-most prayerful country on earth. Afghanistan was ranked first with a 96 per cent prayer rate. According to the Pew Research Centre, Nigeria took second position with a 95 per cent prayer rate. The Pew Research Centre is a non-partisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Recall that in…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers of several agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, including the Industrial Training Fund, Corporate Affairs Commission and Standards Organisation of Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has removed restrictions on the importation of all 43 items that were previously subject to restrictions as per the 2015 Circular referenced TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/010 and its subsequent addendums. The apex bank has authorised these items to access foreign exchange for purchase within the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. Here is a…
The deceased and two other persons were said to be working in the building on Wednesday evening when it collapsed on them. A storey building under construction in Ikirun, the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State has collapsed, killing two persons. The deceased and two other persons were said to be working…
“You will be able to return to Gaza City only when another announcement permitting it is made,” it said. Palestinians carrying their belongings flee to safer areas in Gaza City after Israeli air strikes, on October 13, 2023. Israel has called for the immediate relocation of 1.1 million people in Gaza amid its massive bombardment…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has praised the Nigerian military for shunning anti-democratic acts, describing democracy as a necessity for all societies. Welcoming the Chief of Army General Taoheed Lagbaja to his country home on Thursday, Governor Adeleke condemned democratic setbacks in some parts of Africa and urged the strengthening of democratic correction mechanisms…
… Confers on him the award of The Pensioners Most Friendly Governor of The Year Apparently satisfied and impressed by his friendly disposition and genuine concerns to their welfare since he came on board the governance of Osun state almost a year ago,the entire body of senior citizens in Osun state under the umbrella of…
The House of Representatives has screened and confirmed the presidential designates to the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The designates appeared before the House ad-hoc committee mandated to conduct the screening on Thursday. President Bola Tinubu had written to the House of Representatives, to ratify the Niger Delta Development Commission’s chairman…
The General Manager, Osun State Emergency Management Agency, Mr Jide Falade has warned the residents of Osun to desist from any form of activity that may cause environmental hazard like fire outbreak and flooding in the State. Falade stated this on Wednesday in a release personally signed by him and obtained by SAHEL STANDARD correspodent…
