Big Brother has revealed that crowning the first Head of House for the Season 9 ‘No Loose Guard’ would be determined by polling, and not the usual gaming system. He explained that each duo would be summoned into the Nomination Room where they would deliberate and choose which pair to elect as the first Head…
Nigerian telecommunications companies (Telcos) have blocked millions of phone lines from making and receiving calls as part of finalising the process of associating subscribers’ National Identification Numbers (NINs) with all active SIM cards. Telcos were hurrying to meet the July 31, 2024 deadline imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block all subscribers whose…
Politicians and the army have warned people against taking to the streets, but organisers say government failings have left them little choice. Nigeria is bracing for nationwide protests this week over economic hardship. Politicians and the army have warned people against taking to the streets, but organisers say government failings have left them little choice….
He signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday days after the National Assembly had passed the bill. President Bola Tinubu has signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, labour unions, and the private sector. He signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday…
The Osun Osogbo festival kicked off on Monday with the traditional cleansing of the city of Osogbo called ‘Iwopopo”. The Iwopopo rite signifies the official commencement of the 2024 edition of the annual sacrifice to celebrate the Osun river goddess with pomp and pageantry. The Ataoja of Osogboland Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olaonipekun, Larooye II, led…
The National Assembly will on Wednesday hold an emergency plenary. According to a statement on Monday issued by the Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rotimi Akin, the Wednesday plenary will focus on critical matters requiring immediate legislative attention The statement read, “The House of Representatives wishes to announce that, pursuant to the directive of…
The organisers of the planned hunger protest in Abuja have told the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that there is nothing that would stop them from using Eagle Square. Recall that a group, Take It Back Movement, had written to the minister requesting the use of Eagle Square for its protest on…
The Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund, Comrade Tosin Adeyanju, received the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo in a courtesy visit to congratulate him on his recent appointment. During the visit, Governor Ododo expressed his gratitude to President Tinubu for appointing Tosin Adeyanju, describing it as a well-deserved recognition of his dedication and hard work….
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has ordered immediate phased disbursement of bursary stipends to Osun State students in various tertiary institutions. The government had earlier collated students data across the tertiary institutions using the records from students stakeholders. This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson to the Governor, Olawale Rasheed on…
–Promises openness, transparencyof the process Osun State Government has started the receipt of the expected 43 trucks of food palliatives of Garri and Corn from the Federal Government of Nigeria as part of efforts to cushion the effects of hardships being currently experienced by Nigerians across the country. Out of the total of 43 trucks…
