While Fitch has stopped monitoring Dangote Industries, other agencies like Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings are expected to continue assessing the company. Fitch Ratings announced on Feb. 11 it will no longer assess Dangote Industries. After keeping the Nigerian conglomerate under negative watch due to refinancing struggles, the credit rating agency has decided to withdraw…
Politics in Osun State has become a focal point of discussion among politicians and political analyst in recent time. This is due to the judgement of appeal court sitting in Akure on Monday 10th February, 2025 where the PDP case against OSSIEC was struck out by the appellant court due to lack of competence. As…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, on Saturday, strongly refuted thefalse and misleading allegations made in a viral video circulating online, which claims that its fuel does not last. A statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi O. Soneye, indicated that the assertion is baseless andentirely unfounded, originating from unverified and amateur research…
By Sola Isola Osun state government has converted Odeomu Cooperative College to a degree awarding institution where students will obtain National Diploma, Higher National Diploma as well as Bachelors Degrees. The College which was abandoned for 12 years and later rehabilitated by the Ademola Adeleke-led administration will now operate as a degree awarding college through…
By Sola Isola Osun state government has converted Odeomu Cooperative College to a degree awarding institution where students will obtain National Diploma, Higher National Diploma as well as Bachelors Degrees. The College which was abandoned for 12 years and later rehabilitated by the Ademola Adeleke-led administration will now operate as a degree awarding college through…
By Sola Isola The Osun State Government is set to conduct free eye tests for all students of Primary and Secondary Schools across the state through the Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA). OSHIA Executive Secretary, Dr Rasaq Akindele revealed this on Thursday while receiving the Popular Social Media Influencer, Omolola Fasakin, also known as ‘Mewolaka’…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has approved the appointment of Kabir Eniola Akanbi as the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The appointment which takes effect from February 13, 2025 followed the retirement of Mrs Hajo Sarki Bello who attained the mandatory retirement age of 60 years in…
A prominent leader of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has died at the age of 96. He passed away peacefully on the morning of Friday, February 14, 2025, at his residence in Lekki, Lagos State. The family confirmed his passing in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday. “He died peacefully…
If there is one thing that Mr. Ismail Omipidan, the erstwhile Spokesperson to Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, former Governor of Osun state, has proven over time, it will be the art of manipulation of thoughts with deceptive tales. This truth about him was once again brought to the fore in his recent piece to dissect the…
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka has expelled a female student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, for allegedly assaulting a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. The expulsion follows a recommendation by the Student Disciplinary Committee, which found Precious’ actions to be a gross violation of the institution’s disciplinary regulations. The memo below;The incident,…
