A back-up generator was used to power parliament’s main chamber until electricity was restored later in the day The state-run Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Thursday cut power supplies to the parliament over a debt of 23m Ghanaian cedi ($1.8m; £1.4m). The outage interrupted a debate on the president’s State of the Nation speech….

… NCAM’s autonomy will boost FG’s agricultural revival, food security Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider the decision of merging the Army University, Biu, with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. President Tinubu approved the implementation of the Oronsaye report, which was made public after the…

…charges youths to risk investment opportunities Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has commissioned Crescendo Sports Lounge in Osogbo, urging the youths to take advantage of the enabling environment of the current administration of Osun State. He tasked the youths to take investment risks and count their gains, even in the face of economic downturn bedeviling…

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has urged investors to tap into the potentials of cocoa in the state, saying that his administration is already taking steps in addressing past challenges that stunted growth of the sector. Addressing a global audience of investors in the cocoa sector in London, the United Kingdom,…

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, has rejected an allegation of negligence in the death of Mr. Olaleye Franklin Adenibuyan who died at the facility while receiving care from a critical fall. While commiserating with the family of the deceased, LUTH management explained that late Adenibuyan, who was admitted deeply unconscious into the facility on…

The Executive Secretary, Dr Rasaq Akindele Akintunde, Management and staff of Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA) has sent a message of condolences to Yeyeluwa of Edeland, Chief Mrs Modupeola Adeleke Sanni on the demise of her husband, Alhaji Aderemi Sanni. In a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Osogbo, the Osun state capital,…

The Osun State Commissioner for Youth Affairs, Hon. Moshood Olagunju has described the issues rocking the Osun State Chapter of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) as internal, stating that he is not interfering in the issues of the council. Olagunju also advised members of the youth council to look inwards to solve their issues…

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) is calling on the Federal Government to fix a new minimum wage to tackle the rising cost of living in the country. Since the removal of fuel subsidy, the cost of living has spiked and inflation figures pushing new highs in Nigeria. Although there have been protests and meetings between…

A group of bakers in the country, on Monday, kicked against the nationwide strike declared by some of their counterparts, starting on Tuesday. The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria announced on February 14 that it is poised to begin a nationwide strike on February 27 unless the Federal Government honours the agreement…

The Presidency again on Sunday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress not to embark on its two-day nationwide protest against the rising cost of living in the country. Also, the police warned against disruption of commercial activities during the protest. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, and the police…