The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced the complete shutdown of Nigeria’s power grid by labour unions as the strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begins. NLC and TUC commenced a nationwide industrial action on Monday in protest against the N60,000 minimum wage proposal of the Federal Government. Announcing the shutdown…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has felicitated traditional rulers in the state and across the globe on the celebration of this year’s World Ifa Festival, underscoring the spiritual undertone of the festival to the Yoruba race. Governor Adeleke who congratulated the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi,…
Traditional birth attendant services, pregnant women shouldn’t take herbal medicines, pregnant woman dies The Ugandan government has issued a ban on services provided by Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), citing their inadequate skills in managing pregnancy-related complications which have resulted in numerous maternal and newborn deaths. The enforcement of this ban will include severe consequences for…
As Nigeria effects a change in her National Anthem, the Country Director, German Initiative for Knowledge Transfer eV, Hon. Obinna Ichita has urged the government and people of Nigeria to reflect on the wording of the national anthem so as to build a peaceful and prosperous homeland, where no one is oppressed. The Country Director…
The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti on Friday said tobacco use among young people in the African Region, aged 13 to 15 years is about seven million. Moeti who said this in her message to commemorate World No Tobacco Day, stressed that young people are exposed to tobacco products through…
Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has explained the strategy for developing all towns and cities across the state without leaving rural areas out. Senator Adeleke said the strategy was adopted with a view to ensuring that the development agenda of his administration cuts across all the local government areas within the state. The…
The Supreme Court has ordered the 36 state governors in the country to file within seven days their respective defence in the suit seeking full autonomy for the 774 Local Governments in the country filed against them by the Federal Government. The apex court also on Thursday ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and…
Dear Nigerian Youth,Some moments in history are indelible, I remember where I was on the 29th ofMay 1999, during the handover of power to civilian democratic rule after decades of military dictatorial rule. I was with my brother. The youngest of my siblings, I took him to an eatery to celebrate victory over tyranny, where…
The Spokesperson to Osun state Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has stated that Omigbodun attacks on Governor Adeleke is Ill-conceived. In a statement issued by Olawale on Wednesday noted that, “The interview by the former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party(SDP), Mr Goke Omigbodun in which he attacked Governor Ademola Adeleke is laced with misconceptions,misinterpretation…
The Federal Government has commended Osun State for being the only state with an ongoing school feeding programme out of the 36 states of the Federation. The Senior Special Assistant to Mr President, Dr Yetunde Adeniji told Governor Adeleke that the commitment of Osun State to the school feeding programme elated all stakeholders, calling it…
