The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Friday extolled a former Governor in the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, as a charismatic leader whose approach to service inspires dedication to the people, rejoicing with him as he turns 72 years old today. In a statement signed by Gov. Adeleke described the Okuku-born blue…
Ex-CBN Director demands Emefiele’s resignation, as citizens struggle to get cash Report gathered by Sahel Standard revealed that the transportation system in Lagos has been badly hit by the absence of new naira notes in circulation with many people struggling to get cash. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fixed February 10 deadline to…
President Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitates with the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Mamman Nami on his 55th birthday, praising him for making commendable efforts to raise government revenues, especially at this time of great need. According to a press statement signed by the senior special adviser to the president,Graba Shehu…
… subject to a maximum daily payout limit of N20,000.The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given a new directive to the country’s banks on the Naira, even as it assured that queues at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across the country would soon disappear. The CBN in a statement issued on Monday, signed by the…
…says 160,000 children acquired the HIV in 2021 The World Health Organisation said a child dies from AIDS-related causes every five minutes and 160,000 children acquired the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in 2021. The WHO also said a child dies from AIDS-related causes every five minutes globally. The global health body in a press statement made…
When he speaks about Iwo, Mr Rasheed Olawale speaks with a gentle passion that is suggestive of serious thoughtfulness and undeniable love. He makes his points not by shouting or through unnecessary emphasis but by presenting facts and arguments in the most convincing manner. Before setting out to meet him for this interview I was…
There are indications that Nigeria might be re-included in the United State Government’s list of countries that violate religious freedom. The US government had in 2021 removed Nigeria from its list of countries that violate religious freedom against the recommendation of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. But according to a report by…
••••State Govt Counsels Residents on APC Rally The Government of Osun state has approved the use of Osogbo stadium for the APC presidential rally even though the former Governor did not approve such usage for the PDP when he was in power. In a statement issued on Wednesday signed. the spokesperson to the Executive Governor,…
…inaugurate 14 member caretaker committee The Peoples Democratic Party has said it was constrained to dissolve the Ekiti State Executive of the party in order to restore sanity and return the party to winning ways.Deputy National Chairman (North), Illiya Damagun, said this during the inauguration of the caretaker committee for the state, in Abuja, on…
The Federal Government has said that the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority’s (NEPZA) accelerated initiatives at designating willing Universities as Special Economic Zones was aimed at speedily reconfiguring the country’s academic environment to match with global trends and competitiveness. Otunba Adeniyi Ademola, the Hon. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, made the remark while playing…
