Following the increase in petroleum pump prices on Tuesday, more residents, including civil servants in Borno have abandoned their vehicles to embrace trekking, horse riding, and the use of bicycles and tricycles for mobility. During a tour of Maiduguri, the state capital in the early hours of Thursday, PUNCH Online observed that there were fewer…
Ologunagba claimed that under the Tinubu administration, 150 million Nigerians have sunk below the poverty line. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Federal Government to reverse the latest hike in the petrol pump price, describing it as a brutal assault on the sensibility of Nigerians PDP in a statement on Wednesday by its…
The Osun State CARES Results Area 2 (RA2), being implemented through Fadama Platform has significantly advanced agricultural development and food security in the State under the supervision of the Osun State CARES Coordinating Unit (SCCU) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. From inception to date, the Delivery Platform carried out numerous successful projects…
Nigerian Paralympics powerlifter Esther Nworgu said on Wednesday claiming the silver medal in Paris was “like heaven” having dislocated her shoulder just two days ago. Iwogu, who lost the use of her legs as a child, only missed out on gold in the bench press to defending champion in China’s Cui Zhe in the up…
● Approves Draft Procurement Amendment Bill Towards the conclusion of the teachers’ recruitment exercise, the Osun State Executive Council has directed the Ministry of Education to conduct interviews for applicants within the cut-off range adopted after the recruitment test. The Council presided over by Governor Ademola Adeleke gave the directive after receiving updated reports from…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday, insisted that President Bola Tinubu has not been unfair to the North in appointments, pointing out that the President filled key security positions with northerners. This decision, according to Matawalle, is because Tinubu understands the security situation in the North, particularly the North-West, and he…
● Approves Draft Procurement (Amendment) Bill Towards the conclusion of the teachers’ recruitment exercise, the Osun State Executive Council has directed the Ministry of Education to conduct interviews for applicants within the cut off range adopted after the recruitment test. The Council presided over by Governor Ademola Adeleke gave the directive after receiving updated reports…
A federal high court in Abuja has issued a warrant of arrest against Andrew Wynne, a Briton, over allegations bordering on treason and terrorism. Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, granted the order on Tuesday while ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by the inspector-general of police (IGP). Moving the application, Audu Garba, police counsel, prayed…
By Tomi Lala The Osun State Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA) has organized a one-day training program for Primary Health Care Workers in the state, in a bid to let teach them how to be conscientious in their practices. Speaking at the training program on Tuesday at Halatria Hotel, in Osogbo, the state capital, OSHIA Executive…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has described the sudden increase of fuel across the country as a betrayal of trust from the Federal government. In a statement signed by NLC chairman, Joe Ajaero on Tuesday, stated that when the President gave them alternative to choose from either 250,000 as minimum wage subject to rise of the…
