Osun State Government on Monday confirmed the outbreak of monkeypox (Mpox) in Ilesa-West local government area of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Barr. Jola Akintola who made the confirmation, in a statement in the Ministry of Information bulletin, also urged residents of Ilesa and the State not to panic, as the state is managing…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new directors-general of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, and the Department of State Services, DSS. Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed is the new Director-General of the NIA, while Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi is the new Director-General of the DSS. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). This is even Yusuf Bichi has resigned as the director-general of the DSS. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on September 14, 2018, to replace Matthew Seiyefa, who had served in an…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the widespread poverty in Africa is man-made and not an act of God. Obasanjo made this statement on Monday at the opening ceremony of the FESTAC Africa Festival at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Kisumu, Kenya. The former head of state remarked that, given the continent’s abundant…
The Borno State Government announced the death of the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Ahmad Ali Ahmad, on Monday. In a statement released by the state Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, it was confirmed that Ahmad died on Monday morning. According to the statement, “His burial is scheduled for 5 pm on Monday,…
A 13-year-old girl has been reportedly raped to death allegedly by local miners at the Tipper Garage area in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The council’s Secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Ibrahim Ciroma, who disclosed the incident to Daily Trust through telephone on Sunday, said the girl,…
Osun State Government has promised to create and domesticate the National Senior Secondary School Education Law to further improve the standard of education in the State. Governor Ademola Adeleke made the pledge while hosting the Executive Secretary of the Senior Secondary Education Commission, Dr Iyela Ajayi and his team who were in the state to…
•••Sets up Implementation Committee on payment of minimum wage Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment towards prioritising the welfare of retirees in the state. The Governor reiterated that his administration will continue to take steps that will ease their pains as senior citizens. In a statement made available to newsmen in…
In an effort to engage jobless youth and take them off the streets, Osun State Government is set to explore opportunities in the Information and Communication Technology(ICT) to enhance more job creation in the state. The ICT deployment is to assist teeming youths who are ready to take advantages of the sector. Osun State Governor,…
The Federal Government has stated that only eight universities have been accredited to award degrees to Nigerians in Togo and Benin Republic. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made this known on Sunday night while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Mamman, during a press conference last Friday to mark his one year in…
