The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, on Tuesday, revealed that the Federal Government will advance a non-interest loan of N50,000 each to 1.5 million market women under the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme to improve their capital base and expand their businesses. According to her, the N75bn market women fund,…
The Senate, on Tuesday, amended its rule to restrict first-time senators from vying for the position of the Senate President and Deputy Senate President. The amendment to Section 2(1)(2) and (3) followed a motion by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, titled, “Amendment to the Standing Orders of the Senate Pursuant to Order 109 of the…
The Osun state Chambers of commerce, industry, mines and agriculture has encouraged the governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke to invest more in Agriculture and it’s value chain OSUCCIMA, called upon the leadership of Adeleke, during a courtesy visit to the governor at his country home in Ede, on Tuesday. The president of OSUCCIMA,…
It is the first time in US history that House representatives have voted the Speaker out – and Kevin McCarthy has been removed after members from his own party moved against him. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been removed from office after a historic challenge to his leadership from his own party. The Republican…
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday night announced that singer Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley is in its custody to assist in the ongoing investigation into the death of late Singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad. Making the development known in a statement on Tuesday, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin said,…
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Haruna Garba, has revealed that hospitals in the nation’s capital city and across the 36 states of the federation do not need police reports before attending to patients in emergency situations. The CP made the development known on Tuesday while fielding questions from journalists over a…
Osun state government under the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke is set to enact modalities to give six months maternity leave for nursing mothers in government workplaces. This was made known today by the Special Adviser on Public Health to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Dr Akindele Adekunle at the one day symposium on…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has ordered an investigation into an allegation of poor feeding of frontline troops in the North East Theatre of Operations. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that the welfare of troops has…
President Bola Tinubu has sent names of three additional ministerial nominees to the Senate, on Tuesday, for approval. The nominees are Dr Jamila Bio, Balarebe Abbas, and Ayodele Olawale Olawande. Vanguard reported in September that Tinubu had nominated Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate. He also appointed…
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state on Tuesday shut the school over the refusal of the management to reduce the recent hike in tuition. Led by the leadership of the Great Ife Students’ Union, Abbas Akinremi, the students shut the entrance gates in and out of the school preventing workers from accessing the…
