Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said the state has continued to set the pace for sustainable transportation systems with the use of alternative sources of energy. The Governor stated this on Tuesday, 13 February, 2024, while declaring open the 18th National Council of Transportation conference, holding at the June 12 Cultural Center, Abeokuta. Speaking on the theme of the conference ‘Enhancing innovations And Technologies For Sustainable Transportation: Tackling The Energy Challenges’, Governor Abiodun, represented by the state Commissioner For Transportation, Engr. Oluenga Dairo, said that the theme of the conference is apt aa the nation is currently facing a…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Governors elected on the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) platform met yesterday in Bauchi State and addressed a press conference, where their Chairman, Governor Bala Mohammed, read out their position on the country’s economic and security situation. We welcome their call for a bipartisan approach to solving our nation’s economic and security problems. As critical stakeholders and leaders at the sub-national level, the PDP governors certainly have the right to state their position on national concerns as is expected. However, as leaders in the country who are members of two important constitutional organs of government – the National Economic Council, which…
President Bola Tinubu has said that the Super Eagles of Nigeria have demonstrated by their team spirit and discipline at the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte D’Ivoire that diversity is principally a source of strength. Speaking at a reception in honour of the players at the State House in Abuja, on Tuesday, 13 February, 2024, the President commended the team for their exemplary display of unity, determination, and resilience on the field. He emphasized the pride Nigerians felt in the Super Eagles’ remarkable journey throughout the competition. ”It is a great honour for me to receive you, our…
The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has conferred national honour on members of the Super Eagles after their exploit at the just concluded African Cup of Nations which ended in Cote D’Ivoire on Sunday, 11 February, 2024, reports thegazellenews.com. President Tinubu who hosted the members of the Super Eagles to a reception at the Aso Rock Villa on Tuesday, 13 February, 2024, conferred on each member of the team the national honour of the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON). Each member of the team will also get a plot of land in Abuja. He commended them…
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) in collaboration with the Borno State Government have flagged off a five days training programme on waste management and Recycling for selected participants in the 27 Local Government Area of Borno State. Declaring the training open on Monday, 12 February, 2024, in Maiduguri, the Borno State Commissioner for Environment, Engr Emat Kois, called on the participants to harness the training for personal, societal and national benefits through job creation Represented by the General Manager of the Borno State Environmental Protection Agency (BOSEPA), Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman, the Commissioner described waste as wealth while noting that…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has supervised the distribution of N225 million in cash and food items to over 70,000 vulnerable families in Bama Local Government Area of the state. Zulum, who travelled to Bama on Saturday and spent two nights coordinating humanitarian activities and engaging security operatives in discussion on how best to improve the security of the communities in the area and people, gave out N5000 in cash and one wrapper each to over 45,000 females and delivered food items to each of about 25,000 male heads of households. Each male beneficiary received one bag of rice and…
Over 230 European Union companies are currently operating in Nigeria, accounting for over 130,000 jobs in the country’s economy, according to the report of a recent study by Commercium Africa. The study commissioned by the European Union also showed that 42 per cent of the companies arrived in Nigeria in the last decade, underlining the country’s economic potential and the increasing tempo of investment from the European Union in Nigeria’s economy in recent years. In addition to Nigeria being a major destination of choice for European investments, the European Union is the country’s largest trading partner by a wide margin,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has been asked to ensure no shodding jobs is delivered by the contractors presently handling the resurfacing of streets in Abuja. The advice was given by a concerned resident of Abuja, Senator Iroegbu, in a letter he wrote to the Minister, over poor handling of the ongoing resurfacing of streets in Wuse, Abuja, by contractors. In the letter addressed, Iroegbu acknowledged efforts made by the FCT minister to improve infrastructure in the federal capital but called the minister’s attention to poor execution of the project. Iroegbu said the contractors have…
By Abimbola Ogunaike Hajj registration for the Year 2024 is at the lowest level on record, with less than 50 per cent registrations for the 95,000 available slots so far. According to the latest data from the Pilgrims Welfare Board, only 16,000 have registered and at the high cost per pilgrim, the expectation is that some of those who have registered will pull out for inability to meet the financial burden made worse by the devaluation of the Naira. The Naira devaluation has increased the hajj fare to N4.9 million for this year’s intending pilgrims from the initial minimum of…
By Jude Ndukwe Sometime in 1999, Students’ Union Government (SUG) executives of the University of Uyo, led by Comrade N. Udom visited the office of the then Dean of Student Affairs, Prof D. Wilson. I was the Secretary-General of the SUG at the time. Our only reason for the visit was to ‘compel’, the Dean to help rein in some students who had made it their pastime to boo and jeer at us at every turn.We had gone with the confidence that our demand would be complied with as such behaviour which we considered atrocious were beyond the borderlines of good behaviour…