Penultimate week, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye’s recently announced tourism product, Youth African Tourism Expedition (YATE), came alive for the students of the University of Medical Sciences in Ondo state at La Campagne Tropicana Forest, Hills And Cave Resort, Ondo. The popular Youth African Tourism Expedition (YATE) programme was rolled out for the full benefit of the students who came out in a large number, to have fun as part of the curriculum activities of the University and the student body. YATE according to the Founder, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, is a youth programme aimed at encouraging youth to travel, have Tourism experience…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, 23 October, 2023, flagged off the construction of about 11 township road projects in Simari community of Jere Local Government Area. The road projects which extend to parts of Mafa Local Government also comprise of drainage networks. The flag-off ceremony was attended by the Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur; Senator representing Borno Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Kaka Shehu Lawan; House of Reps member for MMC Federal Constituency, Abdulkadir Rahis; APC’s Deputy National Chairman, North, Ali Bukar Dalori; Secretary to the State Government, Hon Bukar Tijjani; and other top government…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, 23 October, 2023 commissioned the Maiduguri Monday market which was rebuilt after it was razed by fire on Sunday, 26 February, 2023. The Governor also announced that about 8,000 traders who rent shops and pay rent to the state government through the market authority will not have to pay rent for the next two years because of the huge losses they suffered during the fire. “As you would recall, Maiduguri Monday market was burnt down by fire in February, 2023. Borno State Government set up a committee to rebuild the market. The…
By Lanre Olaleye If the dead were to look back, Omo Oba Shaffy Adeleke Ajijola would have walked with pride among the saints seeing his children accord him a befitting burial to circle his 84 years sojourn on earth. Omo Oba Ajijola who is the father of the Olu of Araromi Tope Eleranigbe monarch, Oba Hameed Adejoro Ajijola died on Tuesday, 10 October, 2023 after a brief illness. Prior to his death, Pa Ajijola had requested his two sons, Hameed and Hakeem to give him a spectacular burial ceremony worthy of his standing as the Family Head of Ajijola Ruling…
About eight months after the February 25 general elections, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 polls and former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Prof. Peter Umeadi, has continued to lament over the exercise saying he was the most sincere Presidential Candidate in Nigeria. According to him, Nigerians may have made a mistake by not voting him because he was the most sincere and had consistently promised that he would reposition the country. President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress; Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party; Peter Obi of the Labour…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha to serve as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). This was disclosed via a press statement on Monday, 23 October, 2023, by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. According to him, “Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha has served for over a decade in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) with significant experience in the Energy and Space Technology sectors. Dr. Mustapha most recently obtained his Doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Renewable Energy, followed…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday, 23 October, 2023, approved the establishment of a humanitarian and poverty alleviation trust fund as part of the administration’s efforts to cushion the economic hardship on vulnerable Nigerians. President Bola Tinubu, who presided over the weekly FEC meeting, conveyed the approval to the cabinet members in attendance at the State House. Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, said the fund is expected to garner up to $5 billion annually from Government, Donors, Private sector, Philanthropic individuals and other innovative forms of…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has retained its position as the best Federal Agency in transparency and efficiency in business, continuing the streak of excellence in the delivery of its mandate. In the 2023 Half Year Executive Order 001 Compliance Ranking, which covered from January to June 2023, NCDMB scored 83.06% to clinch the top position in the Federal Government’s ranking of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), the second straight year it was clinching the award. The report was released on Monday, and it builds on the Board’s sterling performance in 2022 during which period it had…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, 23 October, 2023, declared state of emergency on the flooded Isheri community, in Ifo Local Government Area of the State, as he assured residents of the area quick intervention to save the situation. The governor added that a comprehensive assessment that would lead to permanent solution to the menace of flooding in the affected area would be conducted very soon. Prince Abiodun, who stated this while fielding questions from newsmen after inspecting the flooded community, said that his administration is working with the federal government to deal with the situation as an…