Ogun State government on Monday, 24 July, 2023, announced a series of palliatives for civil servants, pensioners and the people of the state to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on fuel. Top on the list of palliatives is the approval of N10,000 for civil servants and pensioners every month, according to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Tokunbo Talabi. The government also approved hazard allowance for health and medical personnel, while food palliative was also approved for the most vulnerable citizens. The statement reads: “In line with the current realities in the country and…
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As more witnesses from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appeared before the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, cases of omission of necessary information and similarities in witnesses’ statements have characterized the proceedings. After being cross-examined by counsel to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Prof. Taiwo Osipitan, SAN, a witness, Balogun Ewaoluwa, a part three student of the University of Ibadan, from Remo North said that all that she wrote in her statement were dictated to her by a person she could not remember. It was again discovered after thorough scrutiny that her unit was deliberately omitted…
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sympathised with the people of Ikire in Irewole Local Government Council Area of the state over the various forms of losses they suffered when flood ravaged the community last Saturday and its environs on Sunday. It would be recalled that incessant rainfall caused the flooding of the ancient town during the weekend where items and property worth several millions of naira were destroyed just as motorists could not pass through the town for several hours. So many vehicles in some of the mechanic workshops and inside some of the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The commercial town of Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State was on the evening of Sunday, 23 July, 2023 thrown into mourning mood as a tanker explosion claimed 15 lives including a pregnant woman and three children in the community. It was gathered that residents of the area had besieged the scene of a crash to scoop petrol from a truck when the incident occurred. Eyewitnesses recounted that the fuel, which had spilled onto the road, was ignited by a spark emanating from a mobile phone held by one of the individuals involved in the…
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a Knowledge Institution and leading advocate for fiscal transparency and accountability, has expressed apprehension over recent developments regarding the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) and the establishment of the Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) for the 36 states of the Federation. In a press statement on Friday, CSJ said it takes note of FAAC’s recent resolution to save a portion of the June 2023 distributable revenue, noting that: “While it is commendable to consider saving for the future, we are keen to understand the policy or legal framework guiding this decision.” It asked: “Is this…
Following their stellar performance in the 2022 Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge AS Level Examinations, Mmesomachukwu Okonkwo of Chrisland High School VGC and Oluwabukolami Adeyemi of Chrisland Pre Degree College Lagos, recently received the British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Awards. Having gained the highest mark in English as second Language (Speaking Endorsement) in IGSCE, Mmesomachukwu Okonkwo got the Top in the World award, while Oluwabukolami Adeyemi who gained the highest mark in the world in the Cambridge International AS Level Law got the Top in the World award as well as the High Achievement Award for Cambridge AS Level Psychology. The…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Vice President Kashim Shettima has left Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power, to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy, and St Petersburg, Russia, thegazellenews.com reports. This was confirmed on Sunday, 23 July, 2023 through a statement signed by State House Director of Information, Office of the VP, Olusola Abiola. Shettima, who left Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 3:00 pm Sunday, 22 July, 2023, will join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment Summit themed “Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity,” holding from Monday, July 24 to Wednesday, July 26.…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Lagos State Government has responded to a leaked memo revealing its approval of N61,285,000 for the mass burial of 103 persons identified as 2020 EndSARS victims, maintaining that the victims to be buried are not from the controversial Lekki Tollgate shooting. The memo, dated 19 July, 2023, capturing steps for the processing of funds after approval by the governor, surfaced on social media Sunday morning, sparking outrage. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Olusegun Ogboye, confirmed the letter in a statement on Sunday evening, but insisted that details were being misconstrued. The government official argued…
• Okays 100% CONMESS for doctors, allowances for nurses Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved a slew of multibillion naira palliatives to neutralise the effects of recent removal of fuel subsidy, cutting across different sectors and demographies of the state. On top of the palliatives is a cash support of N10,000 for every public sector worker in the state, which will begin this month (July) and last until a new minimum wage is introduced to enable workers cope with the economic shocks created by the subsidy removal, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye told a news briefing…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has announced Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo, of the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG)-designate. The announcement was contained in a letter signed by the state Governor. This was just as the governor has approved the appointment of Mr. Busoye Ogunlade as chairman of the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA) and Mr Salami Ibraheem Oladeji as chairman and Sole Administrator of the state-owned Pacesetters Transport Service. The chairmen’s appointments were contained in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the…