The Ogun State Executive Council has approved the construction of five additional roads across the State. Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya dropped the hint on Thursday during a press conference while giving an update on ongoing road constructions in the State. The five additional roads are Alagbole-Ajuwon, Akute-Ajuwon, Toyin-Giwa Hercules road, Oke-Aro, all in Ifo Local Government Area in Ogun Central Senatorial District. Others are Oke-Erinja and Erinja in Yewa South as well as Awokoya road in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area. Engr. Akinsanya spoke on the readiness of the state government to continue with the reconstruction of…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Thursday, 18 July, 2024, said southern states have decided to promote inter-state and inter-region trade to foster food security and sufficiency. The governor also disclosed that Ogun State has decided to establish Farmers’ Markets across the state to ensure food security. He spoke when he received in audience the newly constituted Governing Council of the Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB), led by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Ayorinde Olabomi. Governor Abiodun, who is the chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF), said that Southern States have no reason not to promote trade…
George Ogunde, the first child of the late theatre icon Hubert Ogunde, has passed away. His sister, Dayo Ogunde, shared the sad news in a Facebook post on Thursday, 18 July, 2024. “It’s hard to say goodbye Brother mi, our first child in the Ogunde clan. But we take solace in the fact that you are in a better place. “You were such a wonderful and friendly soul. May your soul continue to rest in the bosom of your maker. “Goodnight George Ogunde. “Omo Gbegande Esiwu Ijoku,” Dayo Ogunde wrote. George Ogunde, like his late iconic father, was also a theatre…
Operatives of the Borno State Police Command have arrested 24 year old suspect, Mr Usakahyel Adamu, in Kwaya-Kusar Local Government Area for allegedly killing his 90 year old grandfather. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, who confirmed the development , saying that said te suspect used a hoe to hit his grandfather after an altercation on the head leading to the old man’s death on the spot. Daso said the suspect would be charged to court on completion of investigation. The suspect (Adamu), who spoke to newsmen said he had epilepsy in his room and that after recovering in…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Joe Ajaero on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 gave reasons why the Organized Labour accepted the proposal of N70,000 minimum wage from the President, Bola Tinubu. Ajaero, who spoke to State House reporters after the meeting with the President, said the unions agreed to the offer because of other incentives attached. According to him, another reason for accepting the offer is because “the President promised a review every three years as against what obtained in the past.” Recall that the President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 announced…
Stakeholders in the education sector on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 have agreed to peg the minimum benchmark score for admission into universities at 140. The benchmark score is not the cut-off mark for admissions for all universities, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, explained during policy meeting in Abuja on Thursday, 18 July, 2024. Recall that various institutions had sent their minimum benchmark scores to JAMB. Institutions such as Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos; Covenant University, Ogun state, Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun state and the University of Lagos were the only universities that recommended 200 and…
The Federal Government on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 announced a new curriculum would be introduced for secondary schools nationwide by September 2024. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, Tahir made this disclosure at the 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board policy meeting in Abuja on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 in ABuja “We are working hard to ensure that a new curriculum is introduced for secondary schools by September,” Mamman said, adding that the exercise has been on for the past year and a stakeholders meeting will be held on August 6,2024. “It is our plan that by September, this programme will…
The Federal Government on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 announced a ban on admissions for candidates under the age of 18 into tertiary institutions in the country. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made the announcement on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 during the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. “JAMB is hereby notified that there is now a ban on underaged students, those under the age of 18 into our tertiary institutions from this 2024 admissions,” Mamman said According to the Minister, the Federal Government was considering the adoption of 18 years as the entry age for admission…
President Bola Tinubu has approved N70, 000 as the new National Minimum Wage. The approval followed a just concluded meeting at the Presidential Villa Abuja, on Thursday, 18 July, 2024
The Coalition of Accredited Election Observers for Delta State local government elections held on Saturday, July 13, has released its preliminary report, affirming that the election was generally peaceful, free and fair. In a communique issued on Monday, 15 July, 2024 in Asaba, the Coalition which is made up of 25 accredited NGOs, said the local government elections in the state were conducted within the international best practices. According to the communique read by the team leader of the DSIEC Accredited Election Observers, Comrade Fidelis Nweke, the election was conducted in substantial compliance with the relevant state electoral law. The…