BREAKING: Oyo Assembly Grants Makinde’s Request to Secure N10b Facility As Counterpart fund For World Bank Assisted Projects

The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to access N10billion loan facility to provide counterpart funding for World Bank Assisted projects/UBEC-SUBEB matching grant. … Read More

Oyo Monitoring Agency to enhance accountability, transparency in performance of projects— Makinde

Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has reiterated that the newly established Project Monitoring Agency will enhance accountability and transparency in the performance of projects within the state.  The Governor … Read More

Student Loan: 1.2 Million Beneficiaries Listed As Scheme Begins Friday

The long-awaited student loan programme will take off on Friday with 1.2 million students in federal tertiary institutions across the country, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Education … Read More

Bandits Raid Another Abuja Community, Abduct Residents 

Some residents of Dawaki, a community near Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been kidnapped. According to a source, 20 persons were kidnapped in the incident which sparked … Read More

Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Operation July

The 210,000-barrel-per-day Port-Harcourt refinery may finally commence operations by the end of July after several postponements. The new date was disclosed on Monday by the National Public Relations Officer, Independent … Read More

Makinde mourns former Minister, Afonja

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has mourned the demise of a former chairman of the First Bank, Prince Ajibola Afonja. Makinde described Afonja as an illustrious son of Oyo State, … Read More

Low Purchasing Power: Nigerians Go For Swapping As Prices Of Mobile Phones Rise 

Nigerians no longer worry over what the state of the nation will look like tomorrow. Everyone is now focused on how to survive in the failing economy. It is no … Read More

Dangote: I Need 35 Visas To Travel Within Africa But French Investors Don’t

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, says he still faces difficulties travelling in Africa with his Nigerian passport. Dangote spoke recently at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. … Read More

TotalEnergies Chose Angola Over Nigeria For $6 Billion Project

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanne, has explained why the company is investing a whooping sum of $6 billion in energy projects in Angola over Nigeria. Pouyanne, … Read More

Keyamo: Air Travellers To Enjoy Free Wi-Fi At Lagos, Abuja Airports

Air passengers travelling through Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, can now use free Wi-Fi, Vanguard has gathered. Special Assistant to the Minister … Read More

I don’t collect bribe, it’s a taboo – Police spokesman, Adejobi

The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday, said he doesn’t collect bribes because doing so is taboo to him as a prince.He also described the collection of bribes … Read More

Oyo Commissioner For Trade Otunba Ademola ‘Ijaya’ Rejoices With Seun Fakorede Over New Appointment

The Oyo State Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investment, and Cooperatives, Otunba Ademola Ojo has felicitated the appointment of Seun Fakorede as the Executive Assistant. While playing host to Fakorede who … Read More

PHOTOS: Ex-Commissioner, Afonja clears detained 35-yr-old mother’s hospital bills in Ibadan

Oyo Former Commissioner for Works and Transport, Professor Abdulrahman Raphael Afonja (PARA), had in April 2, 2024, settled the medical bill of Mrs Adenike Samuel following multiple reports that Samuel … Read More

Renewed Hope Housing Programme: Nigeria Army to Partner Federal Housing Authority 

The Nigeria Army will be  partnering with Federal Housing Authority to provide befitting houses for officers and men of the force. This position was made known by the Chief of Army … Read More

Iran’s President Raisi, Amir-Abdollahian, 7 Others Die In Helicopter Crash

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash at the age of 63, as reported by Iranian news outlets. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also among those killed, … Read More

Popular Restaurants, Church, Others Shut For Noise Pollution

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has shut down two popular restaurants, a church, and three other establishments for noise pollution in the Surulere and Orile Iganmu areas of the … Read More

NDLEA Declares Indian-based-Nigerian Couple Wanted, Nab 4 Cocaine Cartel Members

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared Kazeem Owoalade and his wife, Rashidat, wanted for their links to an Indian cocaine gang. The pair was proclaimed wanted by … Read More

Nigeria’s Inflation Will Be Reduced By Use Of CNG Vehicles – FG 

The Nigerian government has highlighted the potential benefits of adopting Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a means to combat the high inflation rate, which reached 33.69 per cent in April … Read More

Agboworin’s Ongoing Free Tutorial Class Attracts Positive Comments 

As part of his efforts to improve educational standard  in his constituency, the free tutorial organised for Senior Secondary School students by the lawmaker representing Ibadan North-East/South-East Federal constituency, has continued … Read More

Oyo Iyaloja-General, Princess Abeo, Mourns Former Labour Minister, Prince Afonja

The Iyaloja-General of Oyo State, Princess Folashade Abeo, has mourned an illustrious son of Oyo town, Prince Ajibola Afonja, popularly known by his company’s name, IDS, who passed away on … Read More