The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has announced an increase in the death toll and spread of cholera across 32 states and 115 Local Government Areas, LGAs, of the Federation. In an update on Wednesday, the Deputy Director of Surveillance of the NCDC, and National Incident Manager for the…
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, says a CAF club competition slot will be the major focus for Shooting Stars Sports Club in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League season, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to Tuesday’s release by the club’s media, the Oyo State number…
A senior officer of the Nigerian Customs Services (name withheld) has passed on at the National Assembly clinic, Abuja. The deceased was a guest of the Public Account Committee of the House of Representatives where he appeared for questioning in the ongoing probe of revenue-generating agencies and parastatals of…
The Oyo state government has opened a portal for the recruitment of primary school teachers into public primary schools in Oyo State. On Tuesday, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB), revealed the application portal during a press conference in Ibadan, the…
The Management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Tuesday announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loan for state institutions due” to low data submissions,” a statement by the agency said in Abuja. The Fund said the decision was necessitated by the failure of several state-owned…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle saw the former Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperatives, Hon. Ademola Ojo, move to the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters. Hon. Ojo is a former chairman of the Association of Local…
The Oyo state government has rolled out some guidelines to ensure that food handlers in public schools follow strict hygiene practices to prevent contamination. The executive chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB), Dr Nureni Adeniran, made this known in the instructions released in Ibadan on…
Security forces in Katsina State have reportedly apprehended a woman, identified as Aisha Abubakar, for allegedly transporting ammunition to terrorists. The incident was reported on Monday by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama. According to Makama, the ammunition was discovered during a…
H.E Tamunominini Olufunke Makinde was born to the family of Songo Batubo of Buguma in Asari Touri Local Government Area of Rivers State. She is a graduate of Rivers State University of Science and Technology where she obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering. Tamunominini…
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria’s total public debt stock hit N121.67 trillion (91.46 billion dollars) in March. The Debt Management Office (DMO) in a statement yesterday evening said this figure encompasses the combined domestic and external debts of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), the 36…