Nigerian pilgrims currently in Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj have expressed dissatisfaction with the quality and quantity of the food they are being served, despite paying over N8 million for the pilgrimage. Babagana Digima, a Facebook user, shared a photo showing a small portion of pap and three bean cakes that…
The Oyo State Government has called for calm among parties involved in the lingering crisis at Ajayi Crowther University Oyo, while security agencies investigate to ascertain the origin of the incident for appropriate action. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Salihu Abdulwaheed…
The Organised Labour on Tuesday walked out of the Tripartite Committee meeting on Minimum Wage after the Federal Government increased its offer to N60,000. A source privy to the meeting which is taking place in Abuja, told Vanguard that the federal government increased its offer by N3,000 thereby taking the…
The Senate has passed the National Anthem Bill, 2024, aligning with a similar decision taken by the House of Representatives last week. In other words, the National Assembly has passed the bill. The primary aim of the bill is for Nigeria to revert to its old anthem, “Nigeria We Hail Thee”, which the country…
The Senate has approved the National Anthem Bill 2024. This bill, PUNCH Online earlier reported, seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” The bill rapidly cleared both its first and second readings and now awaits President Bola Tinubu’s signature to become law. This follows the House of…
As part of measures to tackle unemployment and empower young graduates in Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde has unveiled plans to empower 500 graduates with skill acquisition training and provide them with essential starter packs to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey. This initiative, dubbed the…
A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde has been reported dead. According to a report in Premium Times, Lamorde died in Egypt at the age of 61. The former EFCC boss was said to have been receiving medical treatment in Egypt. Lamorde was the EFCC chairman between 2012…
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 Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, has said. Sawyerr, who spoke at a pre-application sensitisation…
The Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, inaugurated thirty-three local government chairmen and Vice chairmen, urging them to uphold rule of law as his administration is very clear in its dream for better Oyo State. Governor Makinde, who was represented by his Deputy, Barrister Abdul-Raheem Adebayo…
The National Bureau of Statistics yesterday said that the surge in prices of food items continued in April, with the average price of five basic foods items recorded 140.4 per cent, Year-on-Year, YoY increase during the month. The five food items are local rice, garri white, tomatoes, beans brown and yam. The…