As Ondo State prepares for its gubernatorial elections on November 16, 2024, Governor Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa is taking steps to honor some of the state’s most talented musicians, including renowned gospel artist Lekan Remilekun Amos. Known for his significant contributions to indigenous gospel music and Yoruba cultural music, Amos is one of the select few…
Wema Bank, recognized as Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has been awarded Best SME Bank in Nigeria and Excellence in Digital Innovation at the recently held 2024 Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards. These awards underscore the Bank’s commitment to empowering businesses and delivering transformative digital solutions that…
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has charged Saudi Arabia to build a second national grid for Nigeria. Sani was reacting to reports that Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Al Saud, assured Nigeria of support in its economic reform programmes. Al Saud spoke during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on the sidelines of the joint…
Tokunbo Wahab Leads Environmental Reform Efforts in Lagos The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), widely known as KAI, undertook a significant clean-up operation under the Eko Bridge on Lagos Island this past Monday. This action, led by the agency’s Corps Marshal, Major Olaniyi Cole (retd), resulted in the demolition of 54 illegal structures and the…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has said it has paid the allowances of all 72,138 examiners engaged as ad-hoc staff in the 2024 School-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). This was contained in a statement to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations of NECO, Azeez Sani. Sani said…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has warned against election malpractice during Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State.Atiku warned that the PDP would firmly stand against any form of election malpractice during Saturday’s poll. In a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, the PDP chieftain urged the people of Ondo…
Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, will lead a new US government efficiency group tasked with cutting federal waste, as the Republican president-elect added a series of seasoned figures and hardliners to his incoming administration. Musk became a key ally to Trump during his campaign, reportedly spending over $100 million…
Fire on Wednesday gutted Eco Fitness Center in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja. It was learnt that 50 people escaped from the popular fitness center when the fire began. The fire occurred at about 10:00 am and firefighters were called to put out the blaze. As at time of filing this report, the cause of…
Kaduna -The Director General of the National Teachers Institute (NTI), Professor Garba Maitafsir, has said that as a lecturer at the University, he came across a PhD Student who could not write his name properly. He said that the falling standard of education was not as a result of systemic failure, but as a result…
The federal government has suspended 13 students of Federal Government College, Enugu, following the recent bullying incident in the school. Recall that a trending video on social media captured a gang assault of an SS1 student (a day student) by a group of students on November 7, 2024. Reacting to the ugly development in a…
