Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has admonished the newly-appointed special advisers to align themselves with the highest standard of governance enunciated by the present administration. Governor Otti spoke Tuesday at the administration of the Oath of Office and Allegiance on Mr. Ugochukwu Okoroafor, Special Adviser, Monitoring and Evaluation and Hon. Iheanacho Obioma, Special Adviser, Political Affairs, at the ... Read More »
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Subsidy removal: Abiodun Approves N10,000 For Workers, Pensioners …workers to have reduced working days
Ogun State government on Monday announced a series of palliatives for civil servants, pensioners and the people of the state to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on fuel. Top on the list of palliatives is the approval of N10,000 for civil servants and pensioners every month, according to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr ... Read More »
Fmr Gov Mimiko mourns Prof Omotosho
Kole Omotosho : Our literary giant moves on I received with some sadness but with thanks to God the news of the transition of Professor Bankole Ajibabi Omotosho. Sadness because our nation has lost one of its finest who was always expectant that one day our nation would fulfill its potential to serve as a beacon of hope for the ... Read More »
Ondo First Lady Defender Of Parity – Gbenga Edema
The First Lady of Ondo State, Chief(Mrs.) Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has been described as defender of parity. This was contained in the congratulatory message of Barrister Gbenga Edema, the representative of Ondo State on the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the wife Ondo State governor, Mrs. Anyanwu-Akeredolu on her 70th birthday celebration. He said Mrs. Anyanwu-Akeredolu has relentlessly ... Read More »
Gov AbdulRazaq building new economy for youth devt, fight poverty: CPS Ajakaye
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is building a new economy around his understanding of the geography and demography of Kwara State, especially on how to properly engage young people, put money in things that interest them and could help their talents, and refocus the economy to suit the situation of the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu ... Read More »
SANWO-OLU DISCUSSES TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE, INVESTMENT WITH DUBAI-BASED EXHIBITORS
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, received the management of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and KAOUN International Dubai led by Ms. Trixie Loh Yi Shan LohMirmand on a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina. The meeting was a follow-up on a proposed partnership on technology exchange being developed by the Lagos State Government and the United Arab ... Read More »
It’ll Be Injustice For FCT Not To Get Ministerial Slot – Olajengbesi
Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, says it will be injustice for the indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) if the current administration of President Bola Tinubu does not give the FCT a ministerial slot. At a media parley on social justice hosted by Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, on Friday, Olajengbesi, the Managing Partner of the law firm, ... Read More »
Jimoh Ibrahim Gets Senate’s Approval On Ayetoro Intervention
…As Senate President Commends Him, Orders Immediate Probe Of Intervention Fund Senator representing Ondo South at the floor of the Senate, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR on Tuesday presented a paper on the plight of the residents of Ayetoro community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, urging the Senate to compel Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to, as a ... Read More »
BRAIN DRAIN POSES GREAT CHALLENGES TO INSTITUTIONS IN AFRICA—-AAU
Windhoek, Namibia, July 8, 2023: As the four-day Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP 2023) ended in Windhoek, Namibia, the conference noted with concern that brain drain has been one of the greatest challenges facing educational and other institutions in Africa. The conference whose theme was “Advancing Excellence in African Higher Education’’ and under the ... Read More »
KEEP AN EYE FOR THE FUTURE, THINK ABIA FIRST – GOV OTTI TELLS COMMISSIONERS
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Friday rolled out the full list of 19 commissioners and their portfolios. However, 16 of them, who had been screened and cleared by the State House of Assembly, were sworn in by the Governor with a charge to keep an eye for the future. Governor Otti admonished them to eschew individual or ... Read More »