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The Oyo State government has intensified surveillance, case management, and vaccination campaigns across the state following the recent outbreak of diphtheria in some parts of the country. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, stated this at the Emergency Operations Centre in Ibadan. Ajetunmobi urged healthcare workers to respond swiftly to suspected cases and advice residents to take necessary precautions. She advised parents to ensure children receive the three doses […]

The Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has made new appointments to the boards of three tertiary institutions in the state. Professor Ayodeji Omole was reappointed as the chairman of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Governing Council, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, as the chairman of the Governing Council of the Abiola Ajimobi Technical University, Ibadan and Professor Kazeem Adekunle Adebiyi as the chairman of the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa. The […]

The Oyo State government has partnered with the National Identity Management Commission and the National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office, to enhance the accuracy of the National Social Register. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof Musbau Babatunde, stated this in Oyo town toady at a three-day step-down training for field personnel. According to him, the initiative which commenced on  last Thursday, aims at improving social intervention programmes in Oyo […]

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has stepped down from a case involving suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Justice Egwuatu was assigned to hear the suit, but announced today that he would no longer handle the matter. He made this decision after Senate President Godswill Akpabio wrote a petition questioning his impartiality. Although the case was scheduled for hearing, when the court clerk called it up, the […]

The Senate is set to pass the tax reform bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly today. This development was confirmed by two prominent senators who requested anonymity, as they were not authorised to speak on the matter. “This should have been done last week had the Rivers State of emergency issue not come up,” one source explained. “But certainly, the four bills will be approved tomorrow.” […]

The Head of the Rivers State Civil Service, Dr George Nwaeke, has resigned his appointment. The resignation of the HoS, who served under the suspended Governor, Siminalayi Fubara was contained in a statement issued by the Chief of Staff to the Sole Administrator and obtained by newsmen on Tuesday morning. The Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), thanked Nwaeke for his service to him within the short period since […]

The Federal Government has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the escape of some inmates from the Koton Karfe Correctional facility in Kogi State. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, ordered the probe, describing the circumstances behind the prison break as unfortunate. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed the recapture of five out of the 12 inmates who escaped, with efforts continuing to apprehend the remaining seven.

A heavy-duty tanker vehicle filled with fuel has exploded in Niger state while offloading its content in a fuel station, causing fears of major casualties. The fuel station was said to belong to a major marketer located a few meters from the ‘B’ Division of the Nigeria Police, Kontagora, in Kontagora Local Government Area. The Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kuma Tsukwam,who  spoke to newsmen […]