The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Hon. Ayo Omidiran as Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). The monarch also expressed gratitude to the President for the appointment of Mr. Eludayo Eluyemi as the Federal Commissioner representing Osun State at the Commission. A statement issued by the Ooni’s Palace on Wednesday in Ile-Ife, said the appointment was a recognition of their competence, […]
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, over the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund, a Federal Ministry of Education and TETFund-funded programme. In a statement issued by its National President, Ibeji Nwokoma, the union said it had thoroughly examined the framework of the TISSF loan scheme. Following its review, NAAT described the initiative as a distraction and firmly rejected it. The union made it clear that its members do not require a […]
The Oyo State government has set up a Staff Audit and Verification Committee for the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo State. According to a statement released on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the committee was officially inaugurated at the Scholarship Board Conference Room of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Ibadan. The verification exercise reaffirms the government’s transparency, accountability and excellence, according […]
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has closed its recruitment portal after receiving 1,911,692 applications for just 30,000 vacancies across the four paramilitary agencies under its supervision. The portal, which opened on Monday, July 14, 2025, was closed on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Earlier, the federal government board had disclosed plans to recruit 30,000 Nigerians into the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Correctional Service, […]
The Federal Government has disbursed a total of N5.12 billion in pension arrears to 90,689 retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme, through the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Olugbenga Ajayi, in Abuja. Ajayi confirmed that the funds have been fully disbursed to eligible pensioners across the four major pension departments. He also reiterated the […]
Tragedy struck this morning as Akin Olowokere, the newly appointed Assistant Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan, slumped and died during a training session. Olowokere, a former player and coach of Sunshine Stars FC of Akure, was one of the recent additions to the 3SC coaching crew following the club's decision to part ways with the Gbenga Ogunbote-led technical team. According to reports, the incident occurred during the […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Services and Environment Secretariat, in partnership with Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Program (NTBLCP), and digital health platform MobiHealth, has launched a new telehealth initiative aimed at accelerating the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria. The initiative was unveiled at the Dutsen Makaranta Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) in Abuja and is designed to leverage technology to […]
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect. The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, announced the dissolution in a statement on Sunday night. The affected Commissioners and Special Advisers are to hand over to the Permanent Secretary or the most senior civil servant in their respective MDAs. Oyebanji thanked the outgoing members of the State Executive Council and […]
The Oyo State Government has disowned a notice currently circulating among pensioners regarding a supposed verification exercise. The Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Salihu Adelabu, in a statement issued and made available newsmen on Friday, said the notice, which instructed pensioners to submit photocopies of their pension authority certificates along with account details and phone numbers, is false, fraudulent and should be disregarded. He cautioned pensioners to be vigilant against […]
