play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
chevron_left
volume_up
  • play_arrow

    ALMOND 94.3 FM Ibadan

News

741 Results / Page 1 of 83

Background

Latest News

News

INEC BEGINS NATIONWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION AUGUST 18

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially launched the 2025 nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise ahead of the upcoming elections. In a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday, INEC revealed that online pre-registration will begin on Monday, August 18, 2025, via the official portal: cvr.inecnigeria.org. Physical registration will start a week later, on Monday, August 25, 2025, at all INEC Local Government Area […]

todayAugust 1, 2025 1

Health

STRIKING NURSES SUSPEND INDUSTRIAL ACTION – HEALTH MINISTER

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has called off its nationwide warning strike, the Minister of Health, Ali Pate, announced on Friday. The decision followed a closed-door meeting between government officials and the union’s leadership in Abuja, where agreements were reportedly reached to address the association’s demands. However, union leaders declined to comment to the press after the meeting. The strike, which began on July 29, affected […]

todayAugust 1, 2025

News

Oyo warns against indiscriminate waste disposal, open defecation

Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to enforcing environmental laws, cautioning residents against the indiscriminate dumping of waste and the practice of open defecation and urination. According to the government, both indiscriminate dumping of waste and open defecation are now prosecuted offences under the state’s environmental regulations. The warning was issued on Friday by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Seun Ashamu, during the arraignment of several […]

todayAugust 1, 2025

News

COURT SENTENCES KILLER OF KWARA FINAL-YEAR STUDENT TO DEATH

The Kwara State High court Ilorin has sentenced Abdulrahman Bello to death by hanging for killing Hafsoh Lawal, a final year student of the College of Education, Ilorin. ‎Delivering her judgement on Thursday, Justice Hannah Ajayi, however, set free four other defendants and cleared them of any wrongdoings. ‎ Charged with five count, the judge started by exonerating the four out of the five defendants namely Ahmed Abdulwasiu, Jamiu Uthman, […]

todayJuly 31, 2025 2

Health

KEY DEMANDS MUST BE MET BEFORE WE SUSPEND STRIKE, NURSES INSIST

The National Chairman of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives – Federal Health Institutions Sector, Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan, has insisted that the union will not suspend its ongoing strike until key aspects of their demands are addressed. Despite holding a meeting with the Minister of Labour on Tuesday at the expiration of its 15-day ultimatum issued on 14 July, 2025, the union carried on with the industrial action on Wednesday. […]

todayJuly 31, 2025 1

News

TINUBU EXTENDS ADENIYI’S TENURE AS CUSTOMS’ COMPTROLLER-GENERAL

The Presidency has announced that the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, has been extended by President Bola Tinubu. Adeniyi’s tenure, which is due to expire on August 31, 2025, has been extended by one year, according to a statement released by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday.   He said that the extension will enable Adeniyi to consolidate ongoing reforms and complete critical initiatives […]

todayJuly 31, 2025 2

News

Tinubu appoints Olumode as new controller-general of fire service

‎ President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Deputy Controller-General Olumode Samuel Adeyemi as the new Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, effective August 14, 2025. The announcement was made on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), Major General A.M. Jibril (retd.), on behalf of the President. “This appointment follows the imminent retirement of the current […]

todayJuly 30, 2025 3

News

NNPC rules out sale of Port Harcourt refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has officially ruled out the sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, reaffirming its commitment to completing high-grade rehabilitation and retention of the plant. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Bayo Ojulari, made this clear during a company-wide town hall meeting held at the NNPC Towers in Abuja, effectively putting an end to weeks of speculation surrounding the future of Nigeria’s flagship state-owned […]

todayJuly 30, 2025 5

News

Senate gives NNPCL 3 weeks ultimatum for reaction

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday gave  the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited  (NNPCL) three weeks to respond to queries raised against it over the N210 trillion funds unaccounted for, in the audit reports between 2017 and 2023. The ultimatum was issued on Tuesday in Abuja during the appearance of NNPCL's Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Bayo Ojulari, before the committee. Ojulari, who had previously failed to honour […]

todayJuly 30, 2025 3

Don't miss a beat
0%
Verified by ExactMetrics