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Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared a week of national mourning on Monday for victims of the country’s devastating earthquake, which has killed more than 1,700 people. The official mourning period runs until April 6, the junta said in a statement, with national flags to fly at half-mast. It will be recalled that apowerful7.7-magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand last Friday. The quake destroyed several buildings, bridges, roads and […]

The Senate has officially confirmed the appointments of Prof Melvin D. Ayogu as a member of the Central Bank of Nigeria Board of Directors and Sylvester Nwakuche as the substantive Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Ayogu, an indigene of Enugu State and a professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, was confirmed following a review by the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial […]

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has announced it will pursue legal action in response to allegations that it has terminated 3,000 employees. The company strongly refuted these claims, clarifying that its total staff strength is approximately 2,500. IBEDC viewed the spread of misinformation as a deliberate and malicious attempt to damage its reputation. The Coordinating Head, Corporate Services of IBEDC, Angela Olanrewaju, who stated this, said the company is […]

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 […]