Author: Akintayo Adams

As part of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s efforts to move Osun State forward and to be able to compare with its peers across the country, he has launched the state’s multi-billion naira infrastructure plan. Speaking over the weekend at the palace of the Owa of Ijesha, Oba Adekunle Gabriel Aromolaran II through the Spokesperson to the State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor revealed that all is set for the launching of road dualisation project at Ilesa and underpass at Ikirun. He said procurement process on the Ilesa dualisation and the Ikirun underpass is reported to be ongoing and nearing completion.…

Minna Airport in Niger State has been renamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport ahead of its inauguration on Monday. Months ago, when 15 airports in the country were named after some prominent personalities in Nigeria, the airport was named after late Abubakar Imam. Revealing the latest development on Sunday during a media briefing at the Government House, Minna, The state Commissioner for Information, Binta Mamman said the state is preparing to host the President who would inaugurate the airport as well as some mechanised farming implements. “All is set for the Niger State Government to receive President Bola Ahmed…

H.E Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, the Governor of Sokoto State has approved the payment of half salary as Ramadan gift to all civil servants in the state. It was revealed that the civil servants captured in the payment are primary school teachers to local government staff as well as pensioners in the state. According to the Governor, this was approved to ensure that Muslims in the state start this edition of Ramadan fast comfortably. “The governor in a magnanimous gesture, which is expected to commence tonight, is to assist workers in the state observe this year’s Ramadan fast with a relative…

The National Moon Sighting Committee (NMSC), a part of the Sultanate Council says the crescent for Ramadan fasting has been sighted. Thia was confirmed on X, formerly Twitter that the Sultanate has confirmed a single claim of Moon Sighting. With that, Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Monday, March 11, 2024, as the first day of Ramadan. Speaking, the Monarch who doubles as NSCIA President said the declaration was based on the sighting of the moon in almost every part of the country earlier on Sunday, which is the 29th day of the Month of Shaban and thereby signifies…

All is set for the launching of the Student Loan Scheme on Thursday, March 14, 2024 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – GCFR. This was made known by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale on TVC’s Politics on Sunday. Some of the President’s welfare initiatives being implemented at present were disclosed by Ngelale on the programme titled ‘Counting the Cost of Presidents Tinubu’s Reforms.” “Later this week, on Thursday, the President will launch the historic National Student Loan Programme.” “This is a major form of obligation reduction for Nigerians and families and young…

World’s biggest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India (SII) will start rolling out a cheap new malaria inoculation in Africa in May, strengthening the fight against one of the most deadly infectious diseases across the globe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Malaria kills more than 600,000 people a year, with 95 per cent of them in Africa. It is deadlier among the young, and the annual toll of malaria deaths includes nearly 500,000 African children under the age of 5. 25 million doses of the new vaccine, developed along with Oxford University researchers and known as R21 is…

According to the local media, the crescent moon, which marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, was sighted on Sunday evening in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, today, March 10, is the last day of the month of Sha’ban, and the holy month will begin on Monday, March 11. Determined by the lunar Islamic calendar in which months span either 29 or 30 days, Ramadan commences and concludes based on the sighting of the crescent moon. Earlier, Saudi Arabia had called on Muslims across the globe to sight the crescent of the holy month of Ramadan. The Authorities also called…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Customs Service to return all seized grains to their owners for onward retailing in the Nigerian markets to ameliorate the ongoing Food Crisis This was disclosed by the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi at a stakeholder meeting at Kwangwalam, a border town in the Maiadua Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday. “The directive was given by the president in his magnanimous gesture of ensuring that people of the country have enough food to buy at cheaper prices from the markets.” However, the return of the confiscated food items to…

A Man who crashed a car into the gates of London’s Buckingham Palace over the weekend has been arrested, the Police have confirmed. The car “collided with the gates” of the royal residence at 02:30 GMT on Saturday, said by the Police in a released statement. On suspicion of criminal damage, armed officers arrested the man at the scene and he was taken to the hospital, according to the Police spokesperson. “No one was injured and enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances.” The palace has been subjected to multiple break-in attempts in the past with the latest involving a…

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, on Saturday, said that only President Bola Tinubu has the constitutional powers to reopen borders in the country. This was revealed at an interactive session in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State with members of the Kongolam border community. While reacting to agitation for the reopening of the borders, the CG assured that engagements and consultations were being made regarding the issue. “Once consultations are concluded, a decision will be taken on the matter,” he said. The Customs will focus on removing obstacles standing against free trade in line with the present…