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The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Ona Najomo, has applauded the Ogun State Government for its visionary commitment to the Gateway International Airport, describing it as a benchmark p...

gun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has hailed teachers as the “foundation upon which every other profession stands,” describing them as the true enablers of national development who deserve society’s highest respect and recognition.The Governor made the remarks during the ...

The Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has sounded a strong warning to principals, vice principals, and teachers in public secondary schools across the state to desist from collecting unauthorised fees or levies from students, insisting that the government’s free education policy remains in full force.TESCOM Chairman, Apostle Abiodun Sanyaolu, issued the w...

Fire on Monday evening razed a section of the Podium Block at the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, destroying properties.The affected area includes the section that houses the Rivers State Pension Board.The Head of Service, Iyingi Brown, attributed the inciden...

The Federal Government on Monday emphasised the critical importance of the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery, declaring that it must be supported at all costs to succeed.The government’s position was stated by Vice President Shettima and emphasised by Minister of Budget and National Planning Senator Bagudu at the opening of the Nigerian Economi...

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has tackled the Presidency over comments by Vice President Kashim Shettima condemning its industrial action over a rift with the Dangote refinery.PENGASSAN told journalists on Monday that it would take the same action if its members were sacked again....

The police in Edo have arrested a middle-aged man, identified as TJ, for allegedly killing his wife, Queen, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government of the state.The suspect was said to have murdered his wife on Tuesday, September 30 with an axe and fled the scene after the incident. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, informed that the couple h...

The Edo State Government has taken a bold step in tackling preventable maternal and infant deaths with the official launch of the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII), a programme designed to strengthen healthcare delivery for mothers and newborns across the state.The initiative kicked off on Monday with a five-da...

The Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent scarcity in cooking gas to a temporary loading and disruption during the strike action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). According to him, the industrial action had halted...

The Olori-Ebi of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu-Ode, Otunba Adedokun Ajidagba has declared that the crown of the Awujale of Ijebuland is not for sale and will only go to a rightful and legitimate candidate from the family.Ajidagba made the declaration during a family gathering of more than 200 princes and princesses of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, held at Ile Nla Quarters, Agusenbi, Ijebu-Ode, in Ogun State on Sunday.He reaffirmed that the Ijebu-Ode r...