The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to access a N10bn loan facility to provide counterpart funding for World Bank-assisted projects in the state. Makinde’s request letter read at plenary on Tuesday by the Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, indicated that the counterpart funding was required to facilitate the release…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, issued an Executive Order to establish a Trade Grievance Redress Mechanism, in line with the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery programme of the state. The governor equally set up a seven-man implementation committee, chaired by the Commissioner for Trade, Investment, Industry and Cooperative, Ademola Ojo. The committee…
The Federal Government is set to review policies governing the implementation of the National Blockchain policy. It stated that the review is part of efforts to incorporate new emerging technologies and economic realities, expanding its reach to land registration, health, and education sectors. The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa, made…
Ahead of its “Biafra’s Heroes Day” slated for May 30 across the South-East, the Indigenous People of Biafra has warned the authorities of the West African Examination Council to shift its scheduled examination for the day. Similarly, the body asked the authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, to postpone its convocation ceremony scheduled for…
The faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday, screened and confirmed eight commissioners-designate as members of the State Executive Council. The Assembly, led by the Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, screened the nominees during their sitting at the temporary legislative chambers at the Administrative Block of the Government House,…
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has resolved to constitute a technical committee to address issues concerning the frequent malfunctioning of the presidential aircraft. On Monday, May 20, 2024, the committee met with the Commander of the Presidential Air fleet, Air Vice Marshal Olayinka Olusola, behind closed doors at the National…
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Cancer Centre has treated over 10,000 patients since its inception in 2019. A statement made available to The on Tuesday in celebration of its fifth anniversary said the milestone marks half a decade of delivering world-class cancer care and pioneering advancements in cancer…
The All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday, dismissed the potential merger talk between the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and the standard-bearer of the Labour Party in the election, Peter Obi. It described Atiku and Obi as desperate politicians who could not be trusted with power. The ruling party also…
The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, on Tuesday, asked that the Higher National Diploma be scrapped, to end what he called the lingering professional war with university degrees. He also asked the Technical and Vocational Education and Training sector to revisit the recommendations of the Conference of Heads of Polytechnics and Colleges…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday, revealed that some commissioners who recently resigned from his cabinet left no records in their ministries. The governor spoke while swearing in eight new commissioners who were confirmed members of the state House of Assembly loyal to him on Tuesday. Nine commissioners loyal to Fubara’s successor and Minister…
Nigerians spent about $3.82m on foreign healthcare-related services from January to December 2023, findings by The PUNCH have shown. Compared to $9.06m spent on medical tourism in 2022, there was a reduction of $5.24m in 2023. This is according to a report obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria on the amount spent on health-related…
Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, on Wednesday, announced the commencement of sale of Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination form to prospective students aspiring to pursue the Basic Nursing Programme. The college, in a statement personally signed by its Provost, Gbonjubola Owolabi, in Ibadan,said the sale of forms would run from May 20 till…
