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The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation in the State of Osun, Mrs Funke Egbemode, and her siblings on Tuesday, organised a free health mission in Odo-Otin North Area of the State in memory of their late mother, Mrs Florence Aderanti. The exercise which took place in Ijabe witnessed a massive turnout of beneficiaries from the Wards in Odo-Otin Local ...

Department of Petroleum Resources said on Tuesday that 28 investors, including BUA Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited, have active refining licences. 32 refinery project licences issued to private investors in the country had become invalid in the past three years as they were missing on the updated list of valid licences as of March 2021 which was obtained from the DPR ...

Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, the candidate backed by the camp of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, got 343 votes to emerge as new South-West Zonal Vice Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party on Monday. Dr. Eddy Olafeso backed by ex-governor Ayo Fayose got a total of 330 votes. Earlier, Makinde and Fayose had promised to accept whoever emerged as the Southwest ...

Thirty-two refinery project licences issued to private investors in the country have become invalid in the past three years, according to the Department of Petroleum Resources. But, The biggest refinery project, which is being built by Dangote Oil Refinery Company in Lagos, is more than 80.3 per cent completed, according to the DPR. The DPR said on Monday that the ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says it is difficult to find a loyal ally after leaving seat of power. Mr Jonathan made this known in Bauchi, while inaugurating the 6.25Km Sabon Kaura-Jos by-pass road constructed by the Bauchi state government. “There are people who act like they can’t eat without you when you’re in a position of power. But once you’re ...

Two personnel on the missing Nigeria Air Force Alpha jet were feared dead following reports that the aircraft had crashed at the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State. The NAF identified the two men as Flt Lts. John Abolarinwa and Ebiakpo Chapele. The Air Force dismissed claims by terror group, Boko Haram, that it gunned down the missing Alpha jet, which ...

It was a defining moment for teachers in the Lagos State Education family on Tuesday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented handsome rewards to teachers adjudged to have made quality impacts in the State’s teaching service. Thirteen teachers and school administrators got a brand new car each from the Governor at the Year 2020 Teachers’ Merit Award organised by the Ministry of ...

Founder of Believers Love World aka Chris Embassy Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has lashed out at Christians receiving vaccine. Christians, he said, are healers who should believe in the word of God more than the vaccine. He also berated the Federal Government for asking pastors to convince their members to take the COVID-19 vaccine. In a viral video, Oyakhilome said: “What ...

Heritage Bank Plc has joined the rest of the globe to celebrate the World Water Day 2021 with plans to assist a community in dire need of clean water by installing a bore hole. The theme for this year’s WWD 2021 is “Valuing Water,” which focuses on the importance of freshwater and presses for sustainable management of water resources. According ...

Former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, says his selection as a member of All Progressives Congress 61-member Contact and Strategy Committee is a call to serve the ruling party and the nation. Ambode, who was governor of Lagos between 2015 and 2019, stated this when the Chairman of the Caretaker/ Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the APC, Mai ...