OGHENESIVBE: You are a Shinning Star – Prof Osinubi, Dean Unilag SPGS Dear Esteemed Alumnus WILFRED OGHENESIVBE As we welcome the final month of the year, I write to celebrate you as a shining example of excellence and the enduring legacy of the School of Postgraduate Studies. Your achievements and dedication inspire both current students…
Court adjourns ruling on Orogu, PDP congresses contempt case to 11th December Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Doma has adjourned ruling on applications seeking to charge the former State PDP Chairman, Mr Francis Orogu, with contempt of court and to nullify ward and local government congresses conducted by the party. The case was adjourned…
Good Governance: Oborevwori set for UPU Hall of Fame, Dec. 7 By Fred Oghenesivbe, Esq An illustrious son of Urhobo Nation, and Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, will be inducted into the highly prestigious Urhobo Progress Union, UPU Worldwide Hall of Fame on Saturday 7th December. Chairman, Planning Committee of 2024 UPU…
Kupa boat mishap: Ododo expresses shock, calls for safer water transportation IDRIS AHMED, Lokoja Kogi State Government has expressed sadness and shock over the tragic boat mishaps that occurred in Kupa Ebbe Village on the Niger river during the early hours of Thursday, November 28, 2024. It was reported that a passenger boat conveying traders…
Reflecting on FRC Transparency by Entities BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has frowned against the non transparent, accountable practices of the existing companies in Nigeria, hence creating suspicion among companies operating within the country and the foreign ones. Aside all this non…
Dissecting Un-accessed UBEC Grants BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF The issue of lackadaisical approach to assessing grants by state governments has become recurring, particularly when it comes to grants jointly funded by federal and sub national level. In the last seven years, the federal government through Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC has been battling with states over…
Delta governor approves airlifting of 250 Christian pilgrims to Israel, Jordan …Pilgrims’ screening is scheduled for December 9-10 Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved and released funds for the airlifting of 250 Delta pilgrims to Israel and Jordan. Executive Secretary of Delta State Pilgrim Welfare Board, Very Rev Fr. Christopher Ekabo, made…
Engr. Clement Ohida re-elected as Chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners in Kogi Members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners have renewed Engr. Clement Ohida’s mandate as chairman of the Kogi state chapter for another four years, following the successful completion of his first term. A delegation from the national secretariat of the Union in…
Gov Ododo felicitates with new NUJ President, Vice President Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has sent congratulatory messages to Alhassan Yahaya on his election as the president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the just concluded triennial delegates conference held in Owerri, the capital of Imo state. In a statement issued on…
1,600 Corps members registered for 2024 NYSC Batch C stream 1 orientation course From Roseline Okafor, Nasarawa Commissioner for Youth Development in Nasarawa State, Jafaru Ango, has urged National youth Service corps (NYSC) members posted to Nasarawa State to work towards promoting national unity. He made the assertion while inaugurating the 2024 NYSC batch C…