Uniabuja: Senate Committee call to dissolve governing council,claim selection process was compromised
The University of Abuja’s Senate members have petitioned the Minister of Education, alleging that the Governing Council manipulated the Vice Chancellor appointment process. They claim the council breached guidelines set by the Federal Ministry of Education, which outlines a four-step process for appointing a Vice Chancellor. The petition, signed by Continue Reading
2025 budget: N’Assembly summons Edun, Bagudu over inadequate solid minerals allocation
The National Assembly, on Monday, summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, and the Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, to appear before its committee on Tuesday over the ‘miserable’ budgetary allocation for the Continue Reading
List of proposed new Oyo State,others in Nigeria (See Full List)
The National Assembly is currently reviewing several bills proposing the creation of new states in Nigeria, as part of an ongoing amendment of the 1999 Constitution. These proposals, submitted in 2024 by lawmakers and various interest groups, have either scaled the first or second readings and are awaiting further deliberation Continue Reading
Afreximbank pledges support for aircraft financing in Nigeria
Afreximbank has pledged its support for aircraft financing for Nigerian airlines after a successful meeting at the Aviation Economic Conference in Dublin, Ireland. Tunde Moshood, the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Continue Reading
Southwest politics|Sam Omatseye
Two episodes last week show how politics in the Southwest sets it apart from other parts of the country. They are the ouster of the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, and the enthronement of the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade. Both incidents happened without incident Continue Reading
Ondo LG polls: Interior Minister lauds peaceful election, Aiyedatiwa’s foresight
The Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has described the successfully conducted local government election in Ondo state as a victory for all and the advancement of democracy. The council poll was held across the eighteen local government areas of the state on Saturday. While congratulating the winners of the election in Continue Reading
Oyo 2027: Dotun Sanusi, Oseni unite for political force
Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Jubril Dotun Sanusi (JDS) Support Group has officially formed a strategic alliance with the Remi Oseni Committee of Friends (ROCOF), a strong supporter base for lawmaker Remi Oseni, who represents the Ido/Ibarapa federal constituency and chairs the House Committee on the Federal Roads Maintenance Continue Reading
‘Makinde not interfering in new Eleruwa selection process
Some concerned indigenes of Eruwa in Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State, have said that the governor of Oyo State, Mr Seyi Makinde, was not involved in the picking of a new Eleruwa as being speculated. The indigenes of the town stated this while reacting to a statement Continue Reading
Ayobami Ojo urges teachers to set up performance,says Makinde is committed to education
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Oyo State, Ayobami Ojo,Esq., has charged teachers across the nation to be more committed to their duties with a view to revamping the education sector. Addressing ITV Online at a PDP Teacher’s Forum in Ago-Are, ATISBO LGA, ojo emphasized the significant Continue Reading
2025 Coach Kenny fitness training program holds in Saki, receives remarkable boost
Today, the Coach Kenny Fitness Training Program took place at Saki, Oke-Ogun, with a remarkable turnout of participants. The event kicked off at 6 am at the Okere Palace, where dignitaries, youths, and other members of the community gathered to participate in the 2025 Coach Kenny Fitness Training Programme The Continue Reading