In a continued demonstration of his commitment to the welfare of pensioners in Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun has released an additional N1 billion in gratuity payments. The announcement was made by Mr. Adesoji Adewuyi, the Permanent Secretary of the Bureau of State Pensions, at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta,…
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The Alara of Ara-Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, has shared the details of his narrow escape from the kidnappers who killed two other traditional rulers during a recent security meeting last week in Ekiti State. According to The Nation, it was reported that Oba Fatoba, clarified that contrary to speculation, he…
… Promises to Boost Staff Welfare The Comptroller-General of the Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, presented the Service’s 2024 budget on 5 February 2024 to the Nigeria Senate Committee on Customs at the National Assembly. The CG, while defending the 2024 budget of 706.43 billion naira, focused attention on…
…Condoles with Deceased Family Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has clarified that Customs Personnel was not responsible for the death of Teenager at the Jibia border in Katsina state. In a statement by the Customs National Public Relations Officcer, Abdullahi Maiwada, who commiserated with the deceased family Explained that contrary to…
Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule has commended the infrastructural drive of the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration in Ogun State. Governor Sule also noted that his administration still has a lot to learn from how Ogun State is tapping from its closeness to Lagos State. The governor made this known…
Work is yet to begin on the reconstruction of the Abeokuta-Ota-Lagos Expressway because the Ogun State Government is still waiting for final approval of the concessioning of the road from the Federal Government. It will be recalled that the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced in October last year, during…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned alcoholic beverages produced in sachets less than 200ml. The agency said the five-year window given to the manufacturers of the products to stop producing the drinks in sachets and pet bottles which began in 2018 elapsed on…
…as JUSUN Issues 21 Days Ultimatum to State Government The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN Ogun State Branch has issued 21 days ultimatum to the Ogun state government to pay 40percent peculiar allowance to its members or face strike action The Union gave the notice in a communique jointly…
It was a disappointing outing for Nigerian Afrobeats stars at the 66th Grammy Awards as Burna Boy, Davido, Tems, Ayra Starr, Olamide and Asake failed to win from 10 nominations across five categories. The Nigerian contingent lost the inaugural ‘Best African Music Performance’ trophy to South-African singer Tyla who earned…
The national grid on Sunday, February 4, experienced a continuous decline in power generation, dropping from 2,658.75MW at 11:00 am to 305MW by 3:00 pm. It was gathered that throughout the day, virtually all electricity generation companies (GenCos) produced zero megawatts. In response to inquiries from The Nation regarding the…