Day: February 8, 2023

Nigeria Approves Hijab For Unity Schools,Technical Colleges’ Students

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Ministry of Education has approved the use of corporate/cape size hijab as part of school uniform by female Muslim students in all the 112 Federal Unity Colleges and Federal Science and Technical Colleges. In a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew, David Adejo, with no FME/DSSE/US/UNIFORMS/I/, it stated that no student should be compelled to use the corporate/cape size hijab on her uniform against her wish. The memo reads: “This is to bring to your notice that the Ministry has approved the use…

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Nigeria’s Osimhen Shatters Ronaldo’s Serie A Record

Ganiyu Amodu

“The 24-year-old produced a staggering 71cm leap and reached a height of 8.47ft (2.58m) – higher than the crossbar (8ft) – before heading past Spezia goalkeeper Bartłomiej Drągowski in the 68th minute.” Here is the blow-by-blow account of the Osimhen wonder   Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has broken Cristiano Ronaldo’s four years record to become Serie A’s jump-king. Osimhen broke Ronaldo’s record, Platforms Africa reports, after a leap of 2.58 metres during Napoli’s impressive 3-0 win away to Spezia. The Nigerian international achieved the incredible feat when he netted…

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Why We’re Working with MC Oluomo-Led Lagos Parks Mgt Committee — INEC

Abibat Babalola

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has no option but to engage Lagos State Parks Management Committee to distribute election materials and personnel in the state on election days. Platforms Africa reports that Olusegun Agbaje, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, said this during the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting at INEC Office on Tuesday, in Lagos. Agbaje was responding to questions on controversies around the engagement of the Parks Management Committee led by Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo), a Lagos APC Chieftain,…

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Supreme Court Embargoes Nigeria’s Naira Redesign Policy

ADEOLA YUSUF

The court further held that the Government, CBN, commercial banks must not continue with the deadline pending the determination of a notice on notice on in respect of the issue on February 15.   The Supreme Court of Nigeria has restrained the Nigerian Government from continuing with the full implementation of the demonitization policy. Platforms Africa reports that Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara states had in a motion ex-parte filed on February 3rd, prayed the apex court to halt the Central Bank of Nigeria naira redesign policy. READ ALSO: PHOTOS: Abeokuta,…

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Funke Akindele Loses Mum, Sanwo-Olu, Fans Condole Actress-Politician

Abibat Babalola

Sanwo-Olu, who said the death of a mother is one of the deepest sorrows for man, urged the bereaved to be comforted by the good life their late matriarch lived. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has condoled with the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Ms. Funke Akindele, over the death of her mother, Dr. RB Adebanjo-Akindele. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Tuesday, said it is often hard to find the right words at a time like…

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Earthquake: Death Toll Surpasses 5000, Turkish President Declares Mourning

Abibat Babalola

Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning following devastating earthquakes that killed more than 5,000 people and toppled buildings across southeast Turkey and northern Syria, Aljazeera reported on Tuesday morning. The media house noted that authorities fear the death toll from Monday’s predawn magnitude 7.8 temblor, followed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake and several aftershocks will continue to climb as rescuers looked for survivors among tangles of metal and concrete spread across a region already suffering under Syria’s 12-year civil war and a refugee crisis. Rescuers…

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Naira, Fuel Crises Protest Spreads To Ondo

Abibat Babalola

Some residents in the Ore area of Ondo State, on Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest along the Ore-Benin Expressway against the scarcity of naira notes and fuel ravaging the nation. Travellers plying the popular expressway were left stranded along the route as the protest caused gridlock for hours. Speaking during the demonstration, one of the protesters, said the recent hardship ravaging the country is quite alarming. “We are protesting to send a message to the government, that we the masses are suffering,” he said. READ ALSO: Again, Gunmen Attack CUPP…

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