Day: March 23, 2024

Crescent Varsity Rewards Six Nigerians At 18th Founder’s Day Celebrations

Idris Katib

… Advocates Women’s Competence In Society   Crescent University, Abeokuta has rewarded six Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in various categories of the 2024 Bola Ajibola Community Service Awards. An Owu-Abeokuta kingmaker, ace broadcaster and author, Chief Abiodun Lasile, who is an Owu-Abeokuta kingmaker, ace broadcaster and prolific author clinched the 2024 edition of Bola Ajibola Community Service Awards along with five other distinguished Nigerian at the 18th Founder’s Day of Crescent University Abeokuta. Other awardees include Mrs Stella Willoughby, a lecturer, university administrator and Executive Secretary of Ijamido Children…

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Adebule Targets 10,000 Families, Begins Palliatives Distribution To Constituents

Ganiyu Amodu

▪️ “Support Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, best is yet to come. Expect more, bigger and better,” word-for-word of what the Senator representing Lagos-West told beneficiaries   The Senator representing Lagos West District, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has rolled out the distribution of palliatives to the people of her District. Platforms Africa reports that the food pack palliatives contained rice, beans, pastries, among others. Speaking at the event, Adebule, who told the people to expect more, said that it was a privilege to fulfill the distribution of food items to about ten thousand…

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Vanguard Reporter, 20 Other Nigerian/Ghanian Journalists Picked For 2024 UDEME Social Accountability Fellowship

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, CJID through its UDEME Social Accountability programme has selected 21 journalists from Nigeria and Ghana including Marie-Therese Nanlong, the Plateau State Correspondent of Vanguard Newspapers for its 2024 UDEME Social Accountability Fellowship. To kick off the six-month Fellowship, the organization held a two-day virtual workshop for the Fellows to enable them to gain hands-on experience in telling impact-driven stories about government budgets, policies, and procedures. Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba, CJID’s Project Manager explained that “The Fellowship seeks to build the capacity of journalists in West…

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Prepare, 6100 MW Load Uptake Coming, Power Minister To DisCos, Nigerians

Abibat Babalola

. Standard for Others; Adelabu picks EKEDC as a model for other DisCos       Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to prepare for the distribution of 6100MW in the next six months. This, Adelabu said this when he led a delegation of head of power sector agencies, and Adedayo Olowoniyi, Chief Technical Officer, Chiedu Ugbo, MD, NDPHC, and others, to the Corporate Headquarters of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company in Lagos on Friday, March 22, 2024, becames necessary after the Transmission Company of…

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Wear Skirts, No One Can Stop You, Court Tells Female Corps Members

Ganiyu Amodu

A landmark ruling by the Federal High Court in Abakaliki has mandated the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to permit female corps members to wear skirts as part of their official uniform if it aligns with their religious beliefs. In a judgement delivered on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Honorable Justice H.A. Nganjiwa awarded N5 million in favor of Miss Ufumaka Glory Ukpanken (Corper No. EB/A221514) against the NYSC, its Director General, and the State Coordinator. This sum serves as general and exemplary damages for the infringement and violation of her…

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‘Pensions Of Abia Ex Governors Was Like Daylight Robbery,’ Obasanjo Hails Otti For Repealing It

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has saluted the decision of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State to sign into law the bill banning ex governors of the state from receiving pension. A statement by Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the Governor, said the former President noted that pensions to the former Governors and Deputies were outrageous while those of ordinary retired workers were owed in Abia from 2014, describing the act as daylight robbery. Addressing Governor Otti, Chief Obasanjo said: “I watched the television and I saw repealing of…

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Months After Kings Charles’, Princess Of Wales Diagnosed With Cancer

Ganiyu Amodu

The Princess of Wales, 42, shared her health news on Friday in a personal video message, which comes after Kensington Palace announced on January 17 that Princess Kate had undergone a “planned abdominal surgery” the previous day. At the time, it was understood that the issue was non-cancerous, but post-operative tests “found cancer had been present.” The type of cancer was not revealed. A Kensington Palace spokesperson says, “We will not be sharing any further private medical information. The Princess has a right to medical privacy, as we all do.”…

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