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Mujeeb Akindoyin The Academia Campus Journalists (TACJ), University of Ibadan, Abeokuta Chapter, has honoured the Editor of PLATFORM TIMES, Daud Olatunji, veteran broadcaster Mr Eddy Aina, public affairs analyst Alhaji  Ola Animasaun, and the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, for their outstanding contributions to journalism, public communication and nation-building. The awards were presented during the association’s 10th Anniversary and 9th Annual Symposium, held on July 29, 2026, at the Theatre Arts Hall of the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta. The event, themed, “Journalism and Insecurity: The Roles of Campus Journalists and Professionals in Promoting Peace and…

…Orders Hospitals To Set Up Violence Prevention Teams, Tighten Security …Warns Perpetrators Of Prosecution As EFCC-Uyo Hospital Incident Triggers Nationwide Reform Daud Olatunji The Federal Government has ordered the immediate implementation of sweeping measures to protect doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers from harassment, intimidation and physical assault following a surge in violent incidents across public health facilities. The directive comes after a ministerial committee investigating the harassment of health workers uncovered at least 18 reported cases of assault, intimidation and harassment in Federal Tertiary Health Institutions within the last 12 months, exposing what authorities described as a growing threat…

…Says Nigeria Was Living In ‘Fiscal Illusion’ Before Reform Daud Olatunji The Federal Government has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove fuel subsidy, admitting that the policy pushed more Nigerians into poverty but insisting that the reform was necessary to rescue the country’s economy from what it described as years of “fiscal illusion.” Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, stated this on Thursday at the Seventh Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja. According to him, while the subsidy removal worsened poverty in the short term, the policy laid the foundation for long-term…

… Abiodun says no ransom paid for victims’ release • One student hospitalised after sustaining gunshot injury The seven students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State who were abducted by gunmen last week have regained their freedom following a coordinated rescue operation involving security agencies, local hunters and vigilantes. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, announced the rescue on Thursday in Abeokuta, saying none of the victims’ families paid ransom before they were freed. The governor said the operation, which culminated in the arrest of two suspected kidnappers, underscored the state’s determination to…

Former Inspectors-General of Police have submitted fresh recommendations to the Nigeria Police Force on the proposed establishment of state police, raising concerns over aspects of the framework as the Federal Government moves closer to implementing the long-debated policing reform. The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a workshop organised by the National Institute of Police Studies, saying the contributions of the retired police chiefs would be incorporated into the final draft of the proposed framework. According to the IGP, the former police chiefs met with him to review the draft and suggest improvements aimed…

…Directs institutions to focus on engineering, technology, innovation The Federal Government has directed polytechnics across the country to begin phasing out non-technical programmes that fall outside their statutory mandate, in a major policy shift aimed at strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and boosting Nigeria’s industrialisation drive. The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, issued the directive on Thursday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Governing Board of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Alausa said polytechnics must return to their core mandate by prioritising science, engineering, technology, innovation and other technical disciplines capable of…

Ayomide Awe Six landowners and a company have petitioned the Ogun State Surveyor-General, urging the office not to register any survey plan, Certificate of Occupancy or other title documents in favour of a Chinese-linked firm, Zena Global Prestige Limited, over a disputed 20.005-acre parcel of land in Makun, Sagamu, pending the determination of a suit before the Ogun State High Court. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the petition was submitted on August 6, 2026, barely  hours after the claimants instituted Suit No. HCS/356/2026 before the Ogun State High Court sitting in Sagamu, seeking judicial determination of the ownership of the land.…

A retired operative of the Department of State Services, Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, was on Thursday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged membership of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and offences bordering on terrorism. The Federal Government, through the Department of State Services, filed a four-count charge against Ezeakolam before Justice Mohammed Umar, accusing him of supporting and promoting the activities of IPOB through social media. The prosecution, led by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), alleged that the former DSS officer rendered moral and material support to the separatist group,…

…Says Appointment Letter, Gazette, Other Documents Forged …Uncovers Two More Alleged Fake Entities Ayomide Awe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has recommended the prosecution of the alleged Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, after an interim investigation found that he was never appointed by the Federal Government and allegedly relied on forged documents to operate the disputed agency. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the recommendation followed a 30-day investigation ordered by President Bola Tinubu into the activities of the PFIPC, an agency the Presidency had earlier disowned. The Chairman of the ICPC,…