Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has assured the National Boundary Commission, NBC, of his administration’s commitment in resolving ongoing boundary disputes, particularly with neighbouring Oyo State. This commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the NBC team led by the Director General, Surveyor Adamu Adaji, on Tuesday. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Kola Adewusi, Adeleke emphasised that maintaining peace in Osun is non-negotiable. He highlighted the state’s efforts in addressing boundary issues, which include deploying technocrats for on-the-ground assessments and engaging the NBC as an impartial mediator to ensure fair resolution. “These actions demonstrate our unwavering commitment to peaceful…
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The Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT Chapter, has embarked on an indefinite strike to press home their demands. This is coming after a 14-day ultimatum which the union issued to the six area councils in the territory. Pupils who went to school on Wednesday were said to have returned home disappointed, saying their teachers directed them back on getting to the school gate. While confirming the development, Chairman of the NUT in Kubwa, Comrade Ameh Baba, said a resolution was taken before embarking on the indefinite strike. According to him, the strike is mainly on the demand to press the…
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, also known as the Yuan, strengthened 160 pips to 7.087 against the dollar on Wednesday. This was made known by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. DAILY POST reports that in China’s spot foreigners exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the central parity rate each trading day. The central parity rate of the yuan against the dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day. The development comes…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone C, says it intercepted contrabands with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N510.92 million between July 15th and September 15th, 2024. The zone covers the six states in the South-South and five states in the South-East zone. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Jerry Attah, Public Relations Officer, NCS, Zone C, and made available to journalists on Wednesday. According to the statement, Comptroller Michael Ugbagu, NCS, Zone C, disclosed the figures while showcasing the seized contrabands to relevant regulatory agencies at the Government Warehouse in Edo. Ugbagu said that…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, is set to have Bukayo Saka and Riccardo Calafiori available for their trip to Atalanta in the Champions League on Thursday. The Gunners begin their European campaign against the current Europa League holders. Mikel Arteta’s side are in fine form this season and beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in Sunday’s North London derby. Arsenal took all three points without captain Martin Odegaard and midfielder Declan Rice. Odegaard will be unavailable again due to the ankle injury, while Rice will return after serving a one-match domestic suspension. Calafiori appears ready to feature after he was pictured in training…
A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has advised the Federal Government to immediately proffer a lasting solution to the present hardship ravaging Nigerians. Abdulsalami gave the advise on Tuesday when he hosted a delegation of Campaign for Democracy, a civil society organisation in Minna, Niger State. According to him, people cannot afford three square meals as they battle the hike in fuel price, with attendant increase in school fees and transportation costs. According to Abdulsalami, the lack of funds in everybody’s pocket is making life difficult for the citizens. The former Head of State said as far as…
An Abuja Federal High Court on Wednesday, shifted the judgment in a suit seeking the removal of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, to September 23. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the matter, which was earlier fixed for Wednesday (today), was not on the cause list. It was gathered that the parties in the suit had earlier been reached by the court registrar for a new date because the judgment was not ready. Recall that Justice Inyang Ekwo had, on July 5, fixed today (September 18) for the judgment. Justice Ekwo fixed the…
Wife of Jigawa State Governor, Hajiya Hadiza Umar Namadi has appealed to the state government to extend maternity leave for civil servants from three to six months. She made the appeal while speaking at Policy Dialogue on the extension of paid maternity leave for nursing mothers, in Dutse. She said that the six months leave would give nursing mothers enough time to practice exclusive breastfeeding. The governor’s wife, who was represented by her Special Assistant, Hajiya Hadiza Ahmed said exclusive breastfeeding from first day to six months for every child is the best prevention of all children diseases. Chairman, Jigawa…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and 13 other affiliated organizations have expressed deep concerns over the potential compromise of the upcoming Edo State governorship election, scheduled for September 21, 2024. The group said it is alarmed by the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, who is allegedly a kinsman of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The rights association expressed fears that this could undermine the neutrality and integrity of the election process, especially given the close ties between Onuoha…
Instagram’s parent company, Meta has launched Teen Accounts. The new account is to help protect under 18 users and enhance their safety on the platform. Announcing the development in a statement on Tuesday, Meta said all under 18 users will be automatically converted to Instagram teen accounts, which will be set to private by default. The teen accounts will only receive messages from people they are already connected to or follow. Meta noted that “the platform will limit sensitive content including violence, videos promoting cosmetic procedures and filter out offensive words and phrases from direct message requests and comments”. The…