Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to residents to be calm as the government continues to work out the modalities of the palliative measures to alleviate the current economic hardship. He said this on Tuesday, when Stephen Adegbite, newly appointed secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), paid him a courtesy visit in his office. Mr Sanwo-Olu, represented by Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, said that the country would come out of the present situation stronger. “We appeal to our people to be calm and patient with us; Nigeria is injured and it’s currently going through a surgical operation; it will…
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The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has recovered an additional corpse from the scene of the boat crash at Ikorodu. Wuraola Alake, the spokeswoman for LASWA, said in an update on the crash on Tuesday in Lagos the boat had been recovered. She also shed more light on the capsizing in the update. “In continuation of the search and rescue operations on the current mishap involving Oluwaseyifunmi boat, one additional corpse has been recovered along with the submerged boat from the scene of the incident. “The exact cause of this incident is still being investigated, as some of the rescued…
Workers and other citizens of Ondo State have been assured of continued support from the present administration in the state. The state governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa gave the assurance on Tuesday while addressing protesting members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC in Akure, the state capital. The National leadership of the NLC had declared a 2-Day nationwide protest against the current economic hardship faced by its members and other Nigerians as a result of some policies of government. Addressing the protesters, Governor Aiyedatiwa, who was represented by the state Head of Service, Pastor Kayode Ogundele, said though there had been…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has called on President Bola Tinubu to fire the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, over his failure to deal with the electricity issues confronting the nation. Primate Ayodele made this call in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, on Tuesday, noting if there is regular power supply the problems of Nigeria eill be minimal. He observed that a stable electricity supply will help reduce the impact of economic hardship on the citizens. The cleric stated that Adelabu has not in any way helped the situation of the…
Governor Hyacinth Alia on Tuesday inaugurated two judicial commissions of inquiry to investigate the administration of former Governor Samuel Ortom. The commissions are the Benue Income and Expenditure Commission of Inquiry 2024 and the Sale/Lease of Government Assets, Companies, and Markets (both state and LG markets) Moribund Companies Commission of Inquiry 2024. Mr Alia said while inaugurating members of the commissions that the inquiry was to promote accountability, transparency and good governance. The Income and Expenditure Inquiry Commission is chaired by Justice Taiwo (retd.) with Abraham Gberindyer as secretary; Justice Apollos Idi (retd.) chairs the Assets and Moribund Companies Inquiry…
On Tuesday, February 27th, 2024, the Ondo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) joined fellow chapters nationwide in a protest against economic hardships, rising hunger, and insecurity in Nigeria. Led by Ondo NLC Chairman, Comrade Victor Amoko, demonstrators marched through major streets in Akure to the Governor’s Office, expressing dissatisfaction with government policies that have exacerbated hardship for Nigerians. Key demands included ending hunger and poverty, halting Naira devaluation to support local production, addressing insecurity while creating job opportunities, and rejecting IMF/World Bank policies. Additional demands encompassed fixing local refineries, discontinuing subsidies, combatting wealth disparity by taxing the…
The Ondo State Police Command on Monday said it had apprehended a suspect identified as Adebayo Peter, on allegations of fatally assaulting his friend, Lekan, in Akure, the state capital. Reportedly, the incident took place on Friday evening within the Ireakari-Oloko vicinity of Akure, the state capital. Funmilayo Odunlami, the Police Public Relations Officer for the state, confirmed the occurrence and informed that the case has been forwarded to the state Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation. “The matter has been transferred to CID for further investigation. But I can’t confirm if the suspect acted under the influence of drugs,”…
The federal government has described sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) tax as the most effective way of reducing excessive consumption of SSBs and incidences of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) Dr Chukuma Anyaike, the director, public heath department, federal ministry of health and social welfare, said this in Abuja on Monday at the public presentation of the Simulation Study of the Potential Fiscal and Public Health Effects of SSB tax in Nigeria Mr Anyaike defines sugar-sweetened beverages as drinks that contain natural or added sweeteners, which include various forms of sugars such as brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose…
The President Bola Tinubu administration has taken actionable steps in implementing the recommendations of the Stephen Oronsaye panel report made 12 years ago, which prescribed merging numerous ministries and parastatals with similar functions as a key tactic for reducing the cost of governance. Some of the affected commissions include the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), which will be turned into an agency, the Public Complaints Commission (PCC), the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (ICPR) and so on. Special adviser to the President on policy coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, disclosed that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will absorb the…
Residents of Liasu Road, Ikotun, Lagos State were thrown into panic on Monday as Petroleum Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, spilled from an NNPC station into the road’s drainage, disrupting flow of traffic. A resident of the area, Folasade Adeyemi, said that the cause of the accident was not immediately known, noting that residents had abandoned their houses for safety. Mrs Adeyemi said the Liasu Road had been cordoned off from Ilewe Bus Stop to prevent vehicles getting close to the scene of the incident. She said the drainage of the road had fuel flowing in it, adding that…