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The Ogun State Government has instructed the immediate resumption of academic activities in both public and private schools in the state on Monday. The state government had last week declared all schools closed in the wake of rising tensions that followed nationwide protests. The government said this through a statement by the Chief Press Secretary…
The naira fell slightly at the parallel market on Monday, as it exchanged to the dollar for N460/$ as of the close of work. The naira had exchanged to the dollar on Friday for 458/$. This is as the country’s external reserves continued to maintain its downward trend. Figures obtained from the Central Bank of…
No fewer than 2,000 youths have successfully completed skill acquisition training programme in different vocations initiated by Necessary Measures against Poverty and Perversity (NEMAPP), a Non-Governmental Organisation, in collaboration with Ijebu-Ode Local Government. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Chairman, Transition Committee, Ijebu-Ode Local Government, Engr. Olugbenga Olugbile, said the programme would impact profitably on…
Hoodlums attack station, damage police vehicles in Lagos and OgunVehicular movements was grounded in most parts of Lagos and Ogun states yesterday as the protest against the disbanded police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit entered its third week. On the Lagos-Ibadan highway, the protesters carried placards with different inscriptions as they blocked the expressway on…
Afrobeat musician and activist, Seun Kuti has said that the protests going on across the country is no longer about the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and reformation of the entire police. He said the protests have gone beyond that as new agenda against government’s anti-people activities has emerged The protests have continued across the country despite…
The Nigerian stock market recorded another growth last week to sustain the positive trend as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.86 per cent to close at 28,659.45.Similarly, market capitalisation added N127.6 billion to close at N14.98 trillion. As a result, the year-to date (YTD) growth stood at 6.8 per cent.…
An Indian scientific panel has said the onset of winter and upcoming festivals could lead to a significant rise of up to 2.6 million coronavirus cases a month if the rules in place to check the spread of the disease are relaxed. The government-appointed COVID-19 India National Supermodel Committee on Sunday said the country has…
The Federal Government on Sunday warned that it will not allow the country to be thrown into anarchy following the violence that has trailed the #EndSARS protests. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Saturday when he featured on a late-night Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) news programme “Weekend File” He said:…
Ogun State Government has reiterated plans to give priority attention to roads, hospitals and other projects abandoned by previous administration. The Governor disclosed this during an inspection of the newly completed 7.1 kilometre Fajol-Osara-Gbonagun road. The road, which crisscrossed communities in the Abeokuta South and Odeda Local Government Areas, were among roads being constructed by…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun says he received the news of the death of Mama Abigail Makinde, the mother of the Engr Seyi Makinde, his Oyo State counterpart, who died in the early hours of Thursday with great shock and disbelief. Abiodun in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Kunle Somorin, described…
