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By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Oyo State government has maintained that its decision to register all commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders in the state was to promote public safety and not for any other purpose. The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Dotun Oyelade, said this during a one-day sensitisation meeting with Okada and Keke riders in Ibadan. He explained that the meeting became necessary following a recent state security council meeting, noting that the exercise will help in the documentation of riders in the state. The Commissioner called for sustained cooperation between motorcycle and tricycle riders and the state

By Bliss Okperan The Governor of Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun, has asked Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu more time, saying he has performed well in office since taking over on May 29, 2023, noting that he inherited an almost comatose economy from former President Muhammadu Buhari. “The President Tinubu-led administration has been very bold and audacious. They’ve taken the bull by the horns. They’ve done what no government has done in the history of Nigeria,” Mr Abiodun said during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics show. Recall that a few days ago on Channels TV, the Governor

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A key suspect in the Dangote Cement price slash scam, Mr Benjamin Ezeukwe, has been arraigned in court by the police in Lagos State. A statement issued by the spokesman of the Lagos Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the accused person was taken to court for prosecution after he was arrested in Rivers State. The Police Public Relations Officer, who is a Superintendent of Police (SP), disclosed that Mr Ezeukwe was picked up by police operatives on Thursday, October 19, 2023, in the Rumuolumeni area of Obio/Akpor local government area

A former commissioner for women affairs in Delta State, Queen Betty Efekodha, has raised an alarm over the plan to convert the Mariam Babaginda Women Development Center that was built during the tenure of former governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the state to Appeal Court premises. According to Efekodha, the building has been roofed and painted, while what remained is for it to be furnished. “I have been looking forward to the day it will be commissioned by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the state. “This would have gone a long way in improving the lot of women all round as the

By Dipo Olowookere As Internet access continues to grow in Africa, with over 450 million people now connected to the Internet, more than 60 percent of the population still remains offline. Community Networks are a key way to address this connectivity gap, says the Internet Society, a global non-profit dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution and use of the Internet. Community Networks are communications infrastructure built, managed and used by local communities. They provide a sustainable solution to address the connectivity gaps that exist in underserved urban, remote, and rural areas around the world. In Africa, where these gaps

By Dipo Olowookere As part of activities to commemorate the 2018 World Book Day, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, will hold reading sessions across public primary schools in the country. During the exercise, the firm would donate about 5,000 books to public primary school pupils across different locations in the country. Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, will flag-off the initiative on Monday, April 23, 2018, with an interactive session with primary four and five students of one of the company’s Adopted schools, Oremeji Primary School 2, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ajegunle, Lagos. During the session, Mr Ogunsanya will

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Africa needs to build its statistical capacity to produce accurate, high quality and timely data to inform policies that will support the full implementation of the sustainable development goals and the continent’s Agenda 2063, says Economic Commission for Africa’s Tinfissi Joseph Ilboudo. In a presentation on the role of data and statistics in SDG financing at the on-going high-level policy dialogue on development planning in Africa, Mr. Ilboudo, Chief of the Statistical Development Section in the ECA’s African Centre for Statistics (ACS), said investing in data for the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development

By Adedapo Adesanya Four Nigerian filmmakers have made the shortlist of 21 candidates in the Netflix and UNESCO partnered short film competition titled African Folktales, Reimagined. Initially created for 20 participants, the quality of submissions received resulted in one extra candidate being added to the list, out of which six winners will create short films that will be premiered on the streaming service. The candidates were selected following a rigorous evaluation process by a wide range of industry professionals from across the continent who assessed over 2080 applications from across the continent in multiple languages. The shortlist contains a dynamic

By Adedapo Adesanya The spills from the Diebu Creek flow station operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Limited in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have been traced to equipment failure. The spill, which became noticeable on August 24, 2022, according to residents, discharged large volumes of crude oil into the environment, polluting the Nun River, swamps, and farmlands; and caused hardship to the predominantly peasant fishing and farming settlement. The report of the Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) to the incident site duly signed by stakeholders, including officials of SPDC, National Oil Spills Detection

 By Adedapo Adesanya The Brent crude futures marked its lowest settlement on Thursday since July as concerns remained over the outlook for the demand of the commodity. On Thursday, the price of the black gold was down by 36 cents or 0.81 per cent to trade at $44.07 per barrel, while the US West Texas International (WTI) crude lost 20 cents or 0.48 per cent to finish at $41.17 per barrel. After gaining in the past few weeks, crude has faltered as the coronavirus continues to rage in many parts of the world and the demand outlook remains uncertain. Purchases

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