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Abiodun woos JBS, says Ogun ready to partner Brazilian livestock giant
…signs $10m Morocco deal on oil-palm by-product Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said the State is ready to partner Jose Batista Sobrinho (JBS) of Brazil. Abiodun, spoke when he received the Managing Director of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi, alongside the Director of International Operations, JBS, Fabio Maia, and his colleague in the poultry and swine…
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Another LP Rep, Chollom defects to APC
A member of the House of Representatives, Fom Dalyop Chollom, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, adding to the growing list of lawmakers who have defected to APC in recent weeks. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas read Chollom’s resignation letter from the LP during plenary on Tuesday. Chollom who represents the Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal…
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Oyo civil service commission begins interview for applicants Dec 11
The Oyo State Civil Service Commission has announced the dates for the commencement of interview for the recruitment of officers into the various cadres in the Civil Service. A statement by the Commission’s Chairman, Alhaji Kamoru Abiodun Aderibigbe, in Ibadan, said the interview would begin with the Education Officers’ cadre on Wednesday, 11th and Thursday 12th December, 2024 while other…
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NCC, ICANN hold DNSSEC extension validation awareness seminar Dec 12
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is inviting prospective participants to register for a Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) awareness webinar slated for Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 11:00a.m. WAT. NCC, in a notice on its facebook page, disclosed that the webinar is being organised in collaboration with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). It also stated…
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Lagos Firstlady urges parents, teachers to be observant of children’s sexual behaviour
By Adeola Ogunrinde The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has called on parents and teachers to be observant of children’s sexual reactions, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding children against all forms of abuse. Dr. Sanwo-Olu made this call on Tuesday when she paid a special visit to Wesley School for the Hearing Impaired in Surulere, Lagos,…
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Court remands ex-Kogi gov in Kuje correctional centre, adjourns case
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has remanded a former governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello in custody at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending his bail application. It also adjourned the case to January 29, February 25, and February 27, 2025, for the continuation of the hearing. Justice Maryann Anenih had refused to grant a bail application filed by Bello,…
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Ekiti magistrate court denies Farotimi bail, adjourns to Dec 20
The magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has denied the human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, bail. Farotimi was arraigned in court for allegedly defamation of the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola. In his ruling, at the resumed sitting on Tuesday, the presiding magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, adjourned the application of bail to December 20 after the counsel…
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Lagos Education Quality Assurance reaffirms commitment to improving education standards
…holds collaborative technical committee quarterly meeting The Coordinating Director of Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mr Remi Abdul, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Collaborative Technical Committee to improving education standards by transforming schools below the tertiary level into hubs of excellence that nurture the potential of every learner. Abdul made this known at the Collaborative Technical…
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Alleged Defamation: Court hears case between Dele Farotimi, Afe Babalola
The Chief Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital is hearing the case between Afe Babalola (SAN) and a Lagos-based human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi. Aare Afe Babalola had considered aspects of the 104-page book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice’ authored by Farotimi, as defaming him and petitioned the Police to take action. The Federal High Court in…
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Court refuses to grant Yahaya Bello’s bail application
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, saying it was filed prematurely. Delivering the ruling, Justice Anenih, said having been filed when he was neither in custody nor before the court, the instant application was incompetent. The former governor is…
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