Author: Asionye Augusta

The Ministry of Education has said unequivocally that public and private schools in the state will reopen on Tuesday, January 4, 2021, to begin the second term of the 2021/2022 academic year. This comes as the state’s Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo, encouraged school administrators in both public and private schools in the state to strengthen security measures in order to reduce insecurity and unpleasant incidents. In a statement, LASG urges administrators to step up safety in schools. The commissioner directed school administrators to ensure that all potential danger outside the walls of the schools is escalated to appropriate safety…

Pastor J.H. Abiona, the Retired Deputy General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has died.  This was made known to the public on Saturday, January 1st, 2021 as a church official confirmed the death of the 96-year-old retired DGO of the church to newsmen. Abiona was a church elder who was well-respected. After the death of the founder, Pa Josiah Akindayomi, he was named acting General Superintendent. Abiona had handled the church leadership transition from Akindayomi to Adeboye and withstood the storm caused by people who were eager to head the church despite God’s purpose, which had already…

An autopsy indicated that Sylvester Oromoni, a Dowen College student, died of acute lung injury owing to chemical poisoning in the context of blunt force trauma. On Saturday, our correspondent saw a copy of the autopsy performed by Clement Vhriterhire, a consultant pathologist at the Central Hospital Warri. According to John Soper, a medical specialist, chemical intoxication or poisoning refers to a variety of disorders produced by the ingestion of harmful chemical compounds. Poisonings can be acute, subacute, or chronic, and they can be accidental or purposeful. Toxic compounds can be absorbed through eating, injection, inhalation, or direct skin contact,…

The Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos Nurses announced on Friday that a three-day warning strike will begin on Monday. In a statement, the union’s state secretary, Oloruntoba Odumosu, said the strike was required to pressure the Lagos State Government to act quickly on its demands. At its meeting on December 29, 2021, the association’s State Executive Council voted to go on a three-day warning strike beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 10, 2022, and ending at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. The purpose of this warning strike is to…

On Friday in Abuja, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari signs 2022 budget and the 2021 Finance Bill into law. The President signed the documents in the presence of Senate President Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila. Other members of the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa were also present.

On Thursday, the President Muhammadu Buhari met with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock in Abuja. Jonathan arrived at the Villa around 3:00 p.m. and was escorted into a closed-door meeting by the President. Although the meeting’s specifics are unknown, it is likely related to his role as Special Envoy of the Economic Community of West African States, where he is heading mediation discussions even though Mali remains under military government following the August 2020 coup that deposed President Ibrahim Keita. On Monday, December 27, Mali’s military-dominated administration convened a four-day national forum to discuss the country’s transition to…

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria has revealed the date to start payment of N75,000 semester allowance. According to the statement released on Thursday, the specifics of the N75,000 semester allowance promised by President Buhari  to students of education in federal universities and federal institutes of education will be released next month. The council indicated that letters had already been written, and that the Ministry of Education was collaborating with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund on the matter. Prof Josiah Ajiboye, the TRCN’s Registrar, revealed this in a phone call with our correspondent on Wednesday. According to news reports, Buhari…

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to ease importation for manufacturers through forex supply. He told the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria that his administration will do all possible to increase access to foreign exchange for the purchase of raw materials and machines that are not accessible locally. Buhari stated this on Wednesday at the State House, during an advocacy visit by the leadership of MAN, in response to calls to increase the contribution of the manufacturing sector to the Nigerian economy. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, headed ‘President Buhari commits to…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC has stated that it is seeking to reduce drug importation from 70% to 30% by 2025. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos that this might be accomplished through expanded local medicine manufacture. According to Adeyeye, growing local medicine manufacture would assist to reduce the prevalence of substandard drugs and ensure drug security in the country. She stated, We are using a broad strategy to combating substandard and fraudulent medicine in the country. If a country is overly reliant on…

Colonel Hassan Stan-Labo (rtd), a former Army Intelligence Officer and security expert, has urged the Federal Government to deploy drones in the fight against insecurity in the country. This comes as he noted that technology is not playing the necessary role in combating instability, particularly in the North-East, which is the worst-affected region. This was stated by Stan-Lebo during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. What are drones used for? These things should be ubiquitous by now. I’m curious about what is really preventing us from taking some of these initiatives. “We now have amazing drones on the market…