The Ondo State government has named Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa after a former governor of the state, the late Olusegun Agagu. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Sunday Ogunduyile, told newsmen on Tuesday in Okitipupa that the institution would now be called Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OASUTECH)….
Commercial motorcyclist popularly known as Okada riders have ignored a ban on their operation along major roads in Lagos by the state government and resumed activities in parts of the city especially on Ikorodu Road, one of the longest and busiest highways in the city. The ban, which came into effect on February 1 and…
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted about $8,065,615 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. This was disclosed by the Customs Comptroller-General, Hameed Ali, at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday. He added that the cash which was stashed in a car was intercepted while it was about to be loaded into…
Chinese electronics group TCL will stop producing BlackBerry-branded smartphones this year, the companies said on Monday, leaving it unclear whether that will be the end of the line for the once-dominant handsets. At the end of August, TCL will no longer have the rights to design, make or sell BlackBerry smartphones, the Canadian company said…
UPDATE ON ICPC 2020 RECRUITMENT EXERCISE Following the expiration of the deadline for submission of online applications for recruitment into the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, applicants and the general public should note the following: That a total of 376,631 applications were received by 11.59 pm of 30th January 2020 to fill…
Some bandits who launched an attack in some communities in Borgu local government area of Niger state reportedly kidnapped the Imam of the Emir of Borgu Palace Mosque and 19 others. The attack which was launched by the bandits armed with guns, cutlasses, and knives lasted for several hours and also left one person dead…
A former National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Abraham Amuta, who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in April 2019, has reportedly rejected an offer to be freed by the terrorists. According to a report, Amuta reportedly told negotiators who went to the Sambisa Forest to secure his release to go back home, saying he…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has approved the appointment of Mrs. Morenike Olapeju Babafemi as the new first female Head of Service in the state Civil service. Mrs. Babafemi, who has had a stint as Acting Head of Service, before proceeding on an overseas training program last year, was until the new appointment, a…
Two farmers were at the weekend killed and beheaded by suspected armed militia at a farm in Dapye village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba state. It was gathered that the assailants suspected to be Tiv militias crossed from Benue State, killed the two farmers who were working on their farm and beheaded them….
The Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Lagos State, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, has said he is talking to the Lagos State Government to review the ban and restriction on motorcycle and tricycle riders in the state. He noted that he was also meeting with bus drivers not to increase…