Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has commenced seven-day spiritual seclusion, ahead of the grand finale of this year’s Olojo festival. A statement by Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, obtained in Osogbo on Monday, said the monarch commenced the seclusion on Sunday. Olafare also said Oba Ogunwusi, during the seclusion, would commune with his ancestors and pray for Nigerians and the …

The Federal Government on Friday commenced the dredging of the Ogun River from its Lagos State end, near Ikorodu, down to Isheri as part of efforts to prevent the perennial flooding of communities along this axis in Ogun and Lagos states. Speaking during the flag-off, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, Deji …

The Oyo State government said it has begun the payment of gratuity benefits to retirees via e-payment. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday, 31,August 2024, by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, and made available to newsmen. The statement partly read, “The state Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Olusegun Olayiwola, made this public during …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, commenced the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Edo State. The exercise is meant to capture would-be voters ahead of the governorship election on 21 September. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Sam Olumekun said in Abuja that both the CVR and the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) …

The Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) has commenced the upgrade of the Airport Road, Abuja lighting with intelligent Smart Light Emitting Diode lights. According to FCTA, the upgrade is to actualise the vision of a greater FCT that will complement the ongoing infrastructural development. In a statement on Sunday, the Coordinator of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Mr. Felix Obuah said …

The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria (WAEC) has said that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates will commence on Tuesday, 30th April 2024 and end on 24th June 2024. Head of Nigeria Office, Dr. Amos Dangu, said on Monday at WAEC Lagos Office that the council was ready to conduct the examination. He added that …

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says it has begun disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants after an exhaustive selection process. The government, through the Bank of Industry, had said it would be disbursing three categories of funding totalling N200bn to support manufacturers and businesses across the country. In a progress report posted on X …

The Abia State Police Command has said that discreet investigations have commenced on the death of the Manager of Hotel Royal Damgrate, Mr James Etubi, who was allegedly beaten to death by military officers in Umuahia. In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Assistant Superintendent Maureen Chinaka said that the body of the deceased …

The $20 billion worth Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced the sale of Automotive Gas Oil (popularly called diesel) to oil marketers nationwide. Dealers and officials of the plant confirmed this on Tuesday, as it was gathered that the refinery commenced diesel sales last week. “They started pumping out diesel to marketers since last week. They also promised to sell aviation …

Ondo State Government has begun the construction of roads in the rural areas in the three senatorial districts of the state, under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). It was gathered that the project which was launched on Friday by the state governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa was to ease transportation of farm produce to the urban centres and …