The Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun, on Tuesday, inaugurated its microfinance bank – RUN Microfinance Bank Ltd. The bank is located within premises of the university. At the inauguration, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Shadrach Akindele, said that setting up the bank was part of the university’s commitment to financial inclusion and empowerment. Represented by his Deputy, Prof. Ahmed Yerima, …

On 3 October 2024, Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State swore in 27 new permanent secretaries at a ceremony in Calabar, aimed at enhancing the state’s civil service efficiency. In his address, Otu emphasized the critical role of these officials in fostering innovative ideas and ensuring productivity within their respective Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). He also warned that …

In a ceremony held on 3 October, 2024, at the Cocoa Conference Hall in Akure, Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, officially inaugurated six newly appointed judges of the state’s High Court. The new judges are Justices Adebisi Daomi, Adeola Adegoroye, Justinah Kpemi, Happiness Demehin-Ogunbayo, Wumi Fabuluje, and Idowu Ogunwumiju. During his address, Aiyedatiwa emphasized that this was the second large-scale …

The Kaduna Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Monday, inaugurated the Kaduna State Skills Development Council to tackle the skills deficit and youth unemployment across the state. The council, which is chaired by the governor, is the highest decision-making organ for skills development in the state and is tasked with providing overall leadership and strategic direction for skills acquisition and development …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has Inaugurated a 20-member transition committee, to ensure a smooth handover from his administration to the next in the state on 12 November 2024. The committee chaired by a former Commissioner For Finance in the state, Mr. Joseph Eboigbe, also had other members joining the inauguration ceremony online. Obaseki said that, in line …

Tinubu inaugurates committee on implementation of livestock reforms to address obstacles to agricultural productivity President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms to address obstacles to agricultural productivity and open up new opportunities which benefit farmers, herders, processors, and distributors in the livestock-farming value chain. The President appointed former Chairman of the …

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has approved the inauguration of new Governorship Election National Campaign Councils ahead of the Edo and Ondo states’ elections. The inauguration is set to take place on Thursday, July 27, with plans to ensure victory in the upcoming elections. This is disclosed in a statement made available to the press and …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) has launched a five-day Regional Workshop on Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation using Results-Based Management. The event, which started on Monday and ends 10 May 2024, aims to enhance the project management capabilities within the region. The workshop was inaugurated by the CBN …

The Kogi State government has inaugurated a steering committee on the Open Government Partnership to ensure citizens’ participation in governance. The Secretary to the state government, Dr. Folashade Arike Ayoade, who inaugurated the committee, explained that transparency and accountability had been in existence in the past eight years of the immediate past administration of, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Ayoade averred that …

The Federal Government has inaugurated a steering committee for the actualisation of the Digital Identification for Development Projects in Nigeria. According to a statement by the Head of Corporate Communications at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr. Kayode Adegoke, the inauguration occurred at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), in Abuja on Tuesday. …