•Afghan female students studying health studies walk along a street in Kabul yesterday Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan yesterday said women would be barred from classes, following an edict by the Taliban supreme leader. Health officials met with directors of education institutes on...
•Oba of Benin The Oba of Benin, HRM Ova Ewuare II, has approved the 2024 program of activities for the annual Igue festival, also known as ‘Ugie’. During this festival, funeral celebrations are not permitted in Benin. In a statement, the Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Mr. Frank Irabor, conveyed that the monarch […]...
Ukraine today restricted the use of Telegram for its government, military and security officials, citing “threats” to national security on the app founded by Russian-born Pavel Durov. “The National Security and Defence Council decided to restrict the use of Telegram in government agencies, military formations and critical infrastructure facili...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has disclosed plans by his administration to introduce a price control mechanism in the state, as well as the reintroduction of bulk purchases for food items Governor Abiodun also disclosed that henceforth, all forms of market levies have been suspended, noting that onl...
•Youth Corps members The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen Yusha’u Ahmed, has warned corps members against undertaking night travels during their service year. The DG also said any corps member who embarked on journeys not authorised by the NYSC would be sanctioned in line with the NYSC bye-laws, reports The...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has placed an embargo on sectional and unauthorised meetings within the party by aspirants or their allies ahead of the Nov. 16 Local Government elections in Ogun. This is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta yesterday by the APC Party Chairman, Yemi Sanusi. ”The Party has absolute control over [&hell...
The authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State today expelled twenty-seven (27) of its students for offences ranging from disturbance of academic activities, causing unrest and vandalisation of individuals and institution’s properties. The institution’s Protocol, Media and Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sola Lawal who made this kno...
•Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has today announced a ban on admissions for candidates under the age of 18 into tertiary institutions in the country. Mamman announced during the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. “JAMB is hereby notified that there is n...
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has banned the use of illegal tinted glass, siren and concealed number plates on vehicles. According to the police, the use of tinted glass, siren and concealed number plates on vehicles constitutes a significant risk to public safety and order in the state. It makes it difficult for law […]
•Used plastic containers at a dumpsite The federal government yesterday banned single-use plastics in ministries, departments and agencies of government. The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, stated when he briefed reporters at the Presidential Villa after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tin...
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