•Tinubu The Presidential National Broadcast of President Bola Tinubu earlier scheduled for 7 am today in commemoration of Democracy Day on June 12 has been cancelled. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen, yesterday. According to the statement, this is due to the president’s sche...
•Tinubu on parade ground last year The federal government has announced the cancellation of the scheduled military parade to commemorate the 26th Democracy Day, tomorrow, Thursday, June 12, 2025. The details of activities marking the Democracy Day released today by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Democracy Day celebration, indicated tha...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has scrapped the work-from-home initiative introduced by his administration, diÂrecting all public servants to resume full on-site work from April 1, 2025. Sanwo-Olu had in FebÂruary 2024 announced the policy which allowed civil servants in the state from levels one to 14 to wor...
•Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke The federal government has pulled out of the foundation-laying ceremony for the proposed Osun State International Airport in Ede, following a request from the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. The state governor, Ademola Adeleke, had planned the event for December 13, but th...
•Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa The newly sworn-in Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark for tertiary institutions in the country. He also hinted at the possibility of reviewing the nation’s education policy, reports The PUNCH. However, the minister stated that there would be no reversa...
•Abure and Obi The Julius Abure-led Labour Party has cancelled the automatic ticket it previously reserved for the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Abia State governor, Alex Otti, for the 2027 election. This was made known in the resolution of the Abure faction of the part after its National Executive Council meeting held today [&...
•Severe Tropical Storm Maria makes landfall in northern Japan Hundreds of Japanese flights and trains were cancelled today in the middle of a major holiday week as another typhoon roared towards the archipelago. Days after Tropical Storm Maria dumped record rains, Typhoon Ampil was set late today to skirt the Tokyo region — home to […]...
•Candidates at a UTME centre The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cancelled the aptitude test for 2024 Direct Entry candidates. A statement published on its X account yesterday, said other factors will be considered for Direct Entry admissions instead of the test. “Attention 2024 DE Candidates! This is to inform you that the ...
•Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government has cancelled the 50% transport fare discount on all Public Transport System which was implemented in response to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive on August 2, 2023. In a public notice today, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) announced a reversion to the old rates of ...

