The Governing Council of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti on Friday said the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, has been exonerated from the allegations of wrong payment of salaries. The council’s committee, presided over by Prof. Patrick Okolo, made the declaration in a statement signed and issued in Oye-Ekiti. The statement reads: “Allegations levelled against Prof. Abayomi Fasina, bordering on collection of double salaries was frivolous, unfounded, baseless and antagonistic. “Prof. Fasina was duly appointed on sabbatical on Jan. 1, 2015 in FUOYE, having been duly released by his then employers, Ekiti State University (EKSU). “The committee cannot establish any…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with scholar, politician, diplomat, and former Minister of Education, Professor Tunde Adeniran, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Friday. President Buhari lauds the retired academic for his contributions to scholarship as Political Science lecturer both in Nigeria and the United States of America, before venturing into active politics. The President said Adeniran, who also was Ambassador to Germany from 2004-2007, “has served his country well, and left high standards for the younger generation…
A team of legal experts at the International Criminal Court has rubbished the nomination of Ishaq Bello as Nigeria’s candidate for the world crimes tribunal. Mr. Bello is the head of the High Court of Federal Capital in Abuja. He was nominated by government in June as the Nigerian candidate to the Netherlands-based ICC. But a panel that looked into the competence of candidates to serve on the court rated him at the bottom of 20 judges being considered for the role, according to a report of the panel obtained. The committee had in September outlined its criteria to determine…
The Ekiti State Government has approved the appointment of Dr Cecilia Adebayo, as the new Provost for Ekiti State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti. Her appointment is contained in a statement, on Friday, signed by Mrs Adepeju Ojo on behalf of the Director, Protocols, Information and Public Relations, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti. Before her new appointment, Adebayo was a Chief Lecturer in the Department of Sciences Technology and also the immediate past Coordinator of Women in Technical Education and Employment at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti. According to the statement, Adebayo joined the services of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti as…
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A former Governor of Ogun State, Mr. Olusegun Osoba, has faulted what he described as the unilateral decision of an elder statesman and chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, to zone the 2023 presidency to the Igbo and also ask the Yoruba to boycott the 2023 elections if the Buhari administration fails to restructure Nigeria.He also cautioned the elder statesman against insulting him further, saying “it is now fire-for-fire” in the verbal war between them. Osoba said he would no longer respect “the little” age difference between them if Adebanjo continues to insult him.The former governor who was reacting to…
IFFs are concentrated in high-value, low-weight commodities, especially gold The report’s analysis also demonstrates that IFFs in Africa are not endemic to specific countries, but rather to certain high-value, low-weight commodities. Of the estimated $40 billion of IFFs derived from extractive commodities in 2015, 77% were concentrated in the gold supply chain, followed by diamonds (12%) and platinum (6%). This finding offers new insights for researchers and policymakers studying how to identify and curb IFFs and is relevant to all gold-exporting countries in Africa, for example, despite their differing local conditions. The report aims to equip African governments with knowledge…
Lagos puts Nigeria on world record with 60,000 cupcakes mosaicLagos State on Thursday put Nigeria on the world record by celebrating the 60th Independence Anniversary with 60,000 cupcakes. The state produced the largest anniversary logo in the world, made with cupcakes mosaic. The initiative by the Lagos State Government in conjunction with Fly Africa aimed to put Nigeria in the Guinness Book of World Record as holder of the world’s largest anniversary logo made with cupcakes mosaic in the world. Speaking at the event held at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu noted that the state through the…
As a result of refuse littered along the medians, streets, and roads in Oyo state, the state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has suspended the board of Oyo State Waste Management Authority, OYWMA, over failure to effectively carry out its waste management responsibility. Governor Makinde disclosed this on Thursday, during his 60th Independence State’s address, noting that the humongous trash on streets and roadsides has become an eyesore to the state government thus, the need for the suspension. According to the governor, the state government spends N37 million monthly to manage waste contractors and evacuators towards clearing refuse off the street,…
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he and first lady Melania Trump are beginning a “quarantine process” after one of his closest aides tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible! The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. “In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!” Trump tweeted. The White House advisor joined the president during his flight aboard Air Force One to and from Cleveland, Ohio for Tuesday’s presidential debate and travelled with…
