Author: Kwara Reporters

The chairman of the Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State, Eric Odo, has justified his appointment of Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) on Agriculture to boost food production.Mr Odo told reporters in Enugu on Wednesday that the appointment of SSAs on agriculture, specifically on garden egg, yam and pepper, was a strategic move.He said the appointment was meant to boost the production of these crops in large quantities to satisfy local demands and for export.The chairman said the LGA was good at growing these crops and had a great comparative advantage, hence the need to engage individuals who had the…

The West African Examination Council has banned 13 schools in Kogi State from the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination.The schools were banned following their engagement in malpractices during the 2023/2024 WASSCE.The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wemi Jones, made the disclosure during a meeting with some principals and supervisors who were indicted by WAEC for examination malpractices.The commissioner also disclosed that the council had blacklisted 14 supervisors for exam malpractices in the 2023/2024 WASSCE.According to him, the government has vowed to sanction school principals, teachers and supervisors who engaged or aided examination malpractices in the state.Jones emphasised that examination…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has uncovered the availability of substandard and unregistered sugar products in markets.A statement issued by the Director, Corporate Affairs of the Commission in Abuja, on Wednesday, Ondaje Ijagwu, said the substandard sugar product failed to meet mandatory Vitamin A fortification requirements.He said the products were smuggled brands from Brazil, including Grupo Moreno, Terous, USI S. Joao, Alvean and Arapora Bionergia.Mr Ijagwu said the commission’s investigations revealed that many of the identified sugar products lacked normal labelling, including production and expiry dates.He said the products also lacked batch numbers and the mandatory National Agency…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has called on Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to extend the recently announced three-month tax holiday for civil servants in the state to one year. The party also asked the governor to immediately pay all outstanding bonuses approved for sections of the state workforce, including local government employees and SUBEB Teachers as well as workers in government parastatals who were excluded despite the fanfare accompanying the initial announcement.It said if done, these moves would provide relief to civil servants who are struggling to make ends meet amidst the rising cost of living in the state. In…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the new Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the registrar.The council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, includes five other members: Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, and Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin. In a statement, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, said the sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process.“After…

The police in Zamfara have detained a 58-year-old Algerian national for alleged transborder arms trafficking.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Dalijan, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday. He said the police recovered 16 AK-47 riffles, during various raids within the last three weeks.He said the command also recovered one double barrel and one locally made Pistol from a suspected arms manufacturer based in Jos, Plateau.”The command, acting on intelligence traced and arrested an arms manufacturer in Jos, tracked and arested a regional arms trafficker from Algeria at the Illela border point.”The suspected Algerian, told the police…

Days after the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified his presidency, Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya assumed office as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers on Tuesday.This marks the first time MC Oluomo has publicly announced assuming office since the appellate court’s decision to reaffirm Ibikunle Baruwa as the legitimate NURTW president.MC Oluomo, who was elected unopposed during an election at the union’s zonal secretariat in Osogbo, had his presidency nullified by a three-member appellate panel. The panel, comprising Justices Hamma Akawu Barka, Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba, and Asmau Ojuolape Akanbi, upheld the National Industrial Court’s earlier…

Jigawa State governor, Malam Umar Namadi has lifted suspension on the state’s Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Auwalu Sankara with immediate effect.The directive was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Bala Ibrahim which was made available to newsmen in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.It recalled that the Commissioner was suspended based on alleged involvement in an incidence reported before Kano State Hisbah Board.The SSG said the lifting of the suspension followed his discharge and acquittal by an Upper Sha’riah Court in Kano against all charges labelled against him.Sankara was last Monday discharged…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has dismissed the appeal filed by the Ondo State Government against a judgment from the Ondo State High Court, which awarded a compensation of N30 million to Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi.Oluwarotimi had his leg amputated in 2021 after being shot by an operative from the Ondo State Security Network, known as the Amotekun Corps.In her judgment delivered in March 2023, Justice Omolara Adejumo awarded N30 million in damages against the Ondo State Government and the Amotekun Corps in favour of Oluwarotimi.The court condemned the illegal shooting that resulted in the amputation of his leg, leaving…

The Federal Government has lifted the ban restricting the posting of members of the National Youth Service Corps to the public sector, allowing for corpers to now be posted to private sector organisations, including banks and oil and gas companies.According to a memo issued by the Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, dated November 18, 2024, the new policy directive will take effect with the commencement of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Orientation exercise.The previous policy implemented during the tenure of former Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Bolaji Abdullahi, aimed at discouraging private companies from exploiting cheap labour while promoting…