Author: Kwara Reporters

Adesina Shalom Ololade, the Head Boy of Rehoboth College in Tanke Ilorin, Kwara State, is gaining attention for his amazing achievements during the 2022/2023 school year. Notably, his outstanding success of securing an incredible 9 A’s in the recent final exams garnered widespread recognition.Shalom a quiet, but really smart and responsible student finished with flying colours with As in all the subjects he registered for in the West Africa Examination Council.This impressive outcome had been described by the youth wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) as a feat worth celebrating as a motivation for others.Evang. Stephen Awoyale the…

Seplat Energy Plc on Tuesday evening confirmed the death of one worker in the collapse of a majestic rig in Delta State, while three others were said to be missing.A statement by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Roger Brown, disclosed that 92 of the 96-member crew were accounted for and safe.See the full statement below:Seplat Energy Plc(“Seplat Energy” or the “Company”)Incident involving the Majestic rig near Ovhor, Delta StateLagos and London – August 15, 2023: Seplat Energy regrets to announce a serious incident on the Depthwise swamp drilling rig “Majestic” in the early hours of this morning. Seplat as…

The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Professor Sagir Adamu-Abbas, has lamented the high cost of running the institution as a result of the energy crisis in Nigeria, particularly the payment of electricity bill and the purchase of diesel, which he said cost the university approximately N75 million monthly.This is just as he disclosed that the university has reviewed its 30 percent of the new Core Academic Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) for Nigerian universities to boost the skill acquisition of students and employability for graduates from the institution.Adamu-Abbas stated this when he received the executive officials of the Education…

The Council of Ulama (Islamic clerics) in Kwara State on Tuesday warned those planning to celebrate traditional religion or Ifa festival in Ilorin, the state capital, to retrace their steps.The council warned that Ifa festival, under any guise, would not be allowed in any part of Ilorin Emirate, comprising Asa, Moro, Ilorin East, Ilorin West and Ilorin South local government areas.The executive secretary of the council, Justice Salihu Mohammed made the position of the council known at a press conference held in Ilorin.Mohammed, a former Grand Khadi of Kwara state Sharia Court of Appeal spoke on behalf of the chairman…

Nigeria’s headline inflation jumped to 24.08 per cent in July 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed.This is the highest recorded leap in 2023 and a while.In June, inflation was recorded at 22.79 per cent, but has now jumped by 1.29 percentage points.The NBS said, “In July 2023, the headline inflation rate rose to 24.08 per cent relative to June 2023 headline inflation rate which was 22.79 per cent.“Looking at the movement, the July 2023 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 1.29 per cent points when compared to June 2023 headline inflation rate.“On a year-on-year basis, the headline…

Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS will meet in Ghana this week to discuss possible intervention in Niger, military and political sources in the region said Tuesday.The meeting on Thursday and Friday — originally scheduled for last weekend but then postponed — came after ECOWAS leaders last week approved deployment of a “standby force to restore constitutional order” in Niger, whose president was toppled on July 26.Their summit, held in the Nigerian capital Abuja last Thursday, also reaffirmed the bloc’s preference for a diplomatic outcome.President Mohamed Bazoum’s election in 2021 was a landmark in Niger’s history, ushering in…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulahi Ganduje, has called on Kano House of Assembly members elected on the platform of APC to work with the state governor, Abba Yusuf.He said irrespective of political parties, Kano people deserve the dividends of democracy, which they must work harmoniously with the governor to achieve.DAILY POST reports that the APC lost Kano governorship election to the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election.However, Ganduje, while receiving 14 members of the Kano State House of Assembly who paid him a courtesy visit at the party secretariat on Monday…

After over 16 years of grueling litigation, the National Industrial Court has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay the sum of N2.8 billion to the 313 reinstated staff of the Federal Urban Mass Transit Agency whose appointment was illegally and unlawfully terminated.The order was made by Justice E. N Agbakoba in her judgment in a garnishee proceedings marked NICN/ABJ/228M/2022 brought by the judgment creditors whose appointments were unlawfully terminated by the judgment debtors listed as the President and Commander-in-Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria; Head of Service of the Federation; Minister, Federal Ministry of Transportation and Federal Urban…

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has defended the decision of the commission to employ 300 staff without advertising the positions.Professor Oloyede, who appeared before the House of Representatives on Monday, said the decision was to fill vacancies created due to retirement.The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee is investigating employment racketeering by Ministries, Departments and Agencies and mismanagement of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).Meanwhile, the committee also observed that 14 individuals at the Federal Character Commission (FCC) received salaries through IPPIS without being placed in any federal government agencies. Do…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has eventually spoken up as regards the widespread concern of a possible hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol.In a post by the company, posted around 11:48pm on Monday on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the national oil firm and major importer of petrol into Nigeria, said it had no intention to increase the pump price of petrol.“Dear esteemed customers, we at NNPCL Retail value your patronage, and we do not have the intention to increase our PMS pump prices as widely speculated.“Please buy the best quality products…