By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo About 31,000 applicant applied for the Osun teachers recruitment job as the state government insisted that best candidate would be selected based on merit. A statement issued by the Ministry of Education media officer, Roseline Olawuni, stated that Education Commissioner, Folorunsho Oladoyin, disclosed that Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has made it […]

By Ndahi Marama – Damaturu Yobe state Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has commended the Federal government for approving N8 Billion for the completion of the Damaturu urban regional water supply project. The Governor said the project which was approved by the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday […]

By Luminous Jannamike The National Youth Service Corps, on Wednesday, said it has shortlisted 110 corps members for the President’s Honours Award based on their exemplary performance and Community Development Service projects. The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, who stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja, noted that the award was meant to encourage diligence […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo As the Osun state teachers recruitment exercise was ongoing across the state, an impostor was on Wednesday, apprehended at the College of Education, Ilesa CBT center. The apprehended man was said to have tried to write the examination for his wife. A statement issued by the Information Officer at the Ministry […]

By Sola Ogundipe The World Health Organisation has officially recommended the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for people over the age of 65 saying it should be used without upper age limit. The call came after WHO experts reviewed evidence from studies of the vaccine and reported there is no reason it shouldn’t be used against the South […]

  By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna   The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, has thrown its weight behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine saying say that the jab can still be useful for most Nigerians who need protection against the major COVID-19 variants.   The PSN President, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, who spoke in the wake of […]

By Chinenyeh Ozor Youths of Ogulogu Olo autonomous community in Ezeagu local government area of Enugu State, through self-help effort, have embarked on the construction of a 3.7 kilometer road in the community to ameliorate the hardship their people go through on their dilapidated roads. Flagging off the road construction, the chairman, Ezeagu Council area, Chief […]

By Ike Uchechukwu The security outfit launched by Cross River Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade codenamed  ‘Operation Akpakwu’ has busted a baby factory operating  at Anantigha axis of Calabar South Local government area of the state . During the handing over of 24 ladies, 11 children and 2 others suspected to be  behind the baby factory, […]

Images of events around the country. Some are of the Chinese embassy’s celebration of 50-year ties with Nigeria, change of guard at Army Public Relations unit among others. Vanguard News Nigeria

By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has expressed its desire to convert existing voting points and settlements into Polling Units to enhance voter access during elections. National Commissioner and Chairman, INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye said the decision was part of resolutions reached at Wednesday’s meeting of the […]