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06/04/2025

Ladoja Mourns Olunloyo, Describes Late Governor as Incorruptible

Spread the loveThe Oyo State former Governor and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja has described the passing of renowned mathematician, engineer and technocrat as the exit of titan.He said the late Dr. Olunloyo was a man of many parts who left his footprints on the sands of time. Accor...

09/11/2024

IMV 2ND ANNIVERSARY: Criticize Government Constructively as Partners in Progress - Com. For Land Charges Members

Spread the loveOyo State Commissioner For Lands, Housing, Survey, and Urban Development, Honourable Williams Akin-Funmilayo has charged media professionals across the country to be genuine and constructive in their criticism of government. Honourable Akin-Funmilayo stated this on Friday while playin...

14/09/2024

Dangote Refinery to Begin Distribution of Petrol to NNPC on Sunday https://penangle.com/dangote-refinery-to-begin-distribution-of-petrol-to-nnpc-on-sunday/

26/08/2024

Tinubu Appoints Ambassador Mohammed as New DG of National Intelligence Agency

Spread the lovePresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s c...

26/08/2024

Dangote Announces Readiness to Roll Out Petrol From Refinery

Spread the loveThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has announced readiness to begin production of premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol. Dangote Industries Limited’s Vice President for Oil & Gas, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, announced this during the tour of the refinery complex...

26/08/2024

Federal Government Names Eight Approved Togo, Benin Republic Universities (Full List)

Spread the loveThe Federal Government has stated that only eight universities have been accredited to award degrees to Nigerians in Togo and Benin Republic. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made this known on Sunday night while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. M...

26/08/2024

FG Bans Candidates Below 18 Years From Writing WAEC, NECO

Spread the loveThe Federal Government has prohibited individuals under the age of 18 from taking part in the National Examinations Council and West African Examinations Council exams. Education Minister Tahir Mamman confirmed this directive during a recent appearance on Channels Television’s Sunda...

26/08/2024

Invest in Ibadan Arable Land For Agricultural Production - Olubadan Tells Belgian Ambassador

Spread the loveThe Olubadan of Ibadanland, H.I.MOba Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin Ige Olakulehin 1 has declared that Ibadan has enough arable land suitable for agricultural production needing investors. The paramountruler made this declaration when he received the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E Pi...

26/08/2024

Okonjo-Iweala Laments Nigeria’s Stagnant GDP Growth Rate, Says It Remains Negative Since 2014

Spread the loveThe Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has lamented, saying Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate on average has been steadily declining since 2014, signalling a downturn in the economic well-being of the average Nigerian. Okonjo...

26/08/2024

Shipping, Maritime Workers Secure N200,000 Minimum Wage as FG Resolves 20-year-Old Labour Dispute

Spread the loveShipping agencies under the aegis of Shipping Agencies, Clearing, and Forwarding Employers Association (SACFEA) and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have signed a landmark agreement, establishing a minimum wage of N200,000 for workers in the shipping subsector. This monume...

26/08/2024

BREAKING: Resident Doctors Begin Seven Days Nationwide Warning Strike

Spread the loveThe Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a seven-day warning strike over the abduction of Dr Ganiyat Popoola of the National Eye Centre in Kaduna State who was kidnapped nearly eight months ago. NARD President, Dr Dele Abdullahi, who disclosed this on Sunday, s...

04/08/2024

Full Text of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Speech on Nationwide Protest

Spread the loveFellow Nigerians, I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, h...