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The Minister of Education, Maruf Olatunji Alausa, has praised the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for doing a good job on its core mandate. He made the call on Friday when he received the new Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, in Abuja during a courtesy visit. The Minister also called for the extension of the one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme to two years and for the expansion of NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Training programme content for Corps Members. “You have done so well as an organisation. Let NYSC give people…

The Hadejia Emirate Zakat (alms)Committee has collected and distributed zakat worth more than ₦1.072 billion. This is according to a report presented to the Emir of Hadejia Alhaji Adamu Abubakar. The secretary of the Zakat committee, Alhaji Ismaila Barde, told newsmen after presenting the report to the emir , that zakat was distributed to 185,000 needy and deserving families in the area in the 2024 to 2025 season (1446 AH). According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the zakat was collected from 27 district areas under the emirate and comprised of cash, crops, livestock. The emirate, noted that in…

The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said he received with happiness the appointment of Engineer Bashir Bayou Ojulari as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, described Ojulari ‘s appointment as another big deal for Kwara and its people. AbdulRazaq noted that this was coming a few days after President Tinubu named Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe the Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The Governor congratulated Ojulari on the appointment, expressing his confidence in his capacity to deliver on…

By Zarumi Mashood Kwara State Government on Thursday signed an agreement to upgrade the Omu Aran General Hospital to a teaching hospital for the medical students of Thomas Adewumi University (TAU) Oko-Irese in Irepodun Local Government Area of the State. Expected to produce more quality health workers, especially medical officers and other specialists, the MOU is another bold step of the administration to strengthen its collaboration with private institutions in healthcare delivery. Last year, the government signed a similar MOU to allow the Al-Hikmah University to use the newly upgraded Sobi Specialist Ilorin as a teaching hospital as part of…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga informed that President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023. The new 11-man board has Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman. Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as the chief financial officer last…

Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), Oko-Irese in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has announced the appointment of Mr. Fisoye Opemipo Kolawole as substantive Registrar of the high-flying institution. The appointment, a statement made available to theheraldnews.ng informed, was approved by the Governing Council of Thomas Adewumi University during a meeting held on 14th March 2025. According to the statement, Kolawole had served as acting Registrar from May 2024 till the time of this substantive appointment. “Mr Kolawole Fisoye Opemipo is an accomplished university administrator with extensive experience in higher education management. With a career spanning over a decade, he…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can rest assured that his second term in office is guaranteed, notwithstanding the ongoing plot by some opposition elements to unseat him in the 2027 poll. He made the declaration during the special Iftar/Lent dinner organized by the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) aimed at strengthening fellowship and deepening bonds of unity among governors, National Assembly members, ministers, top government functionaries, and the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Wednesday night. Akpabio also expressed optimism that the APC would sweep more elective seats across the…

As the Super Eagles of Nigeria host the Zimbabwean national team in Uyo, Nigeria’s players have declared that they will treat all remaining World Cup Qualifier matches as wars that must be won. “We are ready. The remaining matches are wars and we must fight them with all that we have to win.” Those were the words of the man, Victor Osimhen, whose brace in Kigali ensured an away victory for the Super Eagles on Friday. theheraldnews.ng reports that victory over Zimbabwe, who drew 2-2 with Benin Republic on Thursday, will take Nigeria to nine points and in good stead…

The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, has assured the National Association of Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP) of Kwara State Government’s preparedness to work with it in the administration and planning of tertiary education. The Commissioner gave the assurance when she received members of NAEAP were on a courtesy visit to her office. “The Kwara State Government is open to strategic partnerships that will complement our efforts in improving tertiary education. We welcome NAEAP’s expertise in educational administration and planning, especially in areas such as capacity building, policy formulation, and institutional governance,” she said. She also commended NAEAP’s…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday in Abuja restated the Federal Government’s determination to equip Nigerian youths with the required skills that would enable them to compete effectively as key players on the global stage. He informed that areas in which the government intends to train the young population include world-class training in digital literacy, technical skills, entrepreneurship, and the creative industries, even as he pointed out that the success of a nation becomes realistic “when its children go to bed guaranteed of their place in the changing world.” A State House press statement said that the President, who stated…