By Omotayo Toyeeb The federal, state and local governments have shared N750.174 billion as Federation Allocation for January 2023. According to the figure released by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its meeting, the sum included the Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Electronic Money Transfer Levies (EMTL), Augmentation from Non- Mineral Revenue, and an additional sum of
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By Toyeeb Omotayo A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and the Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti Afe Babalola, has faulted the Federal Government’s decision to shut down tertiary institution in the country over the forthcoming elections. The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC) had on February 9 ordered the closure of universities across the country
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By Toyeeb Omotayo The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on the N200 notes still stands. Buhari in his nationwide broadcast on February 16 directed the apex bank to only reissue and re-circulate the old N200 banknotes. The old N200 is expected to circulate as legal tender for 60 days up to April 10.
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By Dare Akogun The Deputy Provost ( Academics) College of Education Ilorin , Dr Bosede Oyedepo, has identified Education as a key driver of societal growth and progress. Dr Oyedepo who is also a lecturer in the department of Educational Foundations gave the indication while delivering the 3rd inaugural lecture of the college themed “Who does Bachelors Degree certificate Help?:
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By Dare Akogun As the general election draws nearer, the entire Fulani community in Kwara state led by Alhaji Usman Sule Jowuro Lamba, has declared it’s support for the PDP in the general election. The group who made declaration today during a visit to the PDP National leader and immediate past Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki today at his residence,
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By Toyeeb Omotayo The Management of Kwara State Polytechnic has shut down the institution for about 29 days following the Wednesday protest at Apata Yakuba and the polytechnic axis over Naira scarcity. The institution also postponed its ongoing semester examinations till after the general elections. The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Halimat Garba, in a statement on Thursday, urged the students
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By Toheeb Omotayo The Nigeria Army College of Education Sobi Ilorin, today, matriculated no fewer than 286 Fresh students into various programmes for the 2022/2023 academic session. The Matriculation ceremony was the fifth one to be held in the Institution’s premises. The students, who were newly admitted into various Faculties and Departments of the college, took the Oath
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By Toyin Saheed Despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to make the old 200 Naira-Notes a legal tender till the 10th of April, commercial banks in Ilorin the Kwara State capital shut their branches to customers today. Our Correspondent who went round the ilorin metropolis confirmed that no commercial banks open for operation in the state capital as the naira scarcity
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
Dare Akogun is a dynamic media innovator, strategic communication professional, and seasoned climate and environmental sustainability journalist with over 10 years of influential contributions to the media industry.
He Currently serving as the Head of Digital Media, Senior News Editor, and a presenter at Sobi FM 101.9, a leading radio station in Ilorin, Nigeria.
Dare is on a mission to leverage his media innovation expertise and project management skills to produce high-quality, accurate, and engaging content, while advocating for reduced fossil fuel consumption, especially coal, to combat effect of global warming.
He has covered comprehensively environmental issues and COP conferences, including COP28 in Dubai last year , COP 27 in Egypt, and the United Nations Least Developed Countries conference in Doha, in 2023.
He is a recipient of fellowship to be part of a 15 team of journalists selected worldwide to cover the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2024.
He has a Master's Degree in Mass Communication, from the University of Lagos, a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the Lagos State University and also a
Certification in Business Administration and Management, from the Babson College, Massachusetts, United States of America.
