Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, charged the 5,000 newly-recruited teachers and 700 non-teaching staff converted to teaching cadre to embrace professionalism in the discharge of their duties. The governor, while speaking at the Induction and Training Programme for the new teachers employed by the post-Primary School Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, said that the teachers’ appointments were based on merit. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as equally saying that his administration will continue to train and retrain the new…
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The Eko Electricity Distribution Company on Monday announced the collapse of national power grid, worsening the blackout being experienced by households and businesses in some parts of the country This is coming less than a month after similar incident occurred. Both Kaduna and Eko Electricity Distribution Companies confirmed the collapse, which occurred around 1:00 pm on Monday. The grid had, on July 28, 2021, suffered a total collapse, which the Transmission Company of Nigeria attributed to the loss of 611 megawatts at two power stations. In a message to its customers on its Facebook page, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company…
The political standoff between the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola and his predecessor, Engr. Rauf Aregbesola worsens on Monday as some key loyalists of the Federal minister of Interior were dragged to court for alleged offences ranging from assault and conspiracy. The intraparty crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Osun State took a new dimension yesterday when some loyalists of the Minister Of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. Arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate Court were Caretaker Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in the State of Osun, Hon Rasaq Salinsile and former Chairman of the party, Reverend…