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ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari declared that Nigeria is witnessing an increase in girls’ enrolment and retention in schools. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Buhari stated this on Thursday, …

SAGAMU – The Executive Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun (MFR) ably represented by the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Afolabi Afuape on the auspicious occasion of official commissioning of some laudable projects executed by Hon. Gbenga Banjo led administration of Sagamu Local Government. According …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Oyo State Government has directed that the last batch of staff of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, sacked by the last administration, be reinstated and their salaries for five months paid. The 41 staff were among those affected by the unwholesome sack order …

ABUJA – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has projected a N13.08 trillion budget for the 2021 fiscal year. The Minister for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 after the weekly virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari . Zainab …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA – As part of activities commemorating the 60th Independence Anniversary of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation from the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Thursday, October 1, 2020. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Agbekoya, a drama and a play based on the farmers’ tax uprising of 1968/69, written by Yinka Folahan, a travel and leisure professional of many years with entertainment entrepreneurship interest, is scheduled to be launched, staged on Monday, October 12, 2020 at Mulberry Hall, Mauve …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its partnership with Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) in a matching fund scheme. The scheme aims to cushion the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low-cost private schools by ensuring …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS – Access Bank Plc (“Access Bank” or ‘’the Bank’’) has on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 announced that it has received the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Approval-in-Principle for the Bank’s restructuring to a holding company (“HoldCo”). According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) and the National Council of Muslim Youth Organizations (NACOMYO) on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 said that Muslims in the South West region are not part of the recent call for Oduduwa Republic. Some Yoruba leaders among whom are Professor …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga/Folasade Oduwale IBADAN – A group, Igbo for President Solidarity Congress (IPSC), has said the South East should be allowed to produce president in 2023 in order to sustain the indivisibility of the nation. National President of IPSC, Dr. Olukayode Oshin-Ariyo, made the call at a press conference …