INFOGIANT FM
Header AD 1
Header AD 1

Paused

Blog

The latest news, updates, and stories from your favorite radio station.

Presidency rejects World Bank’s poverty report
The Presidency has disputed the latest economic report by Nigeria’s biggest multilateral lender, the World Bank, which estimated that 139 million citizens were living in poverty, describing the figure as “unrealistic” and detached from the country’s economic realities. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, said in a post on […]
Read More →
FG begs ASUU to shelve proposed strike
The Federal Government has appealed to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve the proposed strike action, as the government is prepared to resolve all the lingering issues comprehensively and holistically. Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, appealed in Abuja at a news conference held before the meeting of the high-level […]
Read More →
Akinlalu: Abuja Police Storm Osun Amotekun Offices, Arrest 20 Personnel
Some police officers reportedly from Force Headquarters, Abuja, stormed the operational base of the Osun Amotekun Corps in Oke-Fia on Wednesday and arrested some personnel of the corps. The policemen also visited the Amotekun office in Ife, where operatives of the security agency were also arrested. Sources said the raid was in connection with the recent incident […]
Read More →
Osun to extend free eye screening to private school teachers, pupils
The Osun State Government has announced it will soon begin free eye screening for pupils and teachers in private primary and secondary schools across the state as part of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s Imole School Eye Health Programme. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of the Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA), Rasaq Akindele, at the […]
Read More →
Breaking: Police Suspend Enforcement Of Tinted Glass Permits After Court Order
The Nigeria Police Force has suspended the enforcement of the vehicle tinted glass permit across the country following a court order restraining the exercise. The spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT). Adeh explained that the suspension would remain in place pending […]
Read More →
NRC Condemns Vandalisation Of Signalling Equipment Between Agege, Agbado
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reported another case of vandalism on the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge corridor between Agege and Agbado Stations. The Corporation disclosed that some unknown persons had tampered with vital signalling components along the corridor. The vandalised items include the removal of signal machine cap protectors and the cutting of connection cables […]
Read More →
Osun Poly raises alarm over presence of suspected herdsmen in community
The management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has issued a security alert to the polytechnic community over the presence of some Fulani herdsmen in the town. The management in a memo signed by the institution’s Registrar, Abiodun Oloyede, on Tuesday, said the presence of Fulani herdsmen may pose a possible security threat in the community. […]
Read More →
SSANU, NASU mobilise for Thursday protest
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have declared a one-day protest for Thursday over the Federal Government’s failure to meet their demands. Acting under the Joint Action Committee, both unions have directed all their branches to hold joint emergency meetings on Wednesday to mobilise […]
Read More →
Why I Decided To Bow Out Of INEC – Yakubu
Prof. Mahmmood Yakubu has said that his decision to bow out of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was to pave way for the appointment of a new chairman.  Prof. Mahmmood Yakubu has said that his decision to bow out of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was to pave the way for the appointment of […]
Read More →
Tinubu Accepts Uche Nnaji’s Resignation As Minister
President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following allegations of certificate forgery. ‎The announcement was made in a statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday in Abuja.‎‎It will be recalled that President Tinubu appointed Nnaji in August 2023.‎ ‎In his resignation letter on Tuesday, […]
Read More →
BREAKING: Certificate Forgery: Embattled Minister Geoffrey Nnaji resigns
The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, who was exposed by PREMIUM TIMES for forging two certificates, has resigned from office. His resignation was confirmed by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations […]
Read More →
Senate approves bill seeking 10-year passport ban for Nigerians convicted abroad
The Senate on Tuesday advanced a bill that would revoke the international passports of Nigerians convicted of crimes overseas for a minimum of 10 years. Sponsored by Senator Abubakar Bello (Niger North), the bill seeks to amend the Passport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act as part of legislative efforts intended to restore the country’s global reputation. Leading […]
Read More →
BREAKING: New acting INEC chair takes over
A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, will take over as the Acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting […]
Read More →
Customs online recruitment exam holds October 9
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced Thursday, October 9, 2025, as the date for its main online recruitment examination for shortlisted candidates in the Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres. This was contained in a public notice shared by the service on Tuesday via its verified platforms. According to the statement, applicants have been grouped into […]
Read More →
NYSC DG visits Osun, charges corps members on nation building
The director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Nafiu Oloyede, on Sunday, visited the Osun State NYSC orientation General Nafiu, who hails from Ileogbo, Aiyedire Local Government Area of Osun State, was appointed by President Bola Tinubu in March 2025 as the 23rd DG of the NYSC. Addressing the 2025 Batch B Stream […]
Read More →
Osun Amotekun Commander Vehicle Riddle With Bullets
The Corps Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps, Isaac Omoyele, narrowly escaped death after being ambushed and shot by gunmen in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, late Monday night. The incident reportedly occurred around 10:05 p.m. on Monday, shortly after Omoyele closed from duty at the Amotekun Corps Headquarters in Osogbo. He was driving alone along Ikirun […]
Read More →
Nigeria Seeks $2bn Chinese loan For Power Grid Overhaul
Nigeria is in talks with the Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) for a $2 billion loan to finance the construction of a national “super grid,” Energy Minister Adebayo Adelabu announced on Monday, October 6. The project aims to address long-standing energy shortfalls that have hindered economic growth and industrial development for years. Already approved […]
Read More →
Tinubu orders reduction of 2026 Hajj fare
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered an immediate reduction in the 2026 Hajj fare to reflect the recent appreciation of the naira against the dollar, a major determinant of pilgrimage costs. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who conveyed the President’s directive yesterday during a meeting with the management and board members of the National Hajj Commission of […]
Read More →
FG to begin civil service verification on October 16
The Federal Government, through the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, has engaged the services of Philips Consulting and other human resource firms to conduct a comprehensive verification of civil service personnel records. According to an internal memo signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr […]
Read More →
Natasha resumes at Senate today after six-month suspension
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is set to officially resume plenary sessions along with other lawmakers today (Tuesday). The assurance was given by one of her lawyers, Victor Giwa. The upper chamber had earlier shifted its resumption from September 23 to October 7, 2025, extending its annual recess by two weeks and halting […]
Read More →
Police seek relatives of dumb man found in Osun
The Osun State Police Command has called on members of the public to help identify a man found wandering in Modakeke. This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, on Monday. According to the statement, the man was found on October 3, 2025, around Adelola Area in Modakeke. “The male person […]
Read More →
NNPC links cooking-gas price hike to PENGASSAN strike
The Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr Bayo Ojulari, has blamed the recent rise in cooking-gas prices on a temporary disruption to loading and distribution during the strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Ojulari said this while speaking to State House correspondents on Sunday, after a […]
Read More →
Tinubu ends 10-day Lagos working visit, returns to Abuja
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, returned to Abuja after a ten-day working visit to Lagos, during which he held a series of high-profile engagements with investors, commissioned projects, and attended national events. According to a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President arrived in Lagos on […]
Read More →
Secondary school certificate enough for political office – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said that all a politician needs to contest elections or secure a political appointment in the country is a secondary school certificate. Sani commented on Monday following an investigative report by Premium Times, which revealed that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, disowned the Bachelor of Science degree certificate […]
Read More →
N’Assembly warns workers against disrupting plenary over welfare demands
The management of the National Assembly has cautioned aggrieved parliamentary workers against carrying out their planned protest and picketing of the complex as lawmakers resume plenary on Tuesday. The warning followed threats by some members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria to embark on industrial action over alleged unresolved welfare and constitutional issues affecting […]
Read More →
Fubara’s men absent at gov’s reunion with Wike
Signs of a renewed reconciliation between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his political mentor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, appear to be emerging, following a high-level meeting of key political stakeholders in Port Harcourt. The closed-door meeting, held on Saturday night, brought together Fubara, Wike, members of the Rivers Elders […]
Read More →
Terrorism: Retired Generals back calls for state of emergency
Some retired senior military officers have backed the call by a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), for the declaration of a state of emergency to effectively address the Boko Haram insurgency. In his new book, ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,’ Irabor argued that the absence of political will […]
Read More →
Petrol remains N865/litre amid Dangote’s free delivery
Despite receiving petrol at N820 per litre with no logistics costs, partners of the Dangote Refinery have yet to reduce pump prices at their filling stations. It was revealed that Heyden, AP, MRS, and other major partners continued to sell petrol at N865 per litre. Apart from a few MRS outlets in Lagos that adjusted their […]
Read More →
Header 2
Job Vacancies at Oduduwa University – Apply Now!