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Day: October 9, 2025

World Mental Health Day: Dance crucial to mental health, wellness- professional dancers

…harps on the need to use dance for mental health exercises The Association of Dance Scholars and Practitioners of Nigeria (ADSPON) has harped on the need to use dance to achieve mental health, adding that dance , as a therapeutic tool is crucial to mental health and wellness among others. President, Dance Scholars and Practitioners…

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Makinde Appoints OYSIEC Board, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Governing Council

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of members into the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) and the Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. The appointments, which take immediate effect, were announced through letters signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun…

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Moniepoint, Opay, Kuda Shun Lawmakers’ Invitation as Nigeria Moves to Regulate Fintech Sector

Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to strengthen regulation of its booming financial technology (Fintech) sector have suffered a major setback as leading operators failed to appear before a key legislative committee. According to a report by Arise News on Wednesday, October 7, 2025, Hon. Olufemi Bamisile, Chairman of the House Ad-Hoc Committee on Fintech Regulation, disclosed that…

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NGO brings succour to less privileged, widows, aged in Igbaro community, Ibadan

In an attempt to cushion the heightened rise of poverty, hunger and health challenges at the grassroots, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Enablers Diaspora Grassroots Support Outreach (EDGSO), has provided free medical services and food items worth several millions of naira to the less privileged at Igbaro Town in Lagelu Local Government Area in Ibadan, Oyo state….

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