The Kwara Head of Service (HoS), Mrs Susan Oluwole, said the government is working at reaching acceptable agreement with Labour Unions on the implementation of the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. Oluwole said this in a Statement she signed and made available to the News...
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Kwara Government has announced that tertiary institutions will resume on Jan. 11, 2021, under strict adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols. The Chief Press Secretary to the State Government and Spokesman for Technical Committee on COVID-19, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, made the announcement in a statement issued on Friday in Ilorin....
Dr Olufolake AbdulRazaq , wife of the Kwara governor, has donated gifts to some babies born in the early hours of the new year day in the three senatorial districts of the state. Abdulrazaq, represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Deborah Aremu, in Ilorin...
The Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, has urged Nigerians to be hopeful in spite of the myriads of problems confronting the country. The advice was contained in a New Year message he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. The News Agency...
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has advised parents to register their children at birth to enable government to effectively plan for the future and for national development. She made the call on Friday when she visited Karu Primary Healthcare Centre in the FCT to welcome the...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Saturday to Monday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja predicted sunny and hazy weather conditions over the Northern region and the North Central states throughout the forecast period on Saturday. According to NiMet,...
The First Lady of Ekiti, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, on Friday, presented baby materials and cash gifts to the first and second babies of the year 2021 in the state. Fayemi who was represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Alhaja Maryam Ogunlade, presented gifts to parents...
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila on Friday visited Surulere Maternal and Child Care Hospital, where he spent time with babies born on New Year’s Day and their mothers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Baby Derrick, a male, the First Baby of the...
Some fun seekers have expressed disappointment over the cancellation of film shows and other activities at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, due to the second wave of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. Some of the fun seekers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos,...
National Council for Women Development (NCWD) has promised to improve collaboration with Nigerian and international partners to enlarge interventions targeted at improving the status of women. The council’s Director General, Mrs Mary Ekpere-Eta, made the pledge in a New Year message on Friday in Abuja. She recalled the unprecedented...
Twenty people were killed when a passenger bus flipped over in Algeria, state news agency APS reported on Friday. Eleven others were injured in the accident, which occurred on Thursday in the southern province of Tamanrasset, the report said, citing the civil defence service. Most victims were of various African...
The FCT Taskforce on COVID-19 Protocols has rated most Churches high on compliance with safety guidelines during Thursday’s Crossover Services to usher in the New Year. Mr Ikharo Attah, the Head of Media and Enlightenment of the taskforce, said this while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Attah said...
Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has called for close working relations with the government of that country to tackle the challenges posed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2021. President General of NICASA Mr Ben Okoli made the call in a telephone interview with the News Agency...
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) has urged all Sudanese actors to ensure a “safe and orderly drawdown” of the joint UN-AU peacekeeping mission in the country’s Darfur region. In a joint statement, AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, has cautioned residents of the state against spreading fake news in 2021 because of its negative effects on the society. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Rafiu Ajakaye on Friday in Ilorin. “I join our...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has appealed for urgent intervention by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on the plight of about 800,000 displaced people in need of food in areas affected by insurgency in the state. The information is in a statement by Malam Isa Gusau, the governor’s...
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is marking a new dawn in Africa’s drive towards economic integration as it takes off Friday. Alhaji Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, President, ACCI who made this known on Friday in Abuja, said it would ensure...
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, has approved the reopening of all schools in the state on Monday, Jan. 11, for the continuation of the first term of 2020/2021 academic session. This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Education, Dr Kanaelechi Nwangwa, in Abia on Friday....
India and Pakistan on Friday exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between the two countries. The exchange was carried out through diplomatic channels simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad, according to an official statement. This...
The Tricycles Riders Association, Bakin-Ruwa, Rigasa in Kaduna state, on Friday, admonished riders to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocols while conducting their business. Chairman of the association, Comrade Mahdi Lawal, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. Lawal said that...