The Zamfara Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), has threatened strike action in Ahmad Sani Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, over non implementation of promotion arrears of members. The threat is contained in a letter addressed to the office of the State Head of Service by the unions. The letter made...
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Stakeholders in the tourism and culture sectors have expressed divergent opinions over the merger of the tourism ministry with the arts, culture and creative economy ministry. The stakeholders bared their minds in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. NAN reports that President...
A High Court in Kaduna State on Thursday, ordered the forfeiture of a Samsung S20, 3 Hp laptops, three exotic cars and N9.5million cash belonging to a convict, Stephen James, to the Federal Government. Delivering Judgment, Justice Dairus Khobo, sentenced James after he pleaded guilty to internet related fraud...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Chairman of the Senate Adhoc committee, investigating activities in Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, and National Iron Ore Mining Company Itakpe, all in Kogi State, led by Sen. Adeniyi Ayodele Adegbonmire (SAN), has assured the workers and management of the company, that his Committee...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A former President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator (Dr) David A.B. Mark, GCON, has condoled with the publisher and editor-in-chief of THE CONCLAVE online newspaper, Mr Sufuyan Ojeifo, on the death of his mother, Madam Aishetu Ojeifo. Madam Aishetu...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In recognition of United Nations Day 2024, the Plateau State’s SDGs Project Coordinator, Mrs. Nanbam Esther Danjuma-Lot, has called for heightened commitment to sustainable development in the state. In a statement issued to mark the global event, Mrs. Danjuma-Lot emphasized that the day serves...
The much-awaited cabinet reshuffle of President Bola Tinubu began on Wednesday with the sacking of five ministers and the nomination of seven new ones for Senate confirmation. The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, charged Nigerians to embrace the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), which he said had come to stay. Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), said, while addressing State House correspondents, that the President gave the charge at the Federal Executive Council (FEC)...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has announced the fund’s commitment to disbursing 90 billion naira for tuition fees and stipends. Sawyerr said this at a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships, and Higher Education Financing on...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that prices of essential food items, including beans, eggs, bread, rice, and tomatoes, experienced significant increases in September 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for September 2024 released in Abuja on Wednesday. The report said that...
The Police Command in Rivers has arrested three suspected kidnappers over their alleged abduction of travelers along the Port Harcourt-Owerri road in Rivers. The police also accused the three male suspects of abducting a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Rivers and orchestrating several armed robberies along...
Hyacinth Alia of Benue has suspended the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Mr Fidelis Mnyim, over his role in the suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Alia announced the suspension when he personally addressed newsmen after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N78.35 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of the Buruku/Gboko Water Supply project in Benue and the Greater Dutse Water Supply Project in Jigawa. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, said this while briefing State House correspondents after...
Barcelona captain Raphinha scored a hat-trick to lead them to a commanding 4-1 home victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday. The win ends a near decade-long winless run against the German powerhouses. Raphinha’s inspired night started when he gave Barca the lead a little over...
Manchester City cruised past Sparta Prague 5-0 on Wednesday to remain unbeaten in their Champions League campaign. Erling Haaland back-heeled home a stunning strike, the first of two goals on the night for Manchester City’s goal-scoring machine. Phil Foden, John Stones and Matheus Nunes also scored for Pep Guardiola’s...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A philanthropist, Mr Yusuf Yahaya-Kwande, has donated 205 pieces of collapsible walking canes to students and teachers of the FCT School of the Blind, Jabi, Abuja. Presenting the items on Wednesday, Yahaya-Kwande, who doubles as the Founder, Yahaya-Kwande Foundation, said the gesture was in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Emmah Gospel Isong of the Christian Central Chapel International, CCCI, a.k.a Faith Mansion World Centre, City of Testimonies, Ikot Ene Obong 8Miles, Calabar, is to be elevated to the position of Archbishop. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, the Government Day Secondary School Ngoshe, which had been closed for over a decade, was officially been reestablished following the construction of a new school by the Borno State Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation under its AGILE...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Following the suspension of Professor Innocent Ujah as the Vice Chancellor Federal University of Health Sciences Otukpo (FUHSO), a group called Concerned Idoma Unity Forum has faulted the action of the Governing Council accusing them of not following the stipulated guidelines in the...