The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has warned indigenous and expatriate contractors engaged in the construction of road projects across the country against substandard works. The minister, gave the warning in Abuja at a meeting with contractors handling federal roads, said sub-standard work was no longer acceptable....
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The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) not to meddle in its internal crises. Acting General Secretary of the union, Mr Kayode Agbeyangi, made the call in his address at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A renowned Islamic Cleric and Scholar, Sheikh khalifa Aliyu Ahamd Abulfatihi has appealed to the federal government to control prices of goods and services in the country. He also called on the government to improve on its constitutional responsibility of providing...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The immediate past Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami has been named as The Top10 Magazine Man of the Year 2023. He emerged the stand-out choice among many other distinguished personalities in a multi-stage rigorous selection and screening...
A lawyer, Mr Donald Ayibiowu, has called on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo not to make his deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, a scapegoat over allegation preferred against him by the state house of assembly. Ayibiowu, an indigene of Okelusi Town in Ondo State, made the call in an...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has congratulated the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, on the occasion of his 69th birthday, describing him as a shining light in Christendom. Governor Abiodun stated this in his goodwill message...
As part of the build up to the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), the group is gearing up to host media managers in both private and public sectors to a business luncheon on Wednesday, October 4 at the Abuja Continental Hotel...
The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has commended the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, for going round the northern border communities to check up on their plight in view of the consequences of political developments in Niger Republic. The Forum...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday flagged off the construction of 200 units of two-bedroom expanded bungalows, at the Gateway Aviation Village, Iperu in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state. The governor, represented by his Special Adviser on Housing, Jagunmolu Omoniyi, said the project would herald the...
Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning and prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has felicitated Muslim faithful in the State on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud (birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet Muhammad)....
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang says his administration would do its best to clear the backlog of N20 billon pension it inherited from his predecessor. Mutfwang stated this during a ceremony organised by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Plateau, on Tuesday in Jos to celebrate the party’s recent...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has approved the appointment of additional 94 Senior Special Assistants. This is contained in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Malam Bature Dawakin- Tofa, in Kano on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor had earlier appointed 57...
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has called on over 17,000 of its members, allegedly delisted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) to remain calm. The National President of the ASCSN, Mr Etim Okon, who said this on Tuesday at a news conference...
The Senate confirmed the appointment of Dr Olayemi Cardoso as the Governor of the CBN on Tuesday. It also confirmed the nomination of Mrs Emem Usoro, Mr Muhammad Dattijo, Mr Philip Ikeazor and Dr Bala Bello as the bank’s deputy governors. Their confirmation followed the consideration and approval...
The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) will commence an indefinite strike on Tuesday, October 3. This followed a joint press briefing held by both leadership of the union in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Tuesday (today). ...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and beyond on this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration, charging them to live by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The President, in a statement on Tuesday, said beyond celebrating the day marking the birthday...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) not to embark on its planned strike action. In his welcome remarks at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, Abbas pledged that the house would engage and support the Executive to...
The House of Representatives has invited the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) toward protecting the rights of late Ilerioluwa Aloba, AKA Mohbad’s songs and lyrics. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Babajimi Benson(APC-Lagos) at the resumed plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. Moving the motion, Benson, said that...
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has constituted a 9-man Ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged sales of government properties in Lagos and other states by the former administration of Tanko Al-Makura. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced the resolution after Mr Mohammed Omadefu, the...
The Federal Government says, it has taken steps to eliminate Dog – mediated Human rabies in the Nigeria environs by 2030. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this at a joint ministerial news conference to commemorate the World Rabies Day on Tuesday in...