Organised Labour on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to lead negotiations on the petroleum subsidy removal to cushion its effects on workers and other Nigerians. The National President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, stated this at a meeting between the leadership of the organised labour and the senate leadership led...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The founding pastor of Fountain of Life Church Family, Taiwo Odukoya has died at the age of 67. Pastor Odukoya, according to a statement released by the church on Tuesday, was said to have died on Monday, 7th August, 2023 in the...
Mr Andulamalik Ahmed and Ali Yaro both victims of alleged job racketeering at the Federal Character Commission (FCC) say they paid N1 million and N2 million respectively for job placement in the commission. Ahmed and Yaro made this known when they appeared as witnesses at the ongoing investigation by...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a bid to deliver the dividends of democracy and to enhance the economic development of Banki Town, Borno State, the Caretaker Chairman of Bama LGA, Hon. Grema Terab has distributed 10 Keke-NAPEPs and 10 Jega tricycle pick-up vans to ease movement of...
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye says enforcement alone cannot get rid of corruption in Nigeria. Owasanoye said eradicating corruption would require attitudinal change and promotion of core societal values. The chairman, represented by Mr Hassan Mohammed,...
The Federal Government says it has withdrawn the contempt of court proceedings against organised labour for embarking on a nationwide protest. This is contained in a letter addressed to the lead counsel to the NLC, Falana and Falana’s Chambers and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
● Raps Audu Ogbeh, others for calling for SGF’s removal Coalition for the Survival of Nigeria (CSN), a non-state actor, has drummed support for the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he continues to confront the socio-economic issues bedeviling the country. The group also commended President Tinubu for...
A former staff member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Mr Haruna Kolo, has alleged that job seekers paid millions of naira into his personal account for remission to the commission’s Chairman, Mrs Farida Dankaka. Kolo said this on Monday in Abuja at the resumed investigative hearing of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has debunked reports making the rounds on social media that it has initiated a new salary structure for workers in the state . The governor’s spokesman, Malam Olawale Rasheed, debunked the report in a statement on Monday in Osogbo. According...
A ministerial nominee for Delta, Mr Festus Keyamo, on Monday said that he would not disappoint President Bola Tinubu for nominating him as minister designate. Keyamo, a former Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Productivity, also thanked the Senate for its magnanimous consideration, saying he would not disappoint...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has distributed 30,000 bags of food items to 10 000 households as palliatives in Banki town Monday . The items distributed 10,000 bags of 25kg of rice, 10,000 bags of 25kg of maize, and 10,000 bags of 10kg...
The Senate has screened Mr Festus Keyamo a ministerial nominee from Delta after he apologised to the lawmakers over an alleged misconduct to the legislature. Keyamo’s screening at plenary on Monday followed his apology to lawmakers over his conduct in 2020, when it was said he ignored summon...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Sept. 21 to hear an ex parte motion filed against the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation, Mr Emmanuel Meribole. The Incorporated Trustees of Patriotic Youth Organization of Nigeria, through their lawyer, Mr Peter Abang dragged Meribole to court over alleged...
A human rights and constitutional lawyer, Mr Festus Ogun has written to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to probe a forgery allegation against Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, a ministerial nominee from Ondo state. In the letter addressed to the NYSC Director-General, copies of which were made available to...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has flagged off the construction of 16 Makurdi township roads measuring 15.39km on Monday. The governor said at the flag-off that the contract, awarded to an indigenous firm, was a significant step to achieving his goal of providing quality infrastructure for the...
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has assured on Monday that no part of the state would be ceded to Cameroon any longer. Governor Otu made the declaration at a public hearing organised by an ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives. The committee is investigating a...
The Chief Medical Director, (CMD) of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, has advised new medical doctors from the University of Ilorin to shun ‘japa’ syndrome and practise in the country. Adeyemo gave this charge on Monday at the induction ceremony of 144 medical graduands...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has sworn-in the first female Chief Judge of the state, Justice Dije Audu Aboki, with an appeal for support from the judiciary. Yusuf urged the judiciary to support his administration’s demolition and anti-graft policies to enable it recover public assets allegedly acquired illegally by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday flagged off the distribution of food palliatives residents of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere Local Government Council with a view to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal by the federal government. The Governor...