By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has been issued 2-week ultimatum to implement the 200% increment in the salary structure for resident doctors in the country. The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) gave the ultimatum in a communique was co-signed by its President,...
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The House of Representatives has urged the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to stay any punitive actions against Miss Joy Mmesoma Ejikeme over alleged falsification of her JAMB score. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Awaji-Inombek Abiante (PDP-Bayelsa) at plenary in Abuja on Wednesday. The...
The House of Representatives has resolved to stop ongoing plans to cede Danare and Biajua Communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River of Nigeria, through Pillar 113A to the Republic of Cameroon. This followed the adoption of a motion jointly sponsored by members of Cross River Caucus,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Following the conflict in Southern Cameroon, over 18,000 refugees are said to have invaded Cross River State in the Southern part of Nigeria. The refugees are expected to go through a verification exercise organized by United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Calabar...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – In line with its rejigged operational tactics towards creating a safer motoring environment in Nigeria, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has successfully recorded 25% reduction in the total number of Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) and 53% decrease in the numbers of people killed...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Federal Government has condoled with the family of late Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, over his demise. Ajose-Adeogun, died at the age of 96, was the first Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) during the regime of Gen. Murtala Muhammed. He was charged with the...
Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, attended a meeting of frontline leaders of thought in the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, stating that he remains committed to the process of ensuring peace, unity and progress of Yorubaland. The governor, who spoke shortly after the meeting held at the...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says that 14 states and 31 communities may witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding from July 4 – 8 across the country. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, Lagos Territorial Office. Farinloye urged...
Plateau civil servants will suspend their on-going strike if government pays the balance of their February and March salaries, Mr Eugene Manji, NLC chapter chairman in the state said in Jos on Wednesday. Plateau civil servants embarked on an indefinite strike on May 11 after government failed to meet...
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Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Tuesday described as shocking, the sudden death of Samuel Ibiyemi, the publisher of NewsDirect newspapers. Ibiyemi reportedly died on Tuesday afternoon at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo. In a condolence message to his family and media colleagues, Abiodun described Ibiyemi as...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday expressed sadness on the passing of a former acting governor of Bayelsa, Nestor Binabo, who died in an Abuja hospital. Jonathan in his condolence message made available to newsmen by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, in Abuja,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed confidence that his administration is on the pathway to success in spite of the challenges facing the country, saying Nigeria has no reason to fail the rest of the African continent. Receiving visiting Bank of America officials...
The Kogi Government says there are no extra judicial killings in the state as being pedalled by some perceived enemies of peace and progress. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi Commissioner for Information, made this known in a statement in Lokoja on Tuesday. “The insinuation on extra judicial killings is what...
Mr Romanus Ejikeme, father to Mmesoma who was accused of forging her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, says the family has no plan to sue the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Ejikeme told journalists who visited his house at Nnewi on Tuesday, that the family had left...
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said the commission has received 216 case files from the Nigeria Police on the 2023 general elections. Yakubu stated this on Tuesday in Abuja l during the commission meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), which commenced the commission post-election...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday explained why it had kept mute on the divergent opinions expressed on its conduct, process and outcome of the 2023 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the explanation during the commission’s meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in...
His Majesty, King Charles III of England, has set up an initiative to tackle unemployment, bridge skills gap and enhance employability of Nigerian youths. This was disclosed during the Prince’s Trust International (PTI) Recruitment Fair on Tuesday in Lagos. The fair was done in collaboration with the Nigeria Employers’...
President Bola Tinubu has said that the current policies being taken by the administration was targeted at engendering a successful economy and secure nation. A statement by Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President, Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. The president said...