Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says the Federal Government was “hasty” in blaming the Islamic State’s West African Province (ISWAP) for the Owo church attack. The governor said this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, on Friday. “The statement is too hasty. I...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A leading Advocate of Good Governance and anti-corruption Civil Society Organisation – HEDA Resource Center, has condemned the vicious massacre of scores of worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo state by yet- to-be identified gunmen The group described the act...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has commended the Federal Government for paying the the arrears of the National Minimum Wage Arrears (NMWA) to its members. The commendation is contained in a communique signed by Aminu Umar, the zonal Publicity Secretary zone ‘A’ of ASUP at the end...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to end the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, made the call in his contributions to the report of the Director-General, International Labour Organisation, during...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – A United States-based non-profit organization, Mission Africa International, has called on the Federal Government to do more in addressing the humanitarian needs of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Benue State. President of the organization, Pastor Oluwasayo Ajiboye made the call when he paid...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Social Action Integrated Development Center (SAIDC), a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to expedite action to inaugurate a substantive governing board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as provided in the NDDC Act 2000 as amended. Miss Comfort...
There are plans by the Federal Government of Nigeria to imprison the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu indefinitely without trial. Barrister Bruce Fein, the United States-based lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, disclosed this in a letter addressed to the Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Fein warned the...
The kidnapped Prelate of the Methodist Church, His Eminence Samuel Uche, on Tuesday said N100m was paid as ransom before he was released. At a press conference in Lagos, the cleric said the monies were arranged in five sacks of N20 million. The funds, he noted, were raised by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has appealed to the international community to put pressure on the Federal Government to address the unabating acts of terrorism by armed herdsmen in the country without religious or ethnic bias. He said at the moment, it appears that...
The Federal Government says it will ban all substances that are not ozone-friendly in accordance with the Montreal Protocol Agreement, which Nigeria is a signatory to, by Jan. 1, 2023. These substances include refrigerators, air conditioners, generators, water dispensers, photocopiers, among others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Family members of the Kaduna train attack have raised concern over threats by the terrorists to kill the victims if the Federal Government fails to yield to their demands after seven days. The devastated relatives of the abductees said the terrorists have spoken to them directly, and are demanding...
The Federal Government says it cannot increase emoluments or downsize workers without productivity measurement. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open the third National Productivity Summit in Abuja, organised by the National Productivity Centre (NPC). The theme of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Coalition Of Civil Society Organizations In Nigerian (COCSON) has criticized the recent corruption allegations leveled against the newly appointed acting Accountant General of The Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku by faceless media organisations. Recall that Mr Nwabuoku was on Sunday appointed by the Federal Government to...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone D, on Monday threatened to shutdown major airports if the face-off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government continued. NANS South West Zone Coordinator, Mr Adegboye Olatunji, made this known in Abuja on Monday, at a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government on Thursday tasked traditional and religious leaders in Nigeria to join forces with the government in the efforts to reduce the high number of out-of-school children estimated at 10.5 million and myriads of other challenges besetting basic education in the country....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Independent Petroleum Marketers‘ Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Adamawa/Taraba chapter, has threatened to embark on strike if the Federal Government failed to promptly pay their outstanding bridging claims. The IPMAN Chairman, Alhaji Dahiru Buba, who stated this today at a press briefing, lamented over...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Wednesday took part at the fifth in series of ongoing distribution of palliatives, during which 6,000 vulnerable men and women of Gwange I, II, and III wards benefited. The distribution took place around 7:30am at a primary school...
The Federal Government is set to re-arraign the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on an amended six-count of treasonable felony. The amendment came on a day the trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako fixed to hear an application Kanu filed to be released on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has expressed optimism that the decisions reached at its tripartite plus meeting with the university-based unions would start yielding fruits next week. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by Mr Olajide Oshundun, Head, Press and Public...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to resolve outstanding demands reached with them in order to avert disruptions in the academic calendar. ASUP President, Mr Anderson Ezeibe, made this disclosure while addressing newsmen at the end of an emergency National...