Ondo workers will receive minimum wage next week— NLC
The Ondo chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assured government workers in the state of the payment of new minimum wage in November salary. Mr Ademola Olapade, Acting Chairman of the NLC gave the assurance on Sunday in Akure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the proposed strike over […]
Brain drain: Senate seeks increased budgetary allocations to varsities
Senate on Tuesday lamented the increasing rate of brain drain in the Nigerian universities and some other critical sectors, and therefore called for increase in yearly budgetary allocations for them to tackle infrastructural decay and enhance monthly enumerations of lecturers to curb the menace. The Red Chamber also mandated its relevant committees to relate with […]
Buratai seeks support for Tinubu’s reform @GOCOP 2024 conference
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has sought support for the administration of President Bola Tinubu to deliver the reforms in the power sector as well as his other reform programmes for the benefit of Nigerians. In a message delivered at the 8th Annual Conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) […]
NASS ‘ll Tinker With Existing Legislations To Guarantee Full LG Autonomy -Akpabio
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured that the National Assembly will amend current legislations that have impeded the administration of Local Government Councils in the country to guarantee the third tier of government full autonomy. Senator Akpabio identified the State and Local Government joint accounts committee and the State Independent Electoral Commission […]
Withhold allocations to states failing to conduct credible LG elections, SERAP tells Tinubu
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct Mr Olawale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, to immediately withhold federal allocations to states that have failed and/refused to conduct credible local government elections, and to ensure that any allocations from the Federation Account is paid only […]
CSO urges NAHCON boss to focus on 2025 Hajj, shun distraction
A civil society organization, CSO that monitors and reports Hajj and Umrah activities in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, the Independent Hajj Reporters, IHR, has urged the Acting Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Professor Abdullahi Usman Saleh, to avoid distraction and focus attention on the 2025 Hajj preparations “that is currently moving […]
Bobrisky: Two senior officers at Kiri-kiri prison, 2 others suspended
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has suspended two senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service Secretary to the board, Jaafaru Ahmed, in a statement, indicated that this followed the viral video on social media alleging infractions by Officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service relating to the sentencing of Idris Okuneye, widely […]
Kuku nominated as Regional Advisor for Africa on Airport Council International World Governing Board
In a groundbreaking achievement for Nigeria and the African aviation sector, Olubunmi Kuku, the current Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has been nominated to serve as a Regional Advisor representing Africa on the Airport Council International (ACI) World Governing Board. The nomination was ratified on September 20, 2024, during the […]
Kwara hails Offa robbery verdict, condoles victims’ families
Kwara State Government heaves a great sigh of relief at the judgment of the State High Court, which convicted the five criminals involved in the April 26, 2018 armed robbery in Offa. Hon. Bola Olukoju, the Commissioner for Communications stated this in a statement issued on Thursday. She said: “At least 33 innocent citizens, including […]
Breaking…..Court sentence Offa Robbery suspects to death
Suspects involved in the Offa Robbery have been sentenced to death by hanging. The judgement was delivered on Thursday by Justice Haleema Salman. Six suspects: a policeman, Michael Adikwu (now deceased), Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham were arrested in connection with the bloody bank robbery incident on the 5th […]
