Blog Page

At last, the much-desired peace between the Tiv and the Jukun, which Governors Darius Ishaku of Taraba State and Samuel Ortom of Benue failed to achieve before leaving the country for holidays, is about being realised by their deputies. Deputy ...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday decried attempt by some military and Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (F-SARS) personnel to subvert the March 9 gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in the state. He said it was regrettable that a FSARS ...

The House of Representatives yesterday rejected the Bill for an Act to Establish the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Auditors of Nigeria (CIFIAN). If passed into law, the institute would handle for effective regulation, registration of members and determination ...

All zonal and state youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) rose from an emergency meeting yesterday in Abuja in serious condemnation of the zoning arrangement adopted by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) particularly in respect of the ...

Members of the Coalition of Indigenous Communities of Abuja (CICA) yesterday laid siege to the gates of National Assembly causing a major gridlock at the main entrance. They also blocked the villa gate and gate to office of Secretary to ...

Workers of Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, yesterday protested against alleged non-payment of 30 months salaries and 48 months of salary-increment arrears by the state government. The staff members, who protested at the Nigerian Union of ...

NO fewer than 60 persons drawn from academics, faith-based and civil society organistions, development partners and organised labour will converge on Keffi, Nasarawa State tomorrow to proffer solutions to votes buying and selling in the country. Others are, the Independent ...

The Nigeria Consumer Protection Network (NCPN) yesterday asked the Federal Government to ease payment for metres with a three- year payment plan to enable poor Nigerians afford them. Earlier, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had announced implementation of Metre ...

Representative of Rivers South East Senatorial District, Magnus Abe, yesterday said he has ended his 2019 gubernatorial ambition in the state. Abe said sequel to Supreme Court’s judgement against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and candidature, his dream to occupy ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has resolved to strengthen collaboration with other regulators in the market to accelerate financial literacy. It said this would ensure that Nigerians in urban and rural areas were sensitised on the benefits of financial ...