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After capturing over 24,000 of the over 48,000 retirees in both the state and local government, the Imo State Government disclosed that it has uncovered 8,549 ghost retirees. It also uncovered a monthly savings of N428m, which would have ended ...

As the Imo State Government begins payment of pension arrears, some of the retirees who confirmed that they have been receiving alerts from their banks have complained of being short- changed in payment of 57 per cent, urging quick reconciliation ...

Minister of Interior, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, has charged civil society and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to campaign against drug addiction and encourage youths to key into government’s development programmes. Aregbesola, who stated this when members of Centre for Peace and Environmental ...

The Igbo Youth Assembly (IYA) Worldwide, has described calls for zoning of the 2023 presidency by some elder statesmen in the country as coming too early. In a statement issued by its President General, Ifeanyi Nwaudunna, the group urged Nigerians ...

In his efforts to revive the state’s cultural heritage, Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has pledged that he will not relegate Igbo culture to the background. He noted that his administration will revive the rich cultural values of Igbo people ...

The Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers has urged security agencies to shun partisanship in the November 16, 2019 governorship election, saying its members were neutral and will not support any political party or candidate during the poll. Chairman of ...

Okowa reviews policy to revive agriculture The Delta State government has approved a budget proposal of N389b and allocated N217b for capital projects compared to N171b appropriated for current expenditure. Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, who briefed journalists on the ...

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the Federal Government to ban e-cigarettes, shisha and other so-called novel products from the tobacco industry in the wake of rising deaths attributable to vaping globally. It said ...

After four years of site cleaning and dredging, the Cross River State Government has announced payment of N200m as compensation to Bakassi indigenes. The money was paid for the donation of 35,000 hectares of land towards the development of the ...

A report by Amnesty International (AI) Nigeria in Abuja has revealed that no fewer than 19 journalists and media practitioners were attacked in the country between January and September this year, the highest since 2015. The 40-page report, which analyzed ...