Governor Nyesom Wike has hinted that only a prepared and determined person would succeed him as Rivers State chief executive at the 2023 general elections. The disclosure comes as youths encouraged him to seek higher office at the next poll. ...
Read More »NLC gives Cross River govt ultimatum over minimum wage
Following the breakdown of negotiations on the new minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Cross River has given the state government a seven-day ultimatum to act. A letter, signed by the State Chairman, Comrade Julius Nkoji, and Secretary ...
Read More »Why President Buhari enlarged NDDC interim management committee, by Akpabio
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has offered reason for the enlargement of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Nigerian leader had on Wednesday approved the increase in ...
Read More »Distance me from attack on Justice Odili home, says Sylva as PDP reiterates call for Oshiomhole’s arrest
The Minster of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has dissociated himself from the attack on the Abuja home of the Odilis in the aftermath of the nullification of the gubernatorial victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in ...
Read More »House of Reps members disagree over establishment of polytechnics in Delta State
Two members of the House of Representatives, Francis Oghene Waive (Ughelli South/Udu federal constituency) and Ossai Nicholas Ossai (Ndokwa East/Ndokwa West/Ukwuani federal constituency) have disagreed over the establishment of two polytechnics in their constituencies. This followed after a Bill for ...
Read More »FG urged to institutionalise social protection programmes
The Federal Government has been urged to institutionalise its social protection programmes for impact and sustainability. An international organisation, Save the Children, said government could leverage the gains of the current administration’s social nets for continuity. The Senior Social Protection ...
Read More »NYSC raises the alarm on fake online mobilisation, redeployment of corps members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned parents, guardians and corps members against failing victims to fake persons who promise deployments and redeployments to states. Raising the alarm over the activities of these individuals who operate through an online ...
Read More »No plans to hand over power firms to Siemens, minister declares
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has said no proposal had been made by the Federal Government to handover the power distribution companies (DisCos) nationwide to Siemens. Mamman had been quoted saying the Federal Government had submitted a proposal to ...
Read More »Federal Government urges United States to backtrack on visa embargo
The Federal Government has appealed to the United States to rescind its decision on immigrant visa ban on Nigerians due to the age-long ties between the two nations. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the call while receiving the American ...
Read More »Senate tackles Customs CG Hameed Ali over alleged non-remittance of staff’s pensions
For allegedly failing to remit the five per cent of staff wage to the Nigerian Pension Commission (PENCOM) in the past five years, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts yesterday queried the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed ...
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