Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has condemned attempts by some ‘unscrupulous’ elements to cause mayhem in the state, insisting that his administration would not tolerate acts of hooliganism in any guise. He also urged the National Chairman of the All ...
Read More »NSIO, ICPC unveil hotline to safeguard social safety nets, curb corruption
The National Social Investment Office (NSIO) in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will on Friday launch a toll-free line to checkmate corruption and truancy in the school feeding and N-Power schemes of the ...
Read More »FG, Labour resume minimum wage talks today, implementation date remains April, negotiation end November, says Ngige
Despite the delay in the negotiation of consequential adjustment, the take-off date for the implementation of the new minimum wage is April 18, 2019, when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the bill into law, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris ...
Read More »MASSIVE ROAD REHABILITATION TO COMMENCE IN LAGOS By Chinyere Ejuka
The Lagos State government has declared a state of emergency on various dilapidated highways and carriage roads within the State; as the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that massive rehabilitation works on critical roads and highways across the State ...
Read More »Nasarawa Accountant General seeks reduction in cost of governance
Accountant General (AG) of Nasarawa State, Yakubu Zakka, has sought a reduction in the cost of governance to enable the state to pay salaries, gratuities, pensions and other workers’ benefits. He made the call in an interview with newsmen in ...
Read More »Rivers community sign agreement with NAOC to end flooding
The Aggah Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Council Area of Rivers State has signed an agreement with ENI, parent company of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to end perennial flooding in the area. Aggah, a host community to NAOC has been ...
Read More »Ihedioha orders payment of pensioners from Thursday October 17
Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has directed Accountant General of the state, Head of Service (HOS) and the Commissioner for Finance to begin payment of the retirees from Thursday, October 17, 2019. He gave the directive at a one-day Pensions ...
Read More »Port Harcourt Area II, Onne Customs generates N81.2b revenue in Q3 of 2019
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area II Command, Onne Rivers State has generated ₦81.2b into Federal Government’s coffers in the third quarter of this year. Customs Area Controller, Aliyu Galadima Saidu, who disclosed this during the operational assessment ...
Read More »Rep seeks review of N46b proposed for health in 2020 budget
A member of the House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions, Henry Nwawuba, has advocated an upward review of the N46 billion budgeted for health in the 2020 Appropriation Bill by at least 15 per cent, as required by international ...
Read More »Edo Governor denounces alleged defection plan, pledges loyalty to APC
The Edo State government has described the allegation of defection being leveled against Governor Godwin Obaseki by some individuals in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as false, insisting that the governor remains loyal to the party. It was reacting to ...
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