The Federal Government has obtained a loan from the International Development Association (IDA) to improve the attractiveness of the nation’s mining industry. Moreover, it had finalised an agreement with a French firm, SOFRECO, to develop a programme for inclusion of ...
Read More »Senate considers mandatory computer education for teachers, pupils, screens Muhammad for confirmation as CJN
Disturbed by the falling standards of education, the Senate has resolved to make computer literacy compulsory for teachers and pupils in private and public schools nationwide. The resolution, which followed a motion sponsored by Akon Etim Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom South), ...
Read More »Women protest against Shiites, seek terrorist tag for Islamic movement
Commercial activities were momentarily brought to a halt in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as a battalion of women stormed the National Assembly complex to protest against the activities of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (popularly known as Shiites). Organised ...
Read More »Glitches trail new minimum wage as organised labour mulls strike
The inability of organised labour and the Federal Government to arrive at common consequential figures for the implementation of the N30,000 national minimum may result in a series of protests by workers. Government negotiation team’s ‘take it, or leave it’ ...
Read More »Hawking ,Sale or Trade in the Naira Notes, A Punishable offence Police
The Lagos State Police Command in collaboration with Central Bank of Nigeria raided markets within Ikeja and environ where Nigerian currency is illegally traded. The operation was carried out on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th July, 2019; the suspects were ...
Read More »Christian body denies claims of leadership crisis
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has debunked rumours that its leadership is enmeshed in crisis. There had been campaign of calumny against the CAN president, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, and attempts to criminalise his person and office. In a statement ...
Read More »Reps Speaker Gbajabiamila promises special budgetary attention for Zamfara State insecurity
House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the Ninth National Assembly will give special budgetary attention to the three senatorial districts of Zamfara State to resolve the issue of insecurity. The Speaker, who stated this during his visit ...
Read More »House of Representatives committee intervene to settle Bauchi assembly members
The House of Representatives committee set up to reconcile aggrieved members of the Bauchi House of Assembly has begun meeting with critical stakeholders in the state. The 12-man panel, headed by Musa Sarkin Adar, disclosed that the lower legislative chamber ...
Read More »Ihedioha cautions Okorocha over comments against him, urges ex-governor to learn from forerunners
Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has appealed to monarchs and other personalities in the state to ask his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha (APC, Imo West), to stop insulting and demeaning the office of Imo governor. The appeal was prompted by ...
Read More »Kidnappers abduct ex-Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia’s mother in Bayelsa
Beauty Ogere Siasia, the 76-year-old mother of former Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia, has again, been kidnapped for the second time in four years. Madam Siasia, who was abducted by unidentified gunmen yesterday at her home in Odoni, Sagbama Local ...
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