Corps members in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme across Nigeria are groaning under expenses as their monthly allowances fail to foot the bill. More NYSC members have voiced their disappointment at the federal government’s delay in implementing their new wages in September. Before he left for the NYSC programme, Sylvester Peter worked at … [Read more…]
Ethiopia’s First Female President Sahle-Work Zewde Resigns Following Alleged Tensions with Prime Minister Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde resigned from office on Monday following a speculated disagreement with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Sahle-Work, the first woman to hold the ceremonial role in Ethiopia, has been head of state since 2018, representing a significant milestone for gender … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to protect local government secretariats in Rivers State against incursion by arsonists and vandals. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga made this known in a statement on Monday after rampaging hoodlums aggrieved with the outcome of Saturday LG poll burnt down some council secretariats in the oil-rich state. … [Read more…]
Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the umbrella of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have suspended their strike action. NUT had on September 18, 2024, directed primary teachers Local Education Authority (LEA) across the six area councils to embark on strike over non-payment of its members’ remaining 60 per cent … [Read more…]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas, following their victories in Saturday’s Local Government Council elections. The swearing-in ceremony held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the … [Read more…]
…APP, AA get 22, 1 LG Chairmanship Seats respectively The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has issued certificates of return to newly elected local government chairmen. Sunday’s event comes a day after the commission’s official declaration of results. This followed the conclusion of the keenly contested election, which, despite initial controversies and threats, was … [Read more…]
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, said the outcome of the Rivers State local government election has shown an end to political intimidation and judicial chicanery. This, Atiku said, would pave the way for the noble pursuit of governance to commence in the state. He applauded Governor … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to reject an application by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, seeking to halt the forfeiture of assets and funds linked to him. On August 25, 2024, the court granted the EFCC permission to temporarily seize $2.045 million, … [Read more…]
Nigeria has officially commenced the sales of crude oil and refined petroleum products in naira, the Federal Government has announced. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Saturday said that in line with the Federal Executive Council (FEC) directive, the sale of the products in naira commenced on October … [Read more…]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in Saturday’s local government election. Declaring the results on Sunday at its headquarters in Makurdi, the Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, Richard Tombowua, announced that the APC won all 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship elections held in the … [Read more…]
…We’ll align with Gov’s policies of disruptive innovation – Council bosses Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged the newly elected Local Government chairmen in the state to be creative and innovative in their performance while focusing on optimising values that will create solutions through lean spending. This is even as the council chairmen … [Read more…]
The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Adolphus Enebeli declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. However, the state electoral umpire suspended the declaration of results for … [Read more…]