President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of twenty (20) qualified Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC) with nine current Federal Commissioners being appointed to a second term in office: (1) Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke — Abia (2) Dr. Clifford Zirra — Adamawa — Reappointed (3) Mr. Chidi Christopher … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned against the rejection of any bank notes it has issued in line with the provision of the CBN Act 2007. This comes amidst fears that the old banknotes may cease to be legal tender by December 2023. On March 3, the Supreme court had ordered that old … [Read more…]
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has assured American and other global investors that the state is safe for business and investment with recent government’s deliberate policies at enabling the ease of doing business and strengthening of institutions. Mbah, who urged investors to consider investing in Enugu’s huge investment opportunities with promise for high return … [Read more…]
A Nigerian court on Wednesday granted bail to former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, who is charged with procurement fraud and has been in detention since June. Emefiele appeared in court for the first time since August after Judge Olukayode Adeniyi on Monday ordered he should be released unconditionally or be brought to court. He is facing … [Read more…]
Aviation unions in Nigeria on Wednesday directed their workers to withdraw services to all public and private Owerri flights (both inwards and outwards) with effect from midnight. The unions said the strike is indefinite until otherwise directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). The unions are the … [Read more…]
Ahead of the Saturday, November 11, governorship election in Imo, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said there will be no election in the polling units with no registered voters. The commission also published detailed information on 40 polling units where elections will not take place on Saturday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the … [Read more…]
Emefiele who has been in the custody of Security agencies for over 149 days, was ordered by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, to be released unconditionally or be brought to hear his application for bail. Dressed in a yellow Kaftan and a cap and flanked by operatives of the EFCC, … [Read more…]
The leadership of the two union reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The two major labour unions said nationwide mobilisation of members and allies have begun immediately. The action by the Organised Labour followed the brutalisation of NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, last week in Imo State. … [Read more…]
In Imo State on Tuesday, the governorship candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Senators Samuel Anyanwu and Athan Achonu, respectively, staged a walkout at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by INEC to press home their demand for the redeployment of the state Resident Electoral (REC), Professor Sylva Agu. The stakeholders’ meeting was … [Read more…]
Ebonyi State Government has undertaken to make available 5% monthly contributions for all civil servants to enroll in the State Health Insurance Scheme. In a statement made available to Pacesetter by Dr. Monday Uzor, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Francis Nwifuru, the governor announced this in a message to the 2023 Ebonyi State Health Insurance … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) of dabbling into the politics of Enugu State and rendering itself a willing tool in the hands of the opposition in the state. It demanded an open and unreserved apology from the NYSC for conspiracy, deceit, and wilful misrepresentation of facts to … [Read more…]
Hilda Baci, a Nigerian Jollof Queen, has reacted to her dethronement as the record-holder for longest cooking marathon. The Guinness World Records (GWR) had in June announced that Hilda was the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon (individual), after reviewing all footage of the exercise. Although Hilda attempted to set a record of … [Read more…]