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Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has promised corps members posted to the state a monthly stipend. The Governor made the pronouncement during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Batch B Stream 1 Orientation course, held at the NYSC camp, Wannune, Tarka local government area of the state, on Tuesday. Alia promised that each … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted leave to the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to serve on the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Yusuf Magaji Bichi, the court’s ruling admitting him to bail. Justice Nicholas Oweibo specifically granted Emefiele permission to publish the bail … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed the nationwide broadcast by President Bola Tinubu as a bag of empty propagandist promises aimed at diverting attention from his lack of preparation for the task of governance. National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said this at an ongoing media conference, in Abuja. He explained that … [Read more…]
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has expressed deep concern regarding the impending nationwide protests announced by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). While recognizing the constitutional right to peaceful protests, Egbetokun has appealed to the involved parties to ensure the demonstrations remain peaceful and not be … [Read more…]
Any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a “declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali”, the two countries said in a joint statement Monday. The governments of Niger’s two neighbours, both the result of recent military coups, made the comments after West African leaders threatened to use … [Read more…]
Award-winning author, Chimamanda Adichie, joined the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi; and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed at the Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday in Abuja. Obi and Baba-Ahmed are challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, 2023 poll as … [Read more…]
The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja has reserved judgement in Atiku Abubakar’s petition challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory. Haruna Tsammani who led the five-member panel of the court said on Tuesday that a date for judgement in the suit would be communicated to parties. The electoral commission, INEC, had on 1 March declared Mr … [Read more…]
…charges committee on transparency, speedy distribution of relief items Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has rolled out palliatives to mitigate the harsh economic effects of the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government on residents of the state, stressing that his government feels the pains the people were passing through. The governor … [Read more…]
Protesting workers in Oyo State, on Monday, locked the state secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital, to demand palliatives, upward review of pension allowances and payment of monies deducted from the salaries in the past. The workers and pensioners were drawn from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Union of Pensioners … [Read more…]
A 13-year-old programmer Joshua Agboola has emerged the youngest certified Amazon Web Services developer associate in Africa. Master Agboola achieved the feat after a gruelling two-hour examination that tested his skills and knowledge in deploying, troubleshooting, and development on the AWS cloud platform. Cloud services are infrastructure, platforms, or software that are hosted by third-party … [Read more…]
The Supreme Court has confirmed the death of one of its judges, Justice Centus Nweze. This is contained in a statement issued by Festus Akande, the apex court spokesman, on Monday. Mr Nweze was said to have died on Sunday after a brief illness at 64. With his demise, the South-East has no justice at … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress has commenced mass mobilisation ahead of its planned nationwide strike scheduled to begin Wednesday to protest the hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal. In a schedule obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, the NLC urged Nigerians to “join us at the Unity Fountain, Abuja on Wednesday, August 2, … [Read more…]