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…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…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a broadcast to the nation at 7 pm on Monday, July 31, 2023. Dele Alake, presidential spokesman, announced this in a statement on Monday morning. “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio … [Read more…]
West African leaders on Sunday gave the military junta in Niger one week to cede power, warning they did not rule out the “use of force”, and imposed immediate financial sanctions. The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release and reinstatement” of Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, who has been … [Read more…]
LEADER of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has ordered Simon Ekpa to end all sit-at-home in the South-East. Kanu, currently in the Department Of State Services (DSS) custody, also directed Finland-based Ekpa to stop antagonising South-East governors or politicians from the region. In a hand-written order, Kanu asked Ekpa, his self confessed … [Read more…]
Military interregnum in West Africa is a direct consequence of politicians meddling in affairs of the military and security agencies which has thrown organisational discipline out of the door on the altar of political patronage, the Chief of Staff to the Liberian Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Charles Johnson III has complained. Responding to journalists question … [Read more…]
The military command of Niger announced on Thursday that it supported the coup that was started on Wednesday by members of the presidential guard, stating that maintaining national stability was its top concern. According to a press release from the army chief of staff, the army needed to “preserve the physical integrity” of the president … [Read more…]
Soldiers in Niger claimed to have removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power late on Wednesday, hours after members of the presidential guard detained the politician at his official residence. In a statement broadcast on national television, Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane said that “the defence and security forces … have decided to put an end to the … [Read more…]
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has begun investigation on the clash that happened within the premises of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday. Recall that DSS operatives and prison officials clashed at the court during the arraignment of the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, yesterday, Tuesday, … [Read more…]