Oyo govt denies down-sizing workforce
Ibadan—Against reports that the Oyo State government is planning to retrench workers in its civil service owing to its planned reduction of ministries from 23 to 13, the state government has said the on-going verification exercise among civil and public servants in the state was for the restructuring of public service and not for retrenchment as being speculated.
Aggrieved workers in Owerri battle State Assembly over slash of salaries
Uneasy calm now reigns in Imo State House of Assembly, as the aggrieved workers in the establishment have continued to bare their fangs over the 50 per cent slashing of their monthly emoluments by the state government.
One year after: Nigeria not ready for another Ebola attack
LAGOS — Almost a year after Nigeria recorded its first ever case the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, a cross section of local and international experts have said the country is not prepared to respond in the event of another outbreak.
3AGT: AUC, NEPAD charged on alternative sources of funding
THE African Union Commission (AUC) and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) have been urged to facilitate the mobilisation of investment finances required for the operationalization of the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated African Agriculture Growth and Transformation (3AGT).
Ebonyi highest in number of people without bank accounts —CBN
CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has expressed worry that Ebonyi State ranks highest among the states in the country with about 56 per cent of its entire population having no access to financial services including owning of bank accounts.
Delta Police worry over increase in cult groups
The Police in Delta State have expressed concern over increased activities of cultists in the state, following the arrest of eight suspected members of a notorious cult group, Aye confraternity in Warri.
