Reversal of N5,000 stipend to unemployed: Okorocha, Al-Makura, others back Buhari
Mixed reactions ranging from the need to face reality to assertions of unfaithfulness yesterday trailed news of President Muhammadu Buhari’s assertion of abandoning the All Progressives Congress, APC’s promise of paying out N5,000 stipends to some unemployed Nigerians.
FG to repatriate 60,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroun
ABUJA—The Federal Government has expressed commitment to repatriating over 60, 000 insurgency-displaced Nigerians who are presently taking refuge at the Minawao camp, Maruoa in the far North Region of Cameroun.
NCC confirms payment of N50bn part fine by MTN
LAGOS—The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday, confirmed that the Federal Government received N50 billion from MTN Nigeria towards the settlement of the N780 billion fine imposed on the telecoms firm.
Stakeholders call for collaborative efforts to stamp out use of mercury in Nigeria
Participants at a one-day stakeholders’ workshop on phase down on dental amalgam use in Lagos state with the theme “Towards Mercury-Free Dentistry in Nigeria” organised by Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev), have called for coordinated collaborative efforts by stakeholders in order to achieve the desired phase down of the harmful substance.
Ex-NIMASA boss challenges court‘s jurisdiction
Lagos—embattled former Director-General of Nigeria Maritime Administration Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi has challenged the jurisdiction of Lagos State High Court to entertain the charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Minister heads C’ttee on labour issues
The Federal Government has set up a 21-man tripartite committee headed by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. James Ocholi, to resolve contentious labour issues in the nation’s petroleum industry.
