NASS must purge itself – SARAKI
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, said yesterday that if the National Assembly, NASS, is to play its role as an agent of development with the mandate to sustain democracy, it must cleanse its house, adding that the legislature has not met the expectations of Nigerians and should step up its legislative performance.
Strike: Don’t be intimated, Delta NUT tells members
THE Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, Delta State chapter, has told striking teachers in the state to disregard the directive of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, asking its members to remain calm and not be intimidated.
ASUU UNIBEN threatens strike over alleged unpaid salaries, arrears
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benin zone, Edo State, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to pay in full, salaries and arrears allegedly owed Universities or they would down tools.
Delta govt urged to implement report on Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja land dispute
Delta State Government has been urged to implement the report of the Prof. Abednego Ikoko panel of enquiry which recommended for demarcation of the already acquired 289 hectares of land between Ogbe-Ijoh and Aladja communities in Warri South-West and Udu Local Government Areas of the state.
Ikeazor vows to eliminate ghost pensioners from Nup
EXECUTIVE Secretary/Director–General, Pensioner Transitional Arrangement Directorate, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, has assured Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, that with the computerization of pension information, issuance of identity cards and BVN biometrics as well as the Federal Government’s verification exercise, everything was being done to eliminate ghost pensioners.
My son’ll be rescued alive, says mother doctor who jumped into lagoon
Rescue workers, comprising officials of Marine Police, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA and local divers, yesterday, combed the lagoon section at the Third Mainland Bridge in search of the medical doctor, Allwell Orji, who jumped into the lagoon on Sunday.
