Obaseki cuts expenditure, calls for change
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said his administration would cut expenditure and stick to available resources to help the government cope with the reality on ground, while also calling for a change of people’s attitude to expenses.
Industrial unrest looms in varsities over sack of SSANU staff
SENIOR Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU has threatened to withdraw their services in the Universities if the Governing Council of University of Abuja did not reverse the termination of the two officials of the union.
Biafra: Kanu uses the radio I established to blackmail me -Uwazurike
Chief Ralph Uwazurike, the founder of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB is unhappy and that may not be unconnected with the fact that he, of recent, is being relegated to the background on the issue of Biafra agitation. The man of the moment, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who Uwazurike said he employed and handed over the Radio Biafra he set up as part of the agitation process, has been getting all the attention of late.
Ngige reiterates FG’s commitment to enforce 1990 Factories Act
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to enforce the 1990 Factories Act as it concerns occupational safety and health component of labour activities.
Some beneficiaries of Niger-Delta Amnesty programme make call to bar list—Presidential Aide
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) said five beneficiaries of the programme were among those called to the Nigerian Bar on Thursday.
Kidnapping: IGP tours Abuja-Kano road to assess situation
Worried by the rising spate of kidnappings across the country, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Idris Ibrahim, on Friday embarked on a tour of the Abuja – Kano road to assess the situation
INEC registers 1.41m voters, distributes 54,395 PVCs
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had registered 1.41 million voters in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CRV).
Abducted Osun permsec dead, killed by Kidnappers
The Osun Head of Service, Mr Sunday Owoeye, on Friday confirmed the abduction and killing of the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of General Services, Office of the Governor, Mrs Olufunke Oluwakemi Kolawole.
INEC registers 1.41m voters, distributes 54,395 PVCs
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had registered 1.41 million voters in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CRV).
UN bids Osotimehin farewell, calls for renewed advocacy on HIV/AIDS
The UN Resident Coordinator, Mr Edward Kalllon, has called for a renewed commitment to champion advocacy for persons living with HIV/AIDS in the country.
Jimmy Carter released from Canadian hospital after suffering dehydration
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has been released from a Canadian hospital after being treated for dehydration suffered while participating in a charity building event, his foundation said Friday.
