Civil Service: Labour battles govt over tenure elongation, irregular appointments
Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has taken up arms against Federal Government over irregular appointments and elongation of the tenure of Permanent Secretaries and Directors in the civil service.
Mali: ECOWAS recommends resignation of 31 lawmakers
By Victoria Ojeme The leaders of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) has urged the 31 lawmakers in the Malian parliament to resign as they push for a peace deal. This was part of Declarations by the ECOWAS Heads of State at the extraordinary summit online over the political crisis in Mali. The […]
Saudi-led consortium pulls plug on Newcastle United takeover bid
A consortium led by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund has pulled out of a bid to buy Newcastle United. A proposed £300m purchase of the Premier League club, backed by the PIF, whose chairman is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been withdrawn largely due to the protracted nature of negotiations. A statement initially […]
Oriental Energy commences 2020/2021 scholarship programme
Indigenous marginal field operator, Oriental Energy Resources Limited, said it had commenced 2020/2021 University Scholarship Award Scheme for undergraduate students in Akwa Ibom.
Buhari, Oyetola, Sanwo-Olu, Aare Adams, Afenifere mourn Fasanmi
LEADER of the Egbe Ilosiwaju Yoruba, Senator Ayo Fasanmi died, yesterday, after brief illness in Osogbo at the age of 94. Fasanmi, a pharmacist, would have clocked 95 on September 27, 2020.
Abia schools to reopen August 10
By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia Schools in Abia state would reopen on August 10 to enable students in exit classes to prepare and write relevant examinations. Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, who said the date is tentative, explained that the planned reopening is subject to verifiable compliance with all the COVID-19 control measures […]
