PDP postpones North West Zonal congress

PDP postpones North West Zonal congress

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the North West Zonal Congress of the party, earlier scheduled to hold on November 20. The party, in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd.), on Wednesday in Abuja, said the NWC approved the postponement of the […]
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Unemployment stoking arms conflict in A’Ibom, USAID warns

Unemployment stoking arms conflict in A’Ibom, USAID warns

International donor agency,  United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has raised the alarm over an imminent conflict situation in Akwa Ibom State, identifying youths unemployment, poverty and other economic variables as being responsible for the spate of  kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes in the state.

Earned academic allowances: Much ado about sharing formula

Earned academic allowances: Much ado about sharing formula

By Adesina Wahab When university teachers went on strike from March to December last year and when non-teaching staff in the same sector also embarked on strike early this year, the issue of Earned Academic Allowance was prominent among their demands. The teaching staff are under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, […]

Police, military not rivals ― Lagos CP

Police, military not rivals ― Lagos CP

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has said that the military, the Police and other security agencies in the country are not rivals

Lagos govt awards university scholarships to best 2020 WASSCE students

Lagos govt awards university scholarships to best 2020 WASSCE students

LAGOS State governor, Mr. Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has approved award of university scholarship to two exceptional students, Miss Favour Abiodun and Master Taiwo Solana, for emerging best students with 8 A1’s and 7A1’s respectively in 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations, WASSCE.

Don’t over use Corps Members, treat them like permanent staff, NYSC DG cautions employers

Don’t over use Corps Members, treat them like permanent staff, NYSC DG cautions employers

The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shu’aibu Ibrahim, has cautioned employers not to “over use” Corps Members, instead they should treat them as permanent staff. Ibrahim, represented by the North West Area Office Director of the scheme, Hajiya Zainab Isah, made the plea at a 2021 NYSC Corps employers workshop […]

Guards Brigade conducts CIMIC to Schools in Abuja; 1,000 students get free books, pens

Guards Brigade conducts CIMIC to Schools in Abuja; 1,000 students get free books, pens

The Commander, Guards Brigade, Brig Gen Mohammed Takuti Usman on Thursday 17 November 2021 conducted civil-military cooperation activities as part of “Exercise Enduring Peace” to three schools under the Brigade’s area of responsibility and presented Exercise Books, Pens and other writing materials to hundreds of students of the schools.

Uduak-Abasi Akpan confessed raping, killing Iniubong — Police Inspector

Uduak-Abasi Akpan confessed raping, killing Iniubong — Police Inspector

A police officer,  Inspector Samuel Udoh, the 6th Prosecution Witness in the trial of Uduak-Abasi Akpan, his father and elder sister, over the murder of job seeker, Iniubong Umoren, yesterday, told Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, that the first accused person, Uduak-Abasi Akpan, confessed raping and killing the deceased.

NYSC decries increased rejection, under-utilisation of Corps members

NYSC decries increased rejection, under-utilisation of Corps members

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has expressed worries over the increasing rejection and under-utilisation of corps members by employers. He said this while declaring open the 2021 corps workshop with the theme “Optimising the NYSC/Corps Employers Partnership for National Development in the context of the New Normal” […]

FG plans 100% growth in crude oil output

FG plans 100% growth in crude oil output

Amidst consistent underperformance since this year, the Federal Government has indicated that it was rebuilding the upstream sector to ramp up crude oil production by 100 percent to 3.0 million barrels per day, up from average 1.5 million since this year.