Rare Stones brace as Man City trash Crystal Palace 4-0
John Stones scored twice as Manchester City moved into second place in the Premier League by sweeping aside Crystal Palace 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium. With league leaders Manchester United and defending champions Liverpool sharing the spoils in a goalless stalemate at Anfield, City took full advantage to move within two points of first place. […]
Delta HoS challenges civil servants on devotion, quality
Delta State has commenced a seven-week compulsory leadership course for 198 senior management staff of the state civil service at the threshold of Salary Grade level 15, with a call on participants to exhibit “uncommon devotion beyond their normal call of duties, for the collective good of the state”.
How Ministry of Petroleum paid N98.4m for PIB flyers; N39m for project monitoring
*Senate asks officers involved to return money to Federation Account By Henry Umoru— Abuja The Senate has taken a swipe at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources over the payment of N98.4 million for the printing of leaflets for the awareness campaign programme for the Petroleum Industrial Bill, PIB, without due process. The Senator Matthew Urhoghide, […]
Abducted Rivers Poly lecturer regains freedom
By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt The kidnapped lecturer of Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Ken-Poly, Bori in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, James Fenwi has regained his freedom from his abductors. Finwe, who was abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at his residence in Igwurutali community, Ikwerri LGA was released Saturday. Chairman of the Academic Staff […]
COVID-19: Schools to remain shut in Kaduna except Kadpoly & Open University
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Schools in Kaduna state are to remain closed with the exception of Kaduna Polytechnic and the National Open University who requested to re-open to enable their students to write examinations. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of education in Kaduna state, Mrs Phoebe Sukai Yayi told journalists in Kaduna, that the state government was […]
No rift between Obaseki, PDP leaders— Aziegbemi
By Gabriel Enogholase— BENIN Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, has denied rumours of a rift between Governor Godwin Obaseki and the leadership of the party. He said that such rumours were from fifth columnists and those who wanted to cause apprehensions and do not wish the party well. […]
Martins-Kuye’s death, a colossal national loss – PDP
By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has expressed sadness over the death of one of its founding members and former Minister of State for Finance, Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye describing his demise as a colossal national loss. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP commended the ex-Minister for his commitment […]
EndSARS: NAGAFF decries alleged assault on articulated trucks
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF, yesterday, decried what it described as incessant assault afflicted on members of its association by officers of the disbanded Presidential Taskforce in the Apapa Port, Lagos.
COVID-19 :ACJHR asks FG to stop NIN registration as more Nigerians are infected
By Joseph Erunke THE African Centre for Justice and Human Rights,ACJHR, has appealed to the federal government to immediately stop the ongoing National Identification Number, NIN registration, following the surging crowds at designated registration points. The organisation,in a statement, urged the government to extend NIN/SIM registration linkup to avoid the spread of the new deadly disease […]
Abia Government calls on teachers to return to classroom
Abia State Government has called on members of the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to avoid being used by political detractors and return to class immediately.
We’ll no longer work under pitiable condition, SSANU, NASU tell govt
Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU, have stated that they would no longer accept to work under pitiable conditions.
