Japa: You can’t deny workers decent wages, still forcefully keep them, Ajaero tells FG
… as Nnachi tasks leaders on selfless service By Joseph Erunke, Abuja President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, yesterday, faulted the federal government for attempting to deny workers the freedom to seek better jobs abroad in the face of poor working environment in the country. This was as the National President […]
How poultry, packaging cartels fix prices — FCCPC boss
From the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, yesterday came a startling revelation of how cartels in the poultry and packaging industries manipulate the market to keep prices high, despite government’s sundry interventions.
Was age limit for public exams Mamman’s undoing?
Expectations were high when he was sworn in on Monday, August 21, 2023, along 44 others by President Tinubu following confirmation as ministers
FG justifies 4 toll gates on Abuja-Keffi-Makurdi expressway
The Federal Government has said the four toll gates along the 260km Abuja-Keffi-Makurdi expressway were in conformity with the requirements of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC
We’ve achieved 80% 2024 budget implementation — Ogun gov
GOVERNOR Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, yesterday, attributed the successful implementation of the 2024 budget to an increase in funds due to the effective maximisation of more revenue areas and blockage of leakages in the system.
Kokopelli conveys artistic mastery with Emissaries
By Japhet Davidson Art enthusiasts, collectors, and members of the public will be immersed in an evocative collection, where each sculpture tells a story of nature’s endless capabilities as Kokopelli Art Gallery, one of the contemporary galleries in Nigeria opens a group exhibition tagged Emissaries an exhibition of sculpture. The exhibition which will feature six […]
NANS demands suspension of Adeleke’s aide over politicising, factionalising students body
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, have demanded the suspension of the Senior Special Assistant to Osun State Governor on Student Affairs, Oladejo Bashiru for factionalising the student body in the state. Speaking on the crisis within the Student body in Osun, Chairman NANS JCC Osun Axis, Ogungbe Taiwo described the […]
Foundation settles hospital bills of 10-yr-old boy with mental case
A Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Soledotun Abdulkarim-Yusuf Foundation, SAF, for the Empowerment of the Boy Child, has settled the medical bill of a 10-year old boy, Ayo Oluwarotimi, who has been diagnosed with mental challenges at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Ogun State. Speaking during the presentation of a cheque for over N300,000 being the medical bill […]
Ooni, inaugurates 10 township road in Ile-Ife built by ex senator
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Thursday commissioned ten township roads in Ile-Ife facilitated by former Special Senior Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Masters, Senator Babajide Omoworare. The roads which were funded by the Federal Government through the former senator include; Obalogun, Orunobaado, Gbelenkan, Oke-Ayetoro and Abewela. Others are Odo-Ogbe, […]
NIJ media resource center: You’re bridging gaps in education, FG tells Adebutu
By Juliet Umeh THE Federal Government, yesterday, commended philanthropist and Chief Executive Officer of Premier Lotto Ltd, popularly called Baba Ijebu, Sir Kessington Adebutu, for contributing to education by donating a state-of-the-art Media Resource Centre to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, in Ogba-Ikeja, Lagos. The newly inaugurated Adebutu Media Resource Centre, a 250-seater auditorium […]
Army authority awards scholarship to Borno indigene
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Nigerian Army Authority has awarded a scholarship to Nana-Fatima Bolori, a brilliant Borno State indigene, who excelled in the selection process. Major General Waidi Shuaibu, Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, announced this on Thursday at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri. Shuaibu explained that the scholarship aims to […]
