Troops rescue six kidnapped victims in Kebbi
"Acting on the intelligence, troops swiftly mobilised to the scene, where they made contact with the terrorists and engaged them with a high volume of fire.
New minimum wage out soon, says FG
THE Federal Government yesterday said that a new wage regime for workers in the country will be unfolded next year, just as Nigerians await the full deregulation of the oil sector.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Why el-Rufai may not return as scheduled
His resolve to return remains unchanged given his conviction that in serving this great country as a public officer he committed no offence known to our laws or at all, and that all the charges contrived against him and that are being assembled against him remain hopeless attempts to discredit him and his contributions to civilized governance.
INEC registers 3 new political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday registered 3 more political parties bringing the total number of parties in Nigeria to 54.
Govt’s policy agenda’ll redress socio-economic crisis — Babalola
By Oscarline Onwuemenyi ABUJA — Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, has said policy agenda of the Federal Government would bring succour to the socio-economic crises in the Niger Delta. According to a release signed by the Special Assistant on Communications to the minister, Mr. Oluyinka Akintunde, Babalola further stressed that government was […]
NUBIFIE asks Yar’Adua to sack Agric Minister
By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, NUBIFIE, has urged President Umaru Yar’Adua to sack the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma for allegedly undermining the Nigerian Agricultural, Cooperative and Rural Development Bank Limited (NACRDB) thereby causing unprecedented hardship to the peasant farmers. NACRDB branch of the […]
