Atiku queries Tinubu over suspicious N12.8trn service-wide vote
Atiku zeroed in on the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, where he said N2.19 trillion of the SWV is listed as personnel costs, dwarfing the N54.8 billion allocated for salaries at the Federal Ministry of Finance. "Who exactly are the workers earning ₦2.19 trillion? Where are they? What offices do they occupy? What agencies do they belong to?" he asked, describing the figures as budgetary absurdity rather than legitimate planning.
Ohu’s assassination: Rights group demands justice
A Group of journalists under the auspices of Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has condemned the gruesome assassination of the Assistant Editor of The Guardian, Mr. Bayo Ohu, by some unidentified assailants in his Egbeda- Lagos home on Sunday morning and demanded comprehensive and thorough, investigation by the law enforcement agents to unravel those behind the dastardly killing and bring them to justice in no distant time.
NITEL, Mtel workers plan showdown over unpaid salary
WORKERS of the troubled national carrier, Nigerian Telecommunication (NITEL) Plc, and its GSM arm, Mtel, have threatened to disrupt operations of the company over their 13 months unpaid salary arrears, lamenting that they are finding it difficult to cope with the economic situation in the country.
Igbo leader mobilises for Fashola’s re-election
The Leader of the Igbo community in Lagos, Chief Christian Nwachukwu, has kicked off the mobilisation of the Igbo towards re-election of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State.
Omotoba to meet aviation unions over handover of GAT
Aviation Minister, Mr. Babatunde Omotoba, would Tuesday meet with labour unions in aviation industry over the contentious handover of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, to Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited last weekend.
Fashola woos Arab investors on housing scheme
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State who is currently in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj, has met with the board and management of a major property development firm to discuss possible ways of partnering on housing scheme in Lagos
