ABUJA – Staff members of the National Board for Technology Incubation, NBTI, have appealed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, to appoint an Acting Director-General (DG) to fill the vacuum created by the exit of the agency’s immediate past Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Jibrin Muhammed.

Two staff of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State— a pregnant Mrs Josephine Obetta, and Caroline Ekeh—were, yesterday, crushed to death along Orba Road on their way home to get their Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVC, a prerequisite for the payment of their January salary.

Our topic today has its roots in the Book of Exodus. God wanted to send Moses on a special mission to liberate the Israelites to enable them fulfill their destiny. God was also keen to fulfill His promise to their ancestors. “What do you have in your hands?” God asked Moses. “A staff,” Moses answered. With that staff, Moses was able to do exploits and ultimately set free the Israelites and bring them almost to the promised land. As we begin the New Year, we are making New Year resolutions and setting goals. That is wonderful because we must plan and implement to succeed. To implement, you need the requisite skills or talents. Where are yours? They are your staff?

abuja—FORMER staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways, will tomorrow storm the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, to protest continued delay in the release of N45billion approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for the payment of their benefits.

PORT HARCOURT—Police have recorded a breakthrough in the investigation on the murder of a staff of Shell, Mr. Cletus Onyekwele, at his office in Port Harcourt, with the arrest of one of the suspected killers, using forensic science.

Owerri— Over 300 staff of Imo State University Teaching Hospital, IMUTH, Orlu, yesterday, blocked the administrative complex of the hospital, over the allegation of half payment of salaries among other issues.

The Islamist Boko Haram terrorists have released a video footage of the staff members of the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, and an NNPC staff under abduction. In the video, the men cry for help from the Federal Government, urging FG to listen to a purported demand from the terrorists whom they said would free them if such happens.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) chapter, has called for a Presidential Visitation Panel to conduct “a forensic staff and financial audit” in the institution.

There was pandemonium on Tuesday in Osun, as Staff and students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, staged violent protest at the premises of the State High Court, Ede.

The police in Cross River on Monday arrested four suspected thieves for unlawful possession of 4,555 National Identity cards and 21 others who committed various offences, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, said.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Legal Matters, Dr. Bilkisu Saidu has dismissed recent nepotism charges credited to a faceless Social Media contributor using the name Ismaila Farouk from Zamfara State regarding appointments made by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, into some Federal agencies and the ones done in the office of the Vice President.

President Trump is reportedly considering a major shakeup to his White House staff and bringing back top campaign strategists over his frustrations by what he sees as his team’s inability to contain the crisis involving alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Staff of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday said though they are willing to respond to the call by the chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff to resume to work, they cannot do so because they are afraid for their lives.

THE new Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi, has revealed that improved staff welfare will be his priority as that is the only way the agency can attain world standard.

No fewer than 45 staff of College of Education, COE, Agbor, Delta State, whose names were allegedly removed from the Delta State central payroll in May 2013, have appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to come to their aid by restoring their names to the state government’s central payroll.