The Lagos State House of Assembly has appointed Mr Olalekan Onafeko as the Acting Clerk of the House. The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, made this known before the commencement of the day’s plenary on Monday in Lagos. Obasa confirmed Onafeko as the acting clerk after a voice vote by lawmakers present during …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. By Festus Ahon Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday, urged Nigerians to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, back to power in 2023 to restore good governance, including infrastructural development in the country. Okowa who stated this at a thanksgiving service, said the PDP would do everything possible with …

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu …Promises to advance gains recorded in Edo The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni, has assured the nation, particularly the people of Ondo State, of the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to replicate and advance the gains recorded by the Force and other security agencies during the Edo …

Supreme Court By Onozure Dania The 36 state governors, through their respective Attorneys General and Commissioners for Justice, have dragged the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, AGF,  Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, before the Supreme Court over the failure of the Federal Government to fund the courts in the country with recurrent expenditure …

By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio – Yenogoa The Ijaw Nation Development Group, INDG, in collaboration with other Ijaw organisations as well as individuals and representatives of Izon organizations globally, has rejected the passage of the proposed Water Resources Bill in its present form describing it as “another backdoor attempt to own our resources.” The …

The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja has set up modalities for the disbursement of 2, 000 to cushion effects of subsidy removal. Dr George Akume, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs in his speech at Inter-Ministerial Stakeholders meeting on Poverty Alleviation said the initiative was also part of programme to lift 100 million …

File Photo: Members of NLC protesting at Federal Secretariat Abuja over Minister of Labour actions to NLC Members, May 2019. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin In spite of the suspension of the nationwide strike by the organised labour over the recent hike in electricity tariff, fuel and Value Added Tax (VAT), members …

…We are not aware of incident – police Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. By Ozioruva Aliu Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to bring a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Godwin Obaseki, to justice for allegedly shooting dead one Mrs. Yado …

By Michael Eboh The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, paid itself N1.53 trillion as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, in three years and six months, from January 2017 to June 2020, according to series of documents obtained, yesterday, from the corporation. According to the documents, in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the …

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for all arms of government to deploy resources to address the common needs of all citizens rather than the greed of a callous few. The president made the call at the 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption and launch of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy, …

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige and NLC National President, Ayuba Wabba By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The leadership of Organised Labour in Cross River comprising Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, have described the suspension of the strike scheduled to hold Monday as unfortunate adding that dialogue was key in …

File Photo: Members of NLC protesting at Federal Secretariat Abuja over Minister of Labour actions to NLC Members, May 2019. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin In spite of the suspension of the nationwide strike by the organised labour over the recent hike in electricity tariff, fuel and Value Added Tax (VAT), members …

With the inauguration of the Warri Itakpe rail station in Agbor, Delta State, due in a few days, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Transport, Honorable Rotimi Chibuke Amaechi have prioritised the security of passengers and others with the introduction of top-notch security baggage scanners in railway transportation across the country. The Warri Itakpe …

ECOWAS to deliberate again on grey areas Goodluck Jonathan By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Special Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Envoy to Mali, and former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on the political development in Mali. This is as the Heads of …

Nigerian should keep faith, it’s not yet over — TUC By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The leadership of Organised Labour in Cross River comprising Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC& Trade Union Congress, TUC have described the suspension of the strike scheduled to hold today as unfortunate adding that dialogue was key in every negotiation. The leaders …

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq By Demola Akinyemi Organised labour unions in Kwara state under the aegis of Joint Kwara State Labour Congress (JKLC) on Monday issued Kwara state government 14 days ultimatum to sign the N30,000 new minimum wage into law or risk industrial action to press home their demands. The Kwara state government in a …

By Ike Uchechukwu The Management of Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED on Monday debunked allegations by Cross River Water Board, CRSWB, that it was supplying epileptic power in Calabar occasioning the water Corporation to spend 150 million naira on diesel monthly. PHED stated that that the disconnection of Cross River water Board, CRSWB, power supply …

Says another N2.5bn in deceased Agric ministry staff Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Monday, said that it uncovered the sum of N2.67 billion payment made to some federal colleges for school feeding during the lockdown in …

Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, says its Constituency Projects Tracking is not targeted at lawmakers. Owasanoye disclosed this in Abuja on Monday at the 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector, which was organised in collaboration …

President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari today sought stronger collaboration among the three tiers of government to fight corruption in the country, saying that his administration was determined to end the menace of corruption in all sectors. President Buhari stated this in his remark at the 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption with …