Oyo State Government has approved an upward review of maternity leave for pregnant women and nursing mothers in its service from four months to six months. The Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Prof. Daud Sangodoyin, made this known on Tuesday in Ibadan while briefing newmen on the outcome of the weekly State Executive Council meeting. …

Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice- President, has charged corporate leaders on the adoption and entrenchment of high ethical standards and good governance to engender business sustainability. Osinbajo gave the charge at the Institute of Directors (IoD) 2020 Annual Directors’ Conference which held both physically and virtually on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria …

File: National Assembly Complex The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to present the 2014 National Conference Report to the National Assembly. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, said that the authentic materials for a genuine restructuring of Nigeria were contained in the 2014 national conference report. …

Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu (middle); Chief Press Secretary to Delta Governor, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika (left) and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr. Nduka Omodon , (left) during a post Exco Press briefing, held in Government house Asaba. Tuesday The Delta State Executive Council, on Tuesday approved the development and management …

Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) …blasts Southern governors By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has accused some governors from Southern part of the country, of nonchalant attitude over the alleged killing of Northerners and destruction of their assets. In a statement signed by the AYCF’s National President, Yerima Shettima issued to journalists after an …

Osewu Mr John Osewu ( PDP-Doma South) of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, on Tuesday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC). Osewu, who has just recovered from sickness, announced his defection to the APC shortly after he assumed duty at the assembly. “The issue surrounding my health condition was a terrible experience for …

Dame Pauline Tallen By Godwin Oritse The Minister for Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen is set to grace the upcoming MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative event as the Special Guest of Honour. As the United Nations marks its 75 years anniversary with a search for the “Third Paradise”- a new world where …

The suspected abandoned toxic waste container By Godfrey Bivbere & Providence Emmanuel A 20 foot container suspected to contain toxic waste has been abandoned at Berger Suya bus stop, along the Cocoanut – Mile2 end (close to the pedestrian bridge) of the Oshodi/Apapa expressway. The specialised container with number TLLU 2813171is loaded with already rusting drums …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State …As Chief Imam lauds gov’s intervention …Says Muslim community at peace with natives Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has directed the immediate rebuilding of two mosques damaged by some protesters in the Nsukka Area of the State. This was announced by the chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Hon. …

By Tordue Salem, Abbuja The House of Representatives Committee on Airforce on Tuesday promised to raise the budget of the Nigeria Airforce, as the panel commended efforts of the Chief of Air Staff in the battle against terrorism in the country. The lawmakers gave the commendation at the headquarters of the Nigeria Airforce in Abuja …

…Moves to confiscate passports of erring travelers Secretary General to the Federation/Chairman Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha. By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has lamented the lack of compliance with the PCR test protocol by about 65 percent of Nigerians returning to the country, saying it has taken steps to seize the international passports …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to present the 2014 National Conference Report to the National Assembly. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, said that the authentic materials for a genuine restructuring of Nigeria were contained in the 2014 national conference report. Ologbondiyan …

By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday told the Senate why there are numerous abandoned road projects across the country, saying that the processes in which appropriation is made both at the executive as well as the legislative arms of governments form part of the reasons. Disclosing this in Abuja when she …

An Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that one Jayeoba Oluwafemi, 51, be remanded at the Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti, for allegedly raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police prosecutor, Insp. Caleb Leramo, said the offence was committed on Oct. 4 at Ado-Ekiti. He said the …

…Destruction uncalled for, police tracking culprits – Adamu Sanwo-Olu receives Police IG over coordinated arson in Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, received the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu, at the State House in Marina on a commiseration visit. It was the first time the Number One cop in the country …

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, on Tuesday staged a mass protest over an allegedly offensive publication of Prophet Muhammad by a citizen of France. The Shi’ites also burnt the national flag of the European country at the Wuse market area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The angry …

A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire. Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness in coalition with 62 CSOs and NGOs on Tuesday appealed to youths to step down plans for a second #EndSARS protest. Dr Nwambu Gabriel, who spoke on behalf of the coalition, made the call at a …

By Ola Ajayi, Ibadan Five local government Caretaker Chairmen and eight LCDA Chairmen in Oyo State have been suspended indefinitely by the State House of Assembly. The decision to suspend the local government bosses was taken after a prolonged meeting by the lawmakers. The legislative arm said their suspension was occasioned by their failure to …

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A High Court sitting in Ikirun, Osun State has ordered that the sacked Peoples Democratic Party Chairman in the state should return to the seat pending the determination of the pending matter before it. The National Working Committee of the PDP had asked Adagunodo to step aside pending the investigation of the …

Sekibo The Senator representing the people of Rivers East Senatorial District in Nigeria’s Senate, Senator George Thompson Sekibo, on Tuesday asserted that Nigeria will come out stronger in the face of the present struggles towards a better Nation. The Senator made the assertion while speaking to newsmen at the Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa in Rivers …