archiveMay 2019

  The United Nations received 37 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against its personnel in the first quarter of 2019, according to one of its spokespersons. Mr Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the organisation, disclosed this at a news conference in New York on Thursday. The...

Tragedy struck the labour movement in Nigeria on Friday as the President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) Francis Johnson, is dead. The General Secretary of the organisation, Okugbawa Lumumba, disclosed this to reporters on Friday. He reportedly died in the early hours of Friday. Johnson...

The Economist has come out with the verdict that Nigerians became poorer during the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, insisting that while the Nigerian economy was “stuck like a stranded truck,” average incomes fell during the four-year period covering 2015 to 2019. In the report posted  on its...

  Pays 20 kobo dividend for 2018 May & Baker Nigeria Plc Chairman, May & Baker Nigeria Plc, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) has revealed that the company, in recent months, has made substantial investments that will drive growth and create better returns for shareholders. He made this disclosure at...

    The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), has said that the Federal Government’s lack of compliance with Executive Orders 003 and 005 was greatly hampering on the growth of local Information and Communications Technology (ICT) firms in the country. This was even as it announced the 14th International Conference of...

Says subsidy payment gulps N11trn in six years The Federal Government has spent over N11 trillion as payment for outstanding fuel subsidy claims in the last six years, the Senate has claimed. The Senate made this disclosure on Monday as they approved the payment of N129 billion as subsidy arrears...

To improve electricity supply in Ekiti State, Governor Kayode Fayemi has demanded the construction of 330 KV substation from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), to boost power supply in the state. Fayemi regretted that epileptic power supply in Ekiti was affecting economic growth due to its adverse effect on...

  The 8th Senate on Thursday concluded its business session and adjourned till June 6 for valedictory, to mark the end of the session. The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over plenary, made the announcement at the end of the day’s session. In his remarks, Ekweremadu...

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to a bill seeking the establishment of Nigeria Maritime University in Okerenkoko Delta State because of funding issues. The President conveyed his decision to the Senate in a letter on Thursday, citing excessive funding provisions for the institution as the major reason for his...

  Appoints former Head of Service as SSG Promises to address issues around minimum wage   Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu Thursday issued an executive order aimed at addressing sanitation issues and traffic congestion in the state. Aside, the governor appointed former Lagos State Head of Service, Mrs. Folashade...