archiveOctober 2019

  threatens to deal with saboteurs of his education policies says Schools Governing Councils not disbanded   Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, announced that he has given approval for the recruitment of teachers into the State’s teaching service, noting that his government is re-engineering the education for...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, recorded second gain in October with the market capitalisation increasing by N15 billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.835 trillion, inched N15 billion or 0.12 per cent to close at N12.850 trillion. Also, the All Share Index (ASI) rose by 32.11...

The Ondo State government has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on rural roads across the country as part of the ways of ensuring food security. Mr Akin Olotu, the Special Senior Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Agric and Agribusiness, made the call at...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the payment of arrears of the new minimum wage as agreed upon by the Organised Labour and the Federal Government. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this known when he briefed State...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the Senate will support initiatives and efforts aimed at widening the scope of women participation in politics and governance. Lawan stated this on Wednesday when playing host to a delegation of United Nations Women at the National Assembly, Abuja. According to...

  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has said the house would stick to the deadline of Oct. 29 given to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to conclude their budget defences for 2020. Gbajabiamila said this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday. The house, on Oct. 10,...

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said on Wednesday that it would release the 2017 audit report next week, while that of 2018 will be released before the end of the year. Its Executive Secretary, Mr. Waziri Adio, disclosed this in Abuja while defending the agency’s budget before the...

Nigeria on Wednesday in Sochi, Russia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia for the modernisation, development of railway infrastructure, rehabilitation of the existing Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) rolling stock-fleet and upgrading of workshops across the country. The MoU involves two Russian firms: Russian Joint Stock Company Russian Railway...

The Oyo State Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Bill 2019, which has already passed the second reading at the state House of Assembly, may run into a hitch as Fulani herdsmen in the state have resolved to approach the court to stop it. The bill, which was jointly sponsored by...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday declared open a two-day public hearing on the 2020 budget which was presented to the National Assembly early this month. The National Budget Hearing on the 2020 budget is jointly convened by the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Appropriation. Declaring...