archiveFebruary 2020

  Gov.  Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has approved six months (180 days) maternity leave for nursing mothers in the state public service. Before now, nursing mothers in the state enjoyed three months maternity leave. A statement issued on Tuesday in Ado Ekiti, by Mr Oalyinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary...

  Losses from crypto currency crime surged to 4.52 billion dollars in 2019, as insider theft soared even as hacking losses declined, according to a report from blockchain forensics company CipherTrace. Last year’s losses were up nearly 160 per cent from 2018’s total of 1.74 billion dollars. Blockchain, which first...

    The Federal Government of Nigeria is currently buying more time ahead of the formal launching of the proposed West African common currency, Eco anticipated to take effect later this year. The presidency, giving reason for this on Twitter today, said “Nigeria’s position on the Eco currency is that...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday resumed its protest in Abuja, calling on the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and France to intervene in what the party described as the ruination of democracy and miscarriage of justice in the country. In petitions submitted to the EU...

  The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) on Tuesday commiserated with the government and people of Borno State over Sunday’s attack by Boko Haram in which 30 stranded travellers were killed in Auno, a village 24 kilometres away from Maiduguri. More than 30 travellers, who were locked out of Maiduguri at...

The Senate has warned heads of Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) queried by the Auditor-General of the Federation in his 2015 report to desist from sending proxies to represent them. The warning is as a result of failure of some of the indicted agencies to appear before the Senate Committee...

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be representing President Muhammadu Buhari at the State Funeral for former President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya, in Nairobi tomorrow. Moi who died on Tuesday, 4th February, aged 95, was the second and longest-serving President of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. Prof. Osinbajo...

  *Emir of Lafia calls VP a pace setter, outstanding reformer   In order to consolidate efforts made by the Federal Government in the past four years to improve the economy, there is the need for stronger collaboration with States to, amongst other things, create a conducive environment for businesses...

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerians to disregard ongoing online job recruitment by the agency. The information is in a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Monday in Abuja. According to her, the ongoing online recruitment application is...

  The President Muhammadu Buhari  has commiserated with the family of victims of attacks at Auno village, along Damaturu–Maiduguri Road, assuring them that his regime will continually frustrate the devilish operations of Boko Haram, and bring it to an end. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media...