archiveSeptember 25, 2020

  The Federal Government has warned civil servants not to obey the call for industrial action by labour unions. A statement from the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, in Abuja on Friday reminded them that there is a court injunction restraining...

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Yakubu Pam has inaugurated the 2020 Federal Medical Committee, ahead of the planned pilgrimage to Israel, Greece and Rome. Pam, who inaugurated the committee on Friday in Abuja, urged members to see their appointment as a great privilege and to do...

  Marks 94th birthday, launches book, pet project Looking at the continued insecurity in the country, unemployment, famine and other challenges he said are eroding the root of the Nigerian nation, leader of Pan Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on Friday thereby expressed fear over the future of...

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has warned the Electoral Officers (EOs) in Ondo state to ensure that their integrity are not compromised in the forthcoming governorship election. Yakubu, at the commission meeting with local government EOs in the state on Friday in Akure, also reiterated...

    *1.7m to 2m MSMEs to benefit overall from Survival Fund & other schemes *Half a million to benefit from Payroll Support alone *333, 000 Artisans & Transport workers to get grants *250,000 free Business Name Registration *Over 300,000 MSMEs to get another 15B in Guaranteed Off-take As more...

  A former Managing Director, Polaris Bank, Mr Tokunbo Abiru, says the defunct Skye Bank could have claimed eight thousands jobs and one trillion naira customers’ funds, if not rescued when in distressed. Abiru, the APC candidate for the Oct. 31 Lagos East Senatorial bye-election, made the revelations on Friday at...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday renewed the appointments of the executive secretaries of three agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the affected persons are the Executive Secretary of...

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has flagged off 377 projects across all the wards in the state to address specific challenges at the grassroots level. The projects will lead to the construction of over 250 roads and installation of 23 power projects. The flag-off ceremony took place at the Adeyemi Bero...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Nigerians to have positive attitude to nation building, as the country marks its 60th Independence Anniversary on Oct. 1. Represented by the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Sultan made the call at the 60th Independence Day Public Lecture and...

The Kaduna State government, on Friday, enjoined civil society organizations (CSOs) and the private sector to make inputs into its Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 2021-2023. The Commissioner, Planning and Budget Commission, Mr Thomas Gyang, said during a virtual consultation meeting in Kaduna that the measure was part of the state...