FG SUPPORTS UNIPORT’S JOB MISCONDUCT, SAYS ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Port Harcourt branch, has accused the Federal Government of fuelling the current secret employment of academic and non-academic workers in the institution.…

BANKS SHAKE AS CBN SHORES UP NAIRA

The Central Bank of Nigeria has debited about N900bn out of the local banking system since raising the cash reserve ratio by five per cent to 27.5 per cent in…

RIVERS STATE TO ARREST CONTRACTOR OVER ABANDONED PROJECT

The Rivers State Government has threatened to arrest and prosecute the contractor handling the abandoned water project in Odioku community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner…

FEC MEETING: BUHARI,OTHERS HONORS LATE FATHER OF KWARA STATE GOVERNOR

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday led other members of the Federal Executive Council to observe a minute silence in honour of the late father of the…

NAIRA DROPS TO #472/$, AS FOREX SCARCITY PERSISTS

The naira on Tuesday traded at N472 to a dollar at the parallel market as foreign exchange scarcity persisted. The exchange rate was N440/$ in the parallel market in June,…

WELDER IMPREGNATES TEENAGER IN LAGOS, AIDS IN ABORTION

A welder, Femi Ogunshola, has been accused of impregnating and procuring abortion for a teenager in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The victim’s family told our correspondents that after the…

NDDC PROBE SIGNIFIES TRANSPARENCY OF BUHARI’S GOVERNMENT, SAYS AIDE

The Special Adviser to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Social Investments,  Maryam Uwais, has described the probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission over alleged misuse of…

PDP SUSPENDS PRIMARIES IN FOUR STATES

The Peoples Democratic Party has postponed its scheduled party primaries in Ekiti, Niger, Sokoto and Taraba States indefinitely. This was contained in a letter titled: “Re: Re: Year 2020 Party…

FG pays N9.2bn premium to 13 insurance firms

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, says the Federal Government has paid N9.2bn as group life insurance premium spanning between April 17 2020 to April 16, 2021…

Alleged car diversion: Court orders arrest of ex-NASS clerk, Omolori

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the arrest of the immediate-past Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori. Justice Suleman Belgore issued…