Fathers in Utah, US, now legally required to pay half of pregnancy costs

A new bill passed in Utah, U.S. will require biological fathers in the state to pay for half of the out-of-pocket costs of pregnancy.  The bill, sponsored by Republican state…

Polytechnic lecturers begin indefinite strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has commenced an indefinite strike with effect from today. The union said this followed the failure of the government to address the sorry state…

JUBILATIONS AS ENUGU REP FACILITATES CBN LOAN FOR CONSTITUENTS

The Deputy Minority leader, House of representatives, Rt. Hon. Toby Okechukwu has aided the propagation of the obtainment of the Nisera loan From the Central bank of Nigeria, for his…

ROAD CONCESSION: NIGERIANS WILL PAY TOLL GATE FEES, IF ROADS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE” SAYS OKECHUKWU

The Deputy Minority leader, house of representatives, RT. Hon. Toby Okechukwu has stated that the concession of roads will aid in the post construction maintenance of the roads as well…

Debts exceeded revenues in Lagos, C’River, FCT, others – FRC

The debts of four states exceeded their net revenues by more than 400 per cent, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said. The states are Lagos, Osun, Cross River and Ogun.…

Sterling Bank reports N12.4bn profit

Sterling Bank Plc, a full service national commercial bank, said it recorded N12.4bn profit before tax in the financial year ended 31 December 2020. It disclosed this in a statement…

Stop pouring empty encomiums, address issues Odumakin raised, Gbadamosi tells Buhari, Tinubu

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2020 Lagos East Senatorial District bye-election, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has asked politicians to stop pouring “empty encomiums” on the late activist and…

FG sounds tough, IG fingers IPOB as gunmen free 1,844 Imo inmates

Buhari calls attackers terrorists, demands arrest, prosecution of masterminds Ohanaeze expresses worry over rising attacks, Ikpeazu declares curfew in Abia Jesus Christ has risen, you have no reason to be…

NARD orders COVID-19 doctors to join strike, threatens N5m fine

The National Association of Resident Doctors has ordered doctors at the COVID-19 isolation centres to join the nationwide strike it began on April 1. The NARD has also threatened to…

Imo attackers are members of IPOB’s ESN –IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, says operatives of the Eastern Security Network carried out Monday attacks in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Adamu condemned the alleged act by the…