BREAKING: REPS, LABOUR LEADERS MEET OVER CONTROVERSIAL MINIMUM WAGE BILL

The leadership of the House of Representatives and the organised labour held a meeting over a bill in the House of Representatives seeking an amendment to the 1999 Constitution by…

NIGER ASSEMBLY TO INVESTIGATE NON-RELEASE OF 2019/2020 NECO RESULTS FOR STUDENT

The Niger State House of Assembly has directed the House Committee on Education and Legislative Compliance to investigate the 2019/2020 Senior Secondary School Examinations (SSCE)and National Examinations Council (NECO). The…

OHANAEZE SHUNS ADESINA OVER AUDIENCE TO IMPOSTOR IGBO GROUPS

Apex Igbo Socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has berated the Chief Press Secretary to the President, Femi Adesina for granting audience to renegade and impostor Igbo groups. His actions availed a…

ENUGU ASSEMBLY SUPPORTS EX-GOVERNORS LIFE PENSION BILL, BACKS IT UP WITH LAW

THE Enugu state house of assembly, has written to the public in clarification of the bill to award life pension to the state’s ex-governors as well as their deputies. The…

Outrage as Ivory Coast ‘unlawfully jails’ Nigerian lady 20 years

Nigerians have condemned the reported incarceration of a 23-year-old woman, Itunu Babalola, by the Ivorian government over alleged theft. Babalola, a trader based in Bondoukou, Cote d’Ivoire, was said to…

GOVS MEET ON FUEL SUBSIDY, COVID-19 VACCINE

GOVERNORS will on Wednesday meet to discuss the audit report of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation and the issue of petrol subsidy, as well as the r oll out of…

Why presidency should come to the South-South – Edo PDP

THE Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, urged the party leadership to zone the 2023 presidency to the South-South. The state chairman of the party, Tony…

Govt’ll consult widely before petrol subsidy removal – NNPC

The Federal Government is going to consult widely before halting subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said. On Monday, it was reported…

Be vigilant, we can’t secure all schools, Federal Government tells parents, others

The Federal Government has  emphasised the need for Nigerians to be vigilant to end attacks on schools and abduction of students. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who…

FG ANNOUNCES DATE OF REOPENING ENUGU, KANO, PORTHARCOURT AIRPORTS FOR INT’L FLIGHTS

The Federal Government has fixed April 4, 2021,15 April and 3 May as dates for the reopening of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Port Harcourt, Rivers State and…