There are indications that unions in the university system may rise against the Federal Government over alleged exclusion of their members in the 40 per cent pay rise for peculiar allowance and arrears.The Federal Government had recently approved 40 per cent increase for civil servants in federal ministries, agencies and departments, MDAs, under the Consolidated…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, yesterday, disclosed that the presidency is deeply worried over thousands of Nigerian citizens trapped in troubled Sudan owing to the dangers associated with air travel in the North African country, just as the Federal Government is working towards safe evacuation plan. Speaking on…
Nigeria’s borrowing from the World Bank has risen by 121.46 per cent under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Reporters learnt that the total debt owed to the World Bank Group by Nigeria rose by $7.64bn (N3.52tn, using the exchange rate of the Central Bank of Nigeria, which was N460.53 per…
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has fixed May 30 and 31 to continue the trial of Ali Bello, a nephew of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Mr Bello and three others were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N3 billion fraud. When the matter in the suit…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that replacing state of origin with a certificate of residence or birth, would promote social cohesion and unity among Nigerians. Speaking at an event in Plateau State on Monday, April 17, the VP decried the rising spate of frightening divisive tendencies, which according to him was responsible for the backwardness…
An Ondo state high court, sitting in Ondo town, has deposed Oba Babajide Lawrence Oluwole as the Olu-Oke of Oke-Igbo in the Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo LGA of the state. The court nullified the appointment of the monarch, having admitted that Oba Oluwole, who was crowned as the monarch of the community in 2018, was not a member…
Activities in the aviation sector of Nigeria have been disrupted with many passengers stranded as Aviation Unions today commence their two-day warning strike. Members of the unions have blocked the entrance to the Murtala Muhammad Airport domestic terminal, leaving many passengers stranded. This falls on the heels of a meeting called by the Nigeria Civil…
Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has said that the Federal Government must end the costly policy of petrol subsidy as the N13 trillion spent on it between 2005 to 2021 was more than the entire budget for health, education, agriculture and defence in the past five years.Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr. Orji Orji disclosed…
