Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has allegedly refused to recognise workers employed by Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu in March this year, a situation that has caused unease among civil servants in the state. It was alleged that Ayade claimed not to have authorised the employment of about 34 …

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday replaced the Economic Management Team (EMT) headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with an Economic Advisory Council (EAC). The new EAC, which reports directly to the president, will be chaired by an economist, Prof. Doyin Salami. Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina in …

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, on Monday said it was untrue that he was planning to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Melaye, on his official twitter handle @dino-melaye, stated that APC will be defeated in Kogi …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan zonal office, has arrested one Kehinde Olumide Agbabiaka, a sales agent of Fidelity Bank Plc. His arrest was sequel to a petition jointly sent by the bank’s Regional Security Officer and the Cluster Control and Compliance Manager, in which it was alleged that …

Why I resigns my Appointment as Technical Adviser to Budget & National planning ministry – Seun Onigbinde The co-founder, BudgIT, Seun Onigbinde, has explained why he resigns his appointment as the Technical Adviser to the ministry of Budget and National planning. Seun who disclosed his reason on his Medium page …

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in his country. Special envoys from South Africa tendered an apology on behalf of the government and people of the country to President Muhammadu Buhari at the state house in Abuja on Monday. Ramaphosa …

The Chairman of the Delta State Wrestling Association, Preye Ekpebide, on Sunday commended his athletes for their performance at the ongoing 5th National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin. His commendation has come in spite of the athletes’ failure to win gold medals at the event. Ekpebide told newsmen that the …

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has approved the appointment of 180 additional aides to serve as Executive Assistants (EA) as Executive Assistant and Senior technical Assistant (STA). Mr Clement Nweke, Principal Secretary to the governor in a statement in Abakaliki, directed the appointees, which include two former members of the …

No fewer than 319 Nigerians will be evacuated from South Africa on Tuesday. It was learnt that arrangements for the evacuation would be tidier than the previous one, which was done on Wednesday. The Federal Government had on Wednesday evacuated 187 Nigerians from South Africa following xenophobic attacks by its …

The chairman, Police Service Commission, Muslim Smith, and other management staff of the Police Service Commission, have been denied access into their offices for the past one week in a protest against the alleged hijack of the recruitment of 10,000 constables by the Nigeria Police Force. The inability of the …