The Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Prof Lawrence Ezemonye, says sustainable peace and security are a desideratum for sustainable national development in the country. Prof Ezemonye said this during an interview with newsmen in Okada on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Gambia Ambassador delivers first Eminent Lecture on sustainable Peace in IUO …
Read More »Monthly Archives: October 2019
NYSC Members to Benefit from N30,000, Minimum Wage Increase
The minister of Youth and Sport Development, Sunday Dare, have said the allowance of the present serving National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) members would benefit from the N30,000 Minimum Wage Increase. The minister who disclosed this on his verified Twitter handle, said the NYSC Director General, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim …
Read More »FG to begins N30,000 Minimum Wage payment by Dec. 31st
The Federal Government have directed the minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to begins the payment of the N30,000, Minimum Wage on or before 31st of December 2019. The Federal Government also approved that the payment of the new wage should take effect from April 18, 2019. The Minister of Labour …
Read More »More Trouble for Naira Marley as EFCC tenders his Laptop in Court
Naira Marley allege credit card fraud trial opened at the Lagos Federal High Court with more trouble for the “Sopie master” as the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tendered an Apple laptop and an iPhone said to have been recovered from him as exhibits. Naira Marley, whose real …
Read More »33 States, Including Delta state will crash without Federal Allocation – BugetiT
Expresses fear over Delta state huge N200bn recurrent expenditure Thirty-three state governments cannot finance their recurrent expenditure without allocation from the federation account, a report prepared by BudgiT has said. The federation account, according to nigerianstat.gov.ng, is the central pocket through which the three tiers of governments maintain their respective …
Read More »Terrible economics of the border closure
Closing Nigeria’s borders to stop smuggling of rice and other goods into Nigeria from neighbouring West African countries is one of the most crude and retrogressive decisions and actions of the Buhari government in recent times. A rational and deep-thinking government with long term strategies of maximising Nigeria’s strengths and …
Read More »Obono-Obla Declared Wanted Over Refusal to Honour ICPC Invitation
The sacked chairman of the Special presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission. The declaration was contained in a statement by spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, Rasheedat Okoduwa. The ICPC accused Obono-Obla …
Read More »NUJ SET UP 17-MAN COMMITTEE FOR DELTA COUNCIL 2019 PRESS WEEK
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Delta Stare Council, has set up a 17-man committee to organize the 2019 Press Week for the council. A statement endorsed by the Chairman of the Council, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, said the Regional Editor of the Vanguard Newspapers , Pastor Emma Amaize, is the …
Read More »Jail NDDC Looters, Ex-militant urges Buhari
An ex Niger Delta Agitator, Eshanekpe has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to Jail anyone guilty of looting the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) funds. Eshanekpe who also urge the President Buhari to Inaugurate the newly appointed board of NDDC led by Bernard Okumagba, hail the decision of the president to …
Read More »Seven EFCC officials allegedly arrested over attempt to smuggle Maina out of Custody
Seven operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been arrested in connection with a plot to smuggle former Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) chairman AbdulRasheed Maina out of the anti-graft agency’s custody. They are undergoing investigation along with a woman, Zainab Abbas, to determine their involvement in …
Read More »