Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called for the forensic audit of an interventionist organisations, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), while throwing its weight behind the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to carry out a forensic audit of the accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The group …
Read More »Bayelsa APC to EFCC- Freeze Bayelsa state Accounts, Arrest Finance Commissioner
The All Progressive Congress (APC), has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) , and the Nigeria Financial Intelligent Unit (NFIU) to freeze Bayelsa state government account and arrest the state Commissioner for Finance, Maxwell Ebibai, for alleged suspicious withdrawal of N17.5bn by government proxies recently, and for …
Read More »Gambia Ambassador delivers first Eminent Lecture on sustainable Peace in IUO
Lang Yabou,Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic Gambia to the United Nations in New York,USA has advised African nations to sustain peace and back out of conflict. Yabou, gave the advise during a lecture he delivered at the Ist Eminent Lecture Series in Igbinedion University Okada on Friday. The …
Read More »Onuesoke to Investors: Invest In Delta to Grow the socio-economic development of Individual
Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has appealed to investors in Delta State to invest in core driven economic sectors in order to improve not only the economic base of the state, but the Socio-economic development of the individual. Onuesoke who made the appeal in Warri, …
Read More »Kogi Assembly impeach Deputy Gov
The Kogi State House of Assembly has impeached the embattled Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba. His impeachment followed the submission earlier in the day of the report of the committee set up by the state chief judge, Justice Nadir Ajana, to investigate an allegation of gross misconduct against the former deputy …
Read More »EFCC to Rehabilitate Yahoo Boys for future purpose
The acting chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes commission, (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, indicated the readiness of the agency to rehabilitate internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Boys. Magu who said this while delivering a lecture titled “Strategic change administration and innovation to curb corruption in Nigeria” at the third All Administrators …
Read More »Minimum Wage: We have reached agreement with Labour – Keyamo
The Federal Government and organised labour have finally reached an agreement on the percentage increase on the consequential adjustment in workers’ salaries as a result of the new minimum wage of N30,000. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, tweeted from the venue at about 3:00 am …
Read More »NDDC Operations: Buhari Order Forensic Audit as Dickson call for repositioning
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over the incessant criticism of the interventionist agency. The President who made this order during the visit of the nine governors from the Niger Delta States to the President said “what is currently …
Read More »Agreement on minimum wage percentage increase ‘mere speculation’ -Labour
The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Dr Ayuba Wabba, has described as mere speculation, reports of agreement to a 20 per cent and 13.5 per cent consequential adjustments for workers on Grade Levels 7-14 and 15-17 respectively. At the minimum wage meeting, Wabba said although organised labour and the government’s …
Read More »Warri South-West Chairman Promises Support for SDGs Localisation in the council
The Executive Chairman, Warri South-West Local Government Council, Hon Duke Tuoyo, has assured his constituents the support of his government in achieving the Goal three (Good health and wellbeing), and goal Eight ( Decent Work and Economic Growth),of the “Sustainable Development Goals”. Hon. Duke who chairs a Dialogue Forum …
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