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Mr Joseph Anchor, The Nasarawa State Head of Service (HoS), has announced the State Government’ s plan  to reverse it’s decision to cut salaries of the state civil servants by 35 per cent. The HoS said that the decision for reversal was taken following a successful meeting with the organised labour in Lafia, on Wednesday. […]

Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joe Ajaero-led faction of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) that had planned to commence an industrial action, on Wednesday, to protest the liberalization of the petroleum downstream sector, which led to a new fuel pump price of N145 has been Commended for not going ahead with the earlier planned […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has  clarified why former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has not been repatriated to face the corruption allegation preferred against her. According to the anti-graft agency, it is waiting for the conclusion of the corruption case she is facing in the United Kingdom (UK), before she would […]

In debating the merits of fuel subsidy it is important to understand who benefits the most from the program. Contrary to popular belief, it is the rich not the poor who disproportionally benefit from fuel subsidy. With the government subsidizing the market to keep domestic fuel prices artificially low, it is those who consume the […]

One of the over 200 girls abducted by terrorist group, Boko Haram, from the Chibok Girls Secondary School in Borno state in April 2014  have been found and identified. The Chibok girl, presumably, was rescued by members of the Civilian JTF, a paramilitary force that assists the military in the fight against insurgency in the […]

….Appoints substantive chairman, secretary Following series of hard and shrewd bargaining, the Board of Trustees, (BOT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday decided to extend the tenure of the Party Chairman, Senator Ali Modu, by two years. He is to quit office in 2018 to allow for the advent of a new chairman from the southern […]

Africa’s richest man and the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has stated that he’s not in business solely to make money, but is just as interested in developing Africa and humanity, hence his philanthropic works through his foundation. He equally said that labelling Nigeria corrupt based on past misdeeds undermines the efforts of […]

Nigeria’s Federal government, which has flagrantly disobeyed court orders, Tuesday, sought and obtained an order from the court retraining the NLC from embarking on a nation wide strike. Now, the APC led Federal Government has urged workers to comply willingly with the court directives or be ready for brute force. Excerpt from a statement issued […]

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) said it supported the petrol price increase because of President Muhammadu Buhari’s sincerity towards infrastructure development and oil and gas policies. Chairman of the union in South-West, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that his union and Petroleum […]

Former Enugu Council Chairman, Pastor Sam Iyiogwe has described the recent allegations of N200 billion fraud leveled against him during his tenure as Nkanu East Council Chairman, which was also recently published in the media as wicked, malicious, false and deliberately manufactured to tarnish his credible personality. Sam Iyiogwe told newsmen in Enugu on Monday, […]

The Vice Chancellor, of the University of Ilorin Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has disclosed that the institution has  expelled over 108 fresh students as a result of  gaining admission through dubious means. The Vice Chancellor,  said this on monday while exchanging views with the Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Mr. Sam Okaula, who visited him. He told the […]Read More

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has announced free education for Nigerian prisoners to help them to acquire formal education and improve their quality of life. Dr Jonathan Aliede, the Director, Abakaliki Study Centre of NOUN, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Monday. He explained that the […]