The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that all federal workers across approximately 90 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) have now received their salaries for January. This confirmation comes after several reports of delays that sparked concerns among the workforce. Top officials from the Head of Civil Service of the …

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s persistence in using the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) for disbursing lecturers’ salaries, despite earlier promises to exempt tertiary institutions from the platform. ASUU’s National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, highlighted this grievance in a recent …

Late Herbert Wigwe IN the wake of the devastating helicopter crash that claimed the lives of former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and their son, the Isiokpo in the Ikwerrre Local Government Area of Rivers State, where the deceased hailed from has decided …

By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri TO mitigate Global Warming and other related environmental degredations, the North East Development Commission (NEDC ) in collaboration with the Borno State Government (BOSG) have began the training of 215 persons, mostly youths on solar power installation, fabrication of efficient stoves/Briquette, waste management and recycling in …

A member of the Senate from 1999 to 2007, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has expressed shock over the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, Mr Herbert Wigwe, describing his sudden exit as a monumenral loss to Nigeria’s banking industry. Wigwe, together with his wife, Chizoba, son, …

By Lasisi Olagunju THE last premier of the Western Region, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, asked his guest what the town was saying. The guest told him the town was solidly behind him. The guest backed his claim with a cassette which he said contained the adulation with which the people …

By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Government has warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to desist from spending out of their budgetary provisions, as defaulters would definitely face the full wrath of the Civil Service Law.      This is even as Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, has said, his administration had …

THE First Prosecution Witness, PW1, in the ongoing trial of former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, Ogau Onyeka Michael, on Monday,  February 12, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how the ex-CBN boss approved the payment of …

What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 12th February, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira …

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) marks International Day of Girls &  Women in Science through their STEM program; Merck Foundation launches the “MARS Best African Woman Researchers Awards” annually to empower and recognize women in science. In 2023, 6 Researchers from 6 different African Countries awarded in two categories – Best African …