PDP GOVERNORS MEET ON PARTY ISSUES AHEAD OF NEC MEETING The Chairman of the PDP GOVERNORS FORUM , Rt Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR, in consultation with his colleagues have summoned an extraordinary meeting of the Forum to hold on Wednesday September 8, 2021 at 3pm. The meeting will discuss …
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Barring any last-minute change of plans, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), is set to deploy three scanners to Apapa, Tin -Can Island and Onne ports complexes to facilitate trade and cargo evacuation. Recall that the service has been engaging in cumbersome 100 per cent cargo examination for some years now …
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The National Youth Service Corps has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Health Insurance Scheme on the inclusion of Corps Members in the NHIS programme. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim who stated this when he led a delegation of the management of the Scheme to the Headquarters …
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A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates and injuring 80 others. The fires had been extinguished for about two hours and hundreds of police and soldiers were deployed around the prison to prevent prisoners from escaping, Jakarta Police Chief …
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Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu today attended the 12th Tradesmen and Artisans’ Day and Graduation Ceremony for 2000 upskilled artisans which was held at the Blue Roof, LTV, Agidingbi Ikeja Lagos. – ALL the Graduates went home with modern tools and equipment – Governor Sanwo-Olu donated 3 hectares …
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Government does not owe the striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors or other health workers in the country. He stated that only “illegally recruited” doctors are not being paid because they were neither captured …
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• CISLAC, commission want stiffer penalties for parties breaching election expenses The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it does not need the approval of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to transmit election results electronically. It argued that the decision by the National Assembly to subject its constitutional power …
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Residents of Ogun State have taken to social media to bemoan the lack of refuse collection in the state that they say has been going on for a while now. On twitter, many citizens have been asking the government to fulfil its role, saying that people are being forced to …
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The Federal Government on Tuesday reached a truce with aggrieved health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals, after a five-hour meeting. The marathon meeting hosted by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, began at 4pm and ended around past 9pm, with an …
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A flimsy gray curtain divides a university classroom in Kabul in two — on one side sit the male students, on the other the female students, wearing hijabs. It’s a glimpse into what education could look like in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, as some students returned to classrooms for the …
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