The Federal Ministry of Education has set up a 31-man panel to renegotiate the agreement entered into between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities. According to reports, the committee will be inaugurated next Wednesday. This move by the government is part of plans to avert a potential disruption in the academic calendar of universities, following a fresh strike threat issued by ASUU. Speaking to newsmen in […]
The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, and Nigerian Union of Pensioners, NUP, has proposed a staff redistribution, placement and auditing exercise, to ascertain the actual numbers of local government workers, primary school teachers and pensioners in all the 774 local government areas nationwide. Under the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of Local government-based unions they also recommended an embargo on […]
The House of Representatives has initiated steps to increase the funding of the National Orientation Agency to enhance its service delivery. The House’s resolution followed the adoption of a motion on the “Need to Review the Budgetary Allocation of the National Orientation Agency of Nigeria for Improved Citizens’ Orientation,” moved by the member representing Agege Federal Constituency, Lagos State, Mr Adewale Hameed. Speaking on the motion on Tuesday, Mr Hameed […]
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has vowed to take decisive action against those responsible for setting ablaze three local government secretariats in the state on Monday. He pledged that the incident, unlike previous cases, will not be ignored, as his administration will collaborate with security agencies to identify the perpetrators and hold them accountable. Governor Fubara stated this during the swearing-in ceremony of four new commissioners at the Executive […]
CP Olatunji Rilwan Disu on Monday resumed duty as the new Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Addressing journalists at the Command’s headquarters, Olatunji issued a stern warning to trouble makers, saying his tenure “will be marked by a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of crime and criminality”. He stated that the Command will not waver in its commitment to safeguarding the territory, ensuring that law […]
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye on Monday said justice has been served in his case against the Nigerian government, after six years. Melaye said the court has acquitted him of 12 cases filed against him by the Nigerian government. Posting on X, Melaye wrote: “Justice served after 6 years. Justice delayed is never Justice denied. God alone be praised. Sen Dino Melaye 12- Federal Government and IGP 0. EN. […]
Staff of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the agency’s management. This is coming after a meeting convened on Friday, October 4, 2024 over unresolved issues. The staff’s demands include a review and re-evaluation of the 2024 promotion examination results, which currently show a pass rate of only […]
Heavy gunfire has been reported across several local government areas, LGAs in Rivers State, as armed thugs attempt to prevent newly sworn-in LG chairmen from accessing their respective council offices. Following the conclusion of the local government elections conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, on Saturday, the state governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, swore in the 23 elected LG chairmen. In a related development, the Inspector General of Police, according […]
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Bala Mustapha, has ordered the immediate unsealing of the secretariats of the 23 local government areas in the state. This follows a directive from the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. In a statement released on Monday by the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, the decision was said to be in compliance with the IGP’s orders. The unsealing of the secretariats […]
