The Federal Executive Council has approved the implementation of part of the Stephen Oronsaye Panel report to merge some parastatals, agencies, and some commissions, while others will be subsumed, scrapped or relocated. The decision was made at the FEC meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu on Monday. This, according to the Special Adviser to the…
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria said it will join the two-day nationwide protest being organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Head of Media, Kennedy Ikemefuna. Ikemefuna said the move was necessary following the directive of NLC that its affiliate members across the nation should…
The Trade Union Congress has called on the Federal Government to fix a new minimum wage to tackle the rising cost of living in the country. Since the removal of fuel subsidy, the cost of living has spiked and inflation figures pushing new highs in Nigeria. Although there have been protests and meetings between labour…
The National Examination Council, NECO, has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, external results with a total of 50,066, out of 74,342 candidates, representing 67.35 per cent, scoring five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Professor Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this while releasing the results/launching…
A cardiac consultant with the Department of Medicine at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) Zaria, Muhammad M. Yakubu, has noted that indequate policies have made it difficult for several Nigerians to access medicine, meanwhile “access to essential medicine is a right in every nation for all its citizens at all levels.” Yakubu made the…
The five governors of the South-east states have ditched their different political leanings in order to work for the collective economic interest of the zone, according to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti. He stated this at the weekend when he received a delegation of the Joint Body of South East Council of Traditional Rulers and…
Former Imo State Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Simon Ebegbulem has expressed his optimism that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State. He said that his optimism is anchored on the fact that “since Oshiomhole left office as governor of Edo State, the people of the state…
A two-day intensive workshop organized by the International Press Center (IPC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, trained over 40 journalists from the South-East and South-South regions of Nigeria. The workshop aimed to equip journalists with the skills and knowledge to effectively utilize the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and tools for fact-checking to combat false…
The Ebonyi State Government is set to celebrate and reward deserving indigent athletes who are of the State origin. The Governor Francis Nwifuru-led administration has concluded arrangements to recall indigent athletes poached in other States of the federation for various sporting competitions. The State Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Richard Idike, said this, weekend…
It was another black Saturday in Imo State, as yet-to-be identified gunmen reportedly shot dead, Mr Henry Ogbuji, a Pharmacist, a brother to an abducted victim, Mr. Sunday Ogbuji. The deceased, whose shop is located at the Owerri Plaza along Douglas Road, Owerri, is a native of Obile in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo…
