~Calls For Humility, Dedication. The Commissioner For Housing Anambra State, Hon Pauly Onyeka, recently appreciated his staff, with multiple awards in both cash and gifts as a way of marking the end of the year and appreciating workers’ performance and contributions in the ministry in 2023. Hosting the entire staff of the ministry at the…
The National Assembly caucus from Benue State, under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday, came hard on the Governor of the State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia. They accused the governor of running the state government like a parish. The lawmakers, at a press briefing in Abuja, called on President Ahmed…
Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday presented a budget proposal of N384.533 billion for the year 2024 to the State House of Assembly. Aiyedatiwa presented the “Budget of Economic Resilience” to the lawmakers in the hallowed chamber of the Assembly during a plenary sitting presided over by the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji. According…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the exorbitant amount charged by Point of Sale (POS) for withdrawal of money. The resolution to probe the operators followed a motion moved by Mohammed Shehu on Thursday. Mr Shehu lamented the high charges by the operators. He stated that some POS owners charge as much as…
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to sanction banks and Point of Sales (POS) operators found to be complicit in the current Naira scarcity crisis. The apex bank, in a statement on Thursday, urged members of the public to report infractions, especially hoarding of Naira by Banks and POS operators, in their areas…
Hamas, the group which controls the Gaza Strip, has ruled out any more hostage releases until Israel agrees to a “full cessation of aggression”. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hamas fighters in Gaza since a truce earlier this month when more than 100 hostages were freed. Around 120 people abducted from Israel…
The Czech Republic has declared Saturday a national day of mourning after a gunman killed 14 people and injured 25 at a university in Prague. President Petr Pavel expressed his “great sadness” and “helpless anger at the totally unnecessary” loss of life. The gunman, who police said had been “eliminated”, is believed to have also…
The Process and Industrial Development has lost its final appeal against Nigeria in an eleven-billion-dollar arbitration case. The company sought to overturn an October judgement by a London High Court that halted the enforcement for damages over a failed gas processing project. The High Court had earlier ruled in October that the British Virgin Islands…
A faction of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the Igbo socio-cultural organization has endorsed Senator David Umahi as the current leader, and rallying point in the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria. They explained that after an extensive search for a leader who can guide the Southeast East towards better political representation and a unifying rallying point, Ohanaeze…
Abia State Government has vowed to commence enforcement of the ban on street trading especially in the commercial city of Aba with effect from 2024. While briefing journalists on the results of this week’s State Executive Council meeting, which was chaired by Governor Alex Otti, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, made this…
