Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has disclosed that the N-Power programme has not been jettisoned by the Federal Government as being speculated. Ngige, while dismissing rumours making the rounds that the Federal Government has abandoned the programme, said the programme was being repackaged and amendments could occur in some areas. Ngige gave…
The apex socio-cultural umbrella body of the Urhobo people, Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, Worldwide has raised an alarm that by the time Amotekun succeeds in chasing away criminals from the South West, they will relocate to the South-South and the area will become uninhabitable. A statement from the office of the President-General of UPU, Olorogun…
2020 UTME: In 2 Weeks JAMB Registers 700,000 Candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 700,000 candidates have so far been registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide in two weeks. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Lagos…
EFCC arraigns Senator Shehu Sani today, he pleads not guilty to allegations of bribery and Fraud. The lawyer to the former lawmaker is asking the court to allow him to go home on bail. Details later!
President Muhammadu Buhari has described his relationship with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari “perfect” in spite of insinuations in the media in recent times. The insinuations about the alleged downturn in the relationship between Buhari and Osinbajo followed the redeployment of some aides and taking away of some responsibilities being undertaken from the office of…
The Lagos State Government has arrested 14 illegal sand dredgers on the shoreline of the Ikoyi-Lekki axis in Banana Island during a compliance enforcement exercise. The enforcement exercise was conducted by the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development aimed at protecting the shoreline against illegal reclamation extensions. Leading the Enforcement team, the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure…
Power distribution companies rejected a total of 5,451.05 megawatts of electricity between January 13 and January 19, 2020, latest industry figures obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power on Sunday showed. Findings revealed that the Discos rejected electricity on each of the stated days despite the lack of power in various locations across the country….
Nathan Sharibu, the father of Leah Sharibu, the teenage girl abducted by Boko Haram, has insisted that the Federal Government and Ahmed Salkida, an investigative journalist, know the whereabouts of his daughter. Sharibu said this in an interview on Sunday in reaction to the news that his daughter had given birth to a child in…
Academic activities in the nation’s public universities may be halted again as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has begun mobilization of her members against the threat by the Accountant General of the Federation to stop salaries of lecturers this January for failing to enrol into the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPIS). A…
There was a tragedy on Sunday as an operative of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps shot the 2019 senatorial candidate of the Action Alliance in Imo North Senatorial District, Ndubuisi Emenike. The incident took place around 5 pm during a victory party for the All Progressives Congress candidate at the rerun election in Okigwe…