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Ogun State Government says it has inaugurated Contributory Pensions Scheme Review and Consequential Pensions Adjustment Committees to ensure improved welfare for the public, civil servants, and pensioners. It said this in a statement that this was in fulfillment of the Memorandum of Action signed by the Ogun State Government and the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress. In...

The Kaduna State Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank-supported Accelerating Nutrition Result in Nigeria project has secured about 1.1 billion naira for the treatment of malnourished children. The project coordinator in the state, Dr ZAINAB MUHAMMAD-IDRIS, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday. She disclosed that the project implementation un...

Minister of Information and Culture, LAI MOHAMMED has described as laughable the recent threat by the Terror group, Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP.  The group had last week threatened to abduct President MUHAMMADU BUHARI and the Governor NASIR EL-RUFAI of Kaduna state  LAI MOHAMMEDU who made this statement while briefing state house correspondents in Abuja ...

President BUHARI has summoned a National Security Council meeting today in Abuja just  twenty-four hours after senators from opposition parties issued a six-week ultimatum to the President to tackle the security challenges bedeviling the country,.  Senator ADUDA of the minority caucus had raised a point of order asking the Senate President, AHMAD LAWAN, to discuss the country’s security situation and President BUHARI...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, IDRIS AHMED and his co-defendants, with some terms and condition given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering ruling on the matter, Justice ADEYEMI AJAYI ordered that the defendants should not leave the Federal Capital Territory, and would have to seek clearance from the court before doing so. ...

Gunmen suspected to be bandits, last night, launched an attack in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Confirming the incident, the state police command public relations officer, SP. FUNMILAYO ODUNLAMI,  the attack happened at Folahami Junction axis, where they  were said to have opened fire on everyone on sight, injuring some persons.  The ...

The Inspector General of Police, USMAN ALKALI BABA, has ordered the deployment of additional police forces to strategic areas in the federal capital territory. The Force Public Relations Officer, MUYIWA ADEJOBI, in a statement said the IGP also charged the Force Intelligence Bureau to ensure robust information and intelligence gathering. MUYIWA ADEJOBI added that the police force ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress yesterday commenced a 2-day protest across the country, over the prolonged strike by university workers. The protest by the NLC took place in virtually all the 36 states of the federation, with the Federal Capital Territory to also join the protest today. President of the NLC AYUBA WABBA said the protest by the NLC is an effort to finally bring an end t...

House of Representatives have denied reports of an alleged plot to impeach the Speaker, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA. Leader of the Northern Reps Caucus, MUSA SARKIN-ADA, raised a point of order during plenary yesterday to dismiss a report that FEMI GBAJABIAMILA was being threatened with impeachment to ensure the passage of the Water Resources bill into law. The Deputy Speaker of the House I...

A loud explosion was heard in the premises housing the office of the Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Dr. FOLASHADE ARIKE AYOADE. The office premises are next to Lugard Street, housing the Kogi State council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists secretariat. The loud explosion was heard around 8.30 am today as journalists gathered to prepare for the day’s assignments....