EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has confirmed salary suspension for 686 civil servants missing from a recent verification process. According to the Federal Government, civil servants who were initially suspended but have since completed verification will have their withheld salaries released. EDITOR’S … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Federal Government is considering returning the N27.5 trillion 2024 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly for adjustments if revenue rises. Finance Minister, Wale Edun, speaking before the Senate Committee on Finance, cites economic progress as a reason for potential budget revision. EDITOR’S PICKS Top Plateau APC Chieftains Jostle For Lalong … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the organized Labour and the Federal Government are at loggerheads due to the cessation of the N35,000 wage award previously promised to workers. Workers across the Federal Civil Service voiced their discontent, revealing that the government had only honored the wage award for the month of September. EDITOR’S PICKS Top … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to compensate the victims of military airstrikes in the past seven years. Falana, who is the chairman of Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, made this known in a statement on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigeria Will Clear FX Backlog … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has begun the payment of withheld salaries of civil servants due to technical glitches and discrepancies on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform. Recall that thousands of civil servants had their November 2023 salaries withheld by the federal government owing to irregularities on the IPPIS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum and Regulatory Commission has announced that the Federal Government intends to cancel oil exploration leases that were granted to companies but remain unused without any exploration activities. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, informed Reuters on Monday that only companies … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has refutes trending social media claims that it sponsored 1,411 delegation to the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai (COP-28). In a press statement issued on Monday by the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, the federal government revealed that only 422 delegates were sponsored … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government through the Ministry of Labour and Employment has ordered the immediate closure of a Metal Manufacturing Company, ‘Gbara’, near Sotubo, in Sagamu local government area of Ogun State, for exposing its workers to health hazards. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon.Nkeiruka Onyejeocha made the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government said it would kick off the disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant and the Presidential Palliative Loan to businesses. The Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, made this known in a press statement on Sunday. Editor’s Pick JUST IN: Fire Razes NTA Network Centre … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced that the anticipated automation of the passport application process is set to commence within the next week. Tunji-Ojo initially reassured Nigerians during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on October 4, indicating that citizens would have access to the feature starting … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government will empower 2,000 women from Jigawa, Adamawa, Kaduna, Kano, Anambra, Niger states, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Agribusiness. The Ministry of Women Affairs said the programme is designed to support women cooperatives engage in profitable and sustainable rice production, in collaboration with Green Agriculture West … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in a move aimed at enhancing the safety and security of the Nigerian aviation sector, has initiated moves to begin blacklisting of negligent airline regulators at all levels. This was as the Minister also issued a directive mandating all wet leases … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, an Imo state-based modular refinery located at Ibigwe, Ohaji/Egbema council area has begun full production. The refinery, with a production capacity of 600 million litres of various petroleum products, is already refining and releasing 20 trucks of refined products daily. The disclosure was made when the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu-led government has reduced to six counts the fraud charges it filed against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. This online media platform understands that the charges, bordering on alleged procurement, were originally 20. EDITOR’S PICKS Nationwide Strike: NLC Sends Letters To … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Representatives of the Federal Government are currently meeting with Organiaed Labour over the ongoing nationwide strike. This online media platform reports learned that the meeting is underway at the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS Nationwide Strike: NLC Sends Letters To Electricity Union, ASUU For … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have issued a fresh strike notice to the Federal Government. This is coming a few hours after the recent attacks, abduction, and assault on NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and other members of the unions. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Supreme … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidency has confirmed the plan to purchase a yacht worth N5 billion in the supplementary budget forwarded to the 10th Senate. This online media platform earlier reported that the federal government is planning to spend N5 billion to purchase a presidential yacht in the 2023 Supplementary Budget. The Presidency, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has said the repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State will begin on November 6, 2023. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Recall that the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, had last … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the scheduled meeting between the organised labour and Federal Government today, over the 30-day ultimatum to meet the demands of the former as contained in a signed Memorandum of Understanding, has been postponed. A top official of the Nigeria Labour Congress, who spoke with Journalist said the meeting will now … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the organised labour unions have again threatened to down their tools by 30 October, over what they called a slow pace of implementation of their demands from the federal government. According to them, the federal government can do better and faster concerning the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) … Read more