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 the House of Representatives has initiated the critical process of budget defense for the fiscal year 2024, aiming to scrutinize and deliberate on key areas crucial for Nigeria’s economic progress. Under the leadership of James Faleke, the Committee on Finance will oversee this significant phase. Scheduled to appear before the committee … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume has declared that President Bola Tinubu has no intention to use religion and ethnicity against Nigerians. According to him, the appointments so far made by President Tinubu are a testimony of his resolve to work for all Nigerians without any … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the salaries of more than 2,000 civil servants working in Federal Government ministries, departments, and agencies have been withheld. A senior civil servant at the Federal Ministry of Defence, who spoke to the Punch on condition of anonymity due to Public Service Rules which forbid civil servants from speaking to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has approved the recruitment of 200 medical and clinical staff at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The recruitment, it was gathered, is part of the government’s efforts to replace health workers who have migrated to foreign nations from the FMC in Abeokuta in recent … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has redeployed a total of 135 directors, deputy directors, assistant directors, and various officials within the Federal Civil Service. The affected individuals were reassigned to different ministries, departments, and agencies. EDITOR’S PICKS APC Wins In Ekiti Local Government Election, Secures All 38 Chairmanship, 177 Councilor … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, on Monday, kicked off a full-scale probe into the alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 intervention funds by ministries, departments and agencies of government. A member of House of Representatives, Nyampa Zakari, had in October moved a motion for the probe of MDAs, accusing … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 11, 2023 election in the Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, has reacted to the attack on the residence of the Director-General of the SDP Campaign Council, Ibrahim Jibrin. Ajaka, on Tuesday, claimed that he was the target of the … 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 Ondo State House of Assembly has denied claims that members are divided over the moves to impeach the state’s Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over alleged gross misconduct. This online media platform reported that there was an alleged disagreement among the Ondo lawmakers over the impeachment process of the deputy … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz, has disclosed that plans are underway for his country to provide cheap electricity to member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This online media platform reports that the German Chancellor revealed this after a meeting with … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is determined to change the weak narrative of the country’s economy and bring about a transformative government. This online media platform reports that Tinubu made this known during a meeting with the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Sunday. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu-led government has promised to work with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this on Friday night after the Supreme Court judgment affirmed … Read more
The mass wedding organized and sponsored by the Kano State government for interested state indigenes kicked off on Friday, 13th October. This online media platform understands the event had a total of 3,600 men and women, including widows and widowers, as well as divorcees and spinsters. EDITOR’S PICKS Atiku Petitions BBC Over Report On Tinubu’s … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government on Monday held a meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). This online media platform had earlier reported that the meeting which was held in the Chief of Staff Conference Room, Presidential Villa, Abuja was a move to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that as Nigeria marked its 63rd Independence Day celebration, citizens in the diaspora stormed the High Commission in London, United Kingdom, to demand a fair Kano governorship election trial. The protesters, on Sunday, waved placards to drive home their insistence for an impartial and apolitical justice system that will be fair … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States Government has disclosed that there is no quick and easy solution to Nigeria’s economic challenges. US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, spoke at a forum in Lagos about Nigeria’s economic challenges. He noted that Nigeria lacks a macroeconomic framework to attract foreign direct investments in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Osun governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday, imposed a curfew on Orolu and Irepodun local government areas of the state following a communal clash over a land dispute between Ilobu and Ifon, two communities in the council areas. Osun Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, announced the imposition … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has sacked all media aides seconded to the office of the deputy governor. Those affected were press secretary to the governor, Kenneth Odusola; special assistant to the governor (new media), Okunniga Oladipupo; and special assistant to the governor (Photography), Abayomi Samson Adefolalu. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP: … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian government has inaugurated the first cargo movement from the Lagos-Ibadan rail corridor. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, inaugurated the cargo movement during his first official tour of the rail corridor on Tuesday. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP: Atiku’s Camp Calls For Wike’s Expulsion Amid Party Infighting ECOWAS Set To … Read more