Minister of information,culture and tourism, Lai Mohammed said, the Government has placed travel restrictions on all ministers. He said that they can only travel out of the country eight times in a year. He said President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that no minister should go on foreign trips more than twice in a quarter. Besides, … Read more
The Ekiti State Government has terminated the contract awarded to Messers Time Building & Construction Company for rehabilitation of Ilupeju-Ire Road,demanding refund from contractors. The Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Aare ‘Muyiwa Olumilua, made this known while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the Ekiti State Executive Council meeting in his office in Ado … Read more
A volunteer firefighter died on Monday while fighting bushfire that was raging across eastern Australia, the Rural Fire Service reported. The service said in a statement on Twitter that the firefighter died when his fire truck overturned at Jingellic, 70 kilometres east of the New South Wales town of Albury. It is the third death … Read more
A senator representing Niger East, Mohammad Sani Musa, has said that no government will allow social media users to abuse the space. Musa spoke in Paiko, headquarters of Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, during the annual festival and reception of the Paigokni Development Association (PDA). He said social media space had been so … Read more
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has said that the attack, arrest and detention of El-Zakzaky were masterminded by Federal Government agencies in the past four years,following claim that the fate of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, lies in the hands of Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. In a statement yesterday by its Media Forum … Read more
The Kano State Government has concluded plans to begin the payment of N30,000 minimum wage. At the end of a meeting held between the state government and the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council in Kano on Thursday, it was agreed that Kano State should commence the payment from this month (December). The categories for the … Read more
The Management of the Lagos State University(LASU), Ojo, has cautioned its students following the alleged murder of one of its final-year-female students, Favour Daley-Oladele. It also called on them to remain calm to allow the law enforcement agents conclude their investigation into the matter. According to the university’s spokesman, Mr. Ademola Adekoya, said on Sunday … Read more
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has pledged to run a non-partisan leadership in the National Assembly. NAN reports that Lawan stated this on Saturday in Damaturu, Yobe State capital at a reception in his honour. “I can take it upon myself to run a non-partisan Senate, where party does not determine what … Read more
Tropical Cyclone Sarai has left two people dead and more than 2,500 needing emergency shelter in Fiji on Sunday. The cyclone damaged houses, crops and trees, cut power and forced the cancellation of several international flights, stranding holidaymakers visiting the island nation, which is a major tourist draw. National Disaster Management Office director, Vasiti Soko, … Read more
The Liberian government has said that it would not allow an anti-government protest in the capital Monrovia before the end of January, as opposition groups insisted it would go ahead. Opponents have called for the protest in the capital Monrovia on Monday as the impoverished country grapples with a deep economic crisis. But the ministry … Read more
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Beirut home of Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday, calling for Hassan Diab’s resignation less than 10 days after he was appointed. Lebanon is without a cabinet and in the grips of a deepening economic crisis after a two-month-old protest movement forced Saad Hariri to stand down as prime … Read more
Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has cautioned the international community to stop exploiting Africa which he described as the richest continent on earth. He issued the warning while flagging off the 2019 Carnival Calabar on Saturday. He said: “Let me use the opportunity to speak to the international community that Africa is indeed … Read more
The Acting Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)in Cross River State, Ngozi Oghuma, has said that the commission has received non sensitive election materials for the forthcoming bye-elections in the state. Oghuma, made this known while speaking with newsmen before the participation of INEC band in Carnival Calabar on Saturday. The elections … Read more
The Katsina State chapter of the Nigerian Labor Congress,(NLC) and the State Government are expecting to end the current negotiations on the consequential salary adjustments latest by December 31 this year. NLC state branch chairman, Comrade Hussaini Hamisu, who made this statement yesterday at the sideline of ongoing negotiations with the state government on the … Read more
The Nigerian Army has intercepted 85 bags of smuggled rice in a compound in Abor-Uwani community in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi. The raid was part of the ongoing “Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1’’. Deputy Director, Public Relations of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Col. Aliyu Yusuf made this in a statement on … Read more