The House of Representatives plans to study promotion stagnation in the Federal Civil Service from 2013 to 2023. The resolution followed a motion introduced by Rep. Salman Idris, Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Colleges and Institutions in Abuja. He emphasized the need of promotion as a motivator for government servants to improve…
In 2023 alone Nigerians spent a total of N16.5 trillion to buy diesel, petrol and generators to get electricity, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday. It also announced that the formal power sector, including electricity generation, transmission, and distribution companies, made a total revenue of N1tn last year amid the over N16tn spent by power…
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended 36-year-old robbery suspect, Amos Daniel, who stole his employer’s vehicle on the same day he was hired as a driver. Daniel confessed to having taken the car to his church to give testimony of God’s miraculous provision. In a related case, two dismissed soldiers, Akeem Suleiman and Abdulau…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has commiserated with the Muslim Community in Iwo on the passing of a renowned scholar, Dr. Abdulrahman–Rasheed Buwaeb. The Governor who also condoles with the family of the deceased, described Dr. Buwaeb as a towering figure in Islamic teaching who will be sorely missed. Governor Adeleke,…
The Osun State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill to establish the Osun State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission in the state. The bill was passed into law on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, after the third reading of the bill by the house and a consequent voice vote. This was contained in…
The lecturer was the Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development at the university. Bandits have killed a lecturer with the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State. Dr. Tiri Gyan David was killed in a fresh bandits attack in the early hours of Tuesday. The lecturer was the Head of…
The Federal Government has terminated its contracts with Mothercat, RCC and Dantata & Sawoe for non-performance on the dualisation of the Obajana-Benin road project sections two, three and four. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this known in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media,…
Two cases of cholera outbreak have been identified in Lokoja and Omala local government areas of Kogi state. The Honourable Commissioner of Health, Dr Abdulazeez Adeiza, who disclosed this, said one case has already been discharged, while the other person is currently undergoing treatment, with no fatalities recorded. He said that Kogi State has been…
A four-storey building attached to the Westbrook Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja collapsed on Monday night, trapping numerous individuals under the debris. An eyewitness reported that there may be fatalities, citing the lack of coordination among emergency responders hindering efficient operations. “There is a possibility that there could…
Meta has announced that content creators in Nigeria and Ghana with at least 5,000 followers will start earning money on Facebook from July 1, 2024. The company introduced two monetisation features: In-Stream Ads on Facebook and Facebook Ads on Reels on Monday. According to a statement from Meta, these features will allow creators to earn…
