Labour said should the FG and NASS fail to act on its ₦250,000 demand by Tuesday, NLC and TUC organs would meet to decide on the resumption of the nationwide strike relaxed last week. The Organised Labour says it will not accept any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 “starvation wage” as the minimum wage for Nigerian workers….
Governor Dauda Lawal has requested more interventions from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to complete several unfinished buildings at Zamfara tertiary institutions. The governor made the request during an official visit to the TETFund headquarters last Thursday in Abuja. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that the governor requested specific…
…recruits 5,632 BESDA Teachers …distributes Soft Loan to SUBEB Teachers, Instructional Materials Passionate and committed about rescuing the education sector from total collapse, Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has today (Saturday) formally declared State of Emergency on Education. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi…
In responding to the above article laced with insults and name calling, the focus will be to briefly dispassionately address the three key issues raised by the writer even though he digressed largely to attack imaginary enemies. First on budget performance, the government response remains valid as you cannot use performance of the first quarter…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has felicitated with Olori Iyabo Lamuye, the wife of Nigeria’s first Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Prince Tiamiyu Alade Lamuye (OON), eulogizing her as a woman of great importance considering her impacts in the society. Governor Adeleke acknowledges Olori Lamuye’s kindheartedness and simplicity, saying that…
The Kaduna State chapter of the, Peoples Redemption Party, PDP, has declared that the report of the Kaduna State House of Assembly on former Kaduna governor Nasir el-rufai’s financial expenditure has vindicated the opposition party in the state. In its reaction the party’s state publicity Secretary, Albera Catoh in a Press release said, ‘reports of…
By Sarafa Ibrahim A family man of four was soliloquizing recently about the options available to him and his family on managing their health. And, out of nowhere, he asked a curious yet, insightful question– why do we (him and his family) need a health coverage? Hearing him, I paused a bit, and in between,…
The Spokesperson to the Governor of Osun state, Olawale Rasheed has stated that Former Minister of Police Affairs, Mr Jelil Adesiyan was ill informed about his assessment of Osun infrastructure agenda and the administration of palliative support under Governor Ademola Adeleke. Reacting to the ex-minister’s libelous allegations against Governor Ademola Adeleke and his lack of…
The United Nations has commenced a stakeholder workshop on insecurity, crime, and drug abuse in Zamfara State. The workshop, organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Nigeria Country Office, began Monday at the Government House in Gusau. A statement by the spokesperson for the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the…
The Olowu of Kuta, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama (CON) has described former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as a timeless statesman whose presence will be felt many years after his generation. Oba Makama, who congratulated Chief Obasanjo for enjoying a healthily long life, asserted that God purposely…
