Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (NASUP) at Abia State College of Health Sciences and Management Technology, Aba, have threatened to go on strike due to their three-month unpaid salaries. They said they could no longer guarantee the reaction of their members to their unpaid three-month … Read more
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday moved against his deputy, Lucky Ayedatiwa, following the termination of the appointments of his media aides. The governor’s action comes amid an apparent internal conflict between him and his deputy. In a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, the affected aides were directed … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced George Turnah and two others to six years imprisonment on fraud charges. Turnah was Special Adviser on Youth to Dan Abia, the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Turnah, Ebis Orubebe, and Uzorgor Silas-Chidebere were arraigned by the Economic … Read more
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved the appointment of 19 new permanent secretaries and retained seven of the existing ones. Muhammad Lawal Shehu, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement on Tuesday, named the new permanent secretaries and their ministries as follows: 1. Mukhtar Abdullahi – Ministry of Sports Development
The Labour Party has expressed worries over how its members are being sacked by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in many states across the country. Gists Villa reports that the tribunal had nullified the elections of many of the elected members of the party in Edo, Abia and other states over the discrepancy surrounding … Read more
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has released 10 additional commissioner-nominees. Earlier in July, the governor forwarded eight names to the Ogun State House of Assembly, who have since been screened and confirmed, but yet to be sworn in. On Tuesday, the assembly acknowledged the receipt of 10 additional commissioner-nominees from Abiodun.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said it would continue to engage other critical stakeholders to ensure that unqualified graduates are not allowed into its mobilization process. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, disclosed this today in Abuja during the 2023 edition of the annual meeting of professional and regulatory bodies having … Read more
The Ogun State House of Assembly has accused the police of alleged connivance with land grabbers in the state. The assembly called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to look into the alleged illegal arrest and detention of innocent Ogun residents on trumped-up charges by the police in connivance with some suspected land … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said that the FCT Administration would give due attention to the development of satellite towns. Wike stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of Mandate Secretaries for the FCT Administration. He said that the prosperity and well-being of the residents extend beyond … Read more
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has charged the state Head of Service and Permanent Secretaries to carry every worker along by giving them schedule of responsibilities to justify their. employment. Buni gave the charge on Tuesday while swearing-in nine newly-appointed permanent secretaries into the state civil service. He said, “As you are aware, this … Read more