Politics
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Daniel Pondei as the acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. In his place, he has approved the appointment of an interim administrator to oversee the affairs of the Commission in the person of the Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the Commission, Effiong Okon Akwa, […]
Workers in the employ of the Akwa Ibom State Government have been assured of payment of the outstanding one month Minimum wage arrears as soon as possible. Head of Civil Service, Elder Effiong Essien made the pledge while speaking as guest of honour at the end of the year meeting and inauguration of water project […]
Nigerian Communications Commission is pledging more collaboration with universities in the country towards transforming Nigeria into a knowledge-based economy. Chairman of the Commission’s board, Professor Adeolu Akande, made the promise while paying a courtesy visit on the Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, Professor Sagir Abbas. Akande noted that the Nigerian Communications Commission superintends a sector […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden took all five of the votes cast for president in Dixville Notch, a tiny New Hampshire township along the US-Canada border that is among the first places in the country to make its presidential preference known. The ballots were cast in the minutes after midnight, becoming some of the first […]
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is insisting that its members will not return to the classroom on empty stomachs. The Union wants its payment system, the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, adopted, as an alternative to the Federal Government’s Integrated Personal Payroll Information System, IPPIS. Coordinator, ASUU Calabar Zone, Dr Aniekan Brown, who stated […]
Nigeria Army is insisting that soldiers did not shoot at protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos State. In a statement, the Acting Deputy Director, 81 Division, Army Public Relations, Osoba Olaniyi, however said soldiers were deployed to ‘restore normalcy’ in the area. Olaniyi described reports of a massacre by the […]
Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the requirement of Chief Compliance Officers by deposit money banks. The bank gave its permission in a letter signed by its Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Kevin Amugo. Amugo noted that those to be appointed as Chief Compliance Officers must be on a grade not below an Assistant […]
Super Eagles camp in Benin City is to open for training of the players on November 9 for next month’s 2021 African Cup of Nations double header against Sierra Leone. This was confirmed by Coach Gernot Rohr. The German coach said he was fine-tuning the squad list for the two encounters to be held in […]
Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is proposing that revenue from the Lekki tollgate, Lagos State, be donated to victims of the #EndSARS protest shootings. In a statement, Tinubu also asked that other identifiable victims of police brutality in the state should benefit from the proceeds. He absolved himself from allegations of ordering […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says Nigerians killed before, during, and after the #EndSARS protests will get justice. According to the Speaker, who sympathized with the residents in the country as a result of the killings, Nigeria’s unity remained non-negotiable. During a visit to condole the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, […]
