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Nurses suspend 2-month indefinite strike in Oyo

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, Oyo State chapter, has suspended its two-month indefinite strike. The union chairman, Dr Samuel Adeyemi, made this known on Tuesday in Ibadan. Recall that the nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals and health centres began an indefinite strike on...

Atiku backs nationwide protest, blasts Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has backed the planned nationwide protests against hunger and widespread hardship in the country, scheduled to begin on August 1. In a statement, Atiku slammed the government of President Bola Tinubu for attempting to suppress the protesters, saying it was...

Shelve planned protest -Tinubu begs Nigerians

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to shelve planned protests against bad governance in the country, slated for next month. The appeal was made known by Information Minister Mohammed Idris, who briefed State House correspondents after a meeting with the President on Tuesday. Idris said Tinubu urged the organisers...

Reps ask NERC, DISCOs to reverse Band A tariff hike

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and the distribution companies, DISCOs, to reverse the tariff hike for Band A customers. This directive was given on Tuesday after the adoption of a report presented by the House Committee on Power. It would be recalled that...

NSHA directs state government to flush out illegal miners

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) has directed the State Government to expel all illegal miners operating within the state in an effort to tackle insecurity. The directive also stated that miners with licenses must comply with all legal requirements. Danladi Jatau, Speaker of the House, issued the directives...

North remains work in progress – ACF

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has observed that the North remains essentially a work in progress. The forum noted that all the indices that track human progress, most of all poverty, illiteracy, health and security of life and property, tend to place the North at the deep end of the...

20 states get FRSC sector commanders

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, on Monday deployed new Sector Commanders for 20 states across the country. This was captured in a statement issued by Mr Olusegun Ogungbemid, the Acting Corps Public Education, CPEO. According to Mohammed, the redeployment was part of strategic intervention mechanisms,...

Supplementary Budget: Centre Lauds Reps Appropriations Chair Bichi Over Thorough Scrutiny, Public Engagement

NewsDeskNgJul 22, 2024July 22, 20240

The Centre for Accountability and Probity (CAP) has commended the Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Bichi, for his commitment to transparency and accountability. In a statement signed by Princess Ajibola Naomi, its Coordinating President, the Centre said the recent transmission of the supplementary budget has been...

Court bars INEC, PDP from recognizing Ebonyi caretaker committee

NewsDeskNgJul 22, 2024July 22, 20240

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakiliki has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) from recognizing the Steve Oruruo-led Ebonyi State Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Also barred from recognizing the caretaker committee is the national leadership of the PDP. The court, presided by Justice Hillary Oshomah,...

Umobi resumes as Unizik Acting VC

NewsDeskNgJul 22, 2024July 22, 20240

The new Acting Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Prof Carol Umobi, has assumed office. Umobi took over in a smooth transition as he was handed over by the former Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof Joe Ikechebelu, who was last weekend removed by the Council of the university, led by...