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IPAC – No more excuse for non-performance by LG chairmen

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy, the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Lagos State has said there is no more excuse for non-performance by local government chairmen. The State IPAC Chairperson, Mrs Temilola Akinade, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...

Ganduje, wife, others to be tried in absentia, escape bench warrant

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Aminu Adamu Aliyu, has ruled that former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife and six others, not be slammed with Bench Warrant in a case of alleged funds diversion. Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu said she based her decision on the political...

Suleiman Izuagbe – Tinubu inherited hardship, food crisis can end in 2026

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

A senior Consultant and Public Affairs analyst, Abdulsalam Suleiman Izuagbe, on Thursday faulted those blaming President Bola Tinubu for the hardship and food crisis in Nigeria. Izuagbe said Tinubu inherited a near comatose economy from former President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that the president did not remove fuel subsidy that paved...

NSCDC deploys 1,504 officers for Adamawa council poll

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

The Adamawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 1,504 officers and men to secure the council election scheduled for the state this Saturday, July 13. A statement from the command headquarters in Yola on Thursday said the officers and men would be ensuring...

Minimum Wage: Labour leaders table economic hardships faced by Nigerians before Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

The meeting called by President Bola Tinubu to discuss the minimum wage issue ended in an inconclusive note on Thursday. But it afforded parties to the discussions, notably, the President and the organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. an opportunity to engage in a heart-to-heart...

Obaseki inaugurates 20-man transition committee four months to end of tenure

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

Barely four months to the end of his eight years as governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has inaugurated a 20-man transition committee to pilot the smooth transition of power and knowledge to the next administration. Governor Obaseki inaugurated the committee members, at the EXCO Chambers, in Government House, Benin...

St. Augustine of Hippo Catholic Parish Inaugrates new PPC

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

By Augustine Aminu, KSM St. Augustine of Hippo Catholic Parish, Dutse Sagbagyi has inducted new Parish Pastoral Council members into office by the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr Emmanuel Balla. The Executive Council of the new Parish Pastoral Council include: In his homily, Fr. Balla admonished the new Council to allow...

Simi Fubara – 27 lawmakers loyal to Wike gone, I’ll soon present 2025 budget

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Wednesday declared that the embattled members of the state House of Assembly loyal to the immediate past governor, Nyesom Wike are gone. Recall that due to the political crisis rocking the state, the seats of the 27 lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic...

Gov Adeleke sets up implementation committee on staff audit, commits to public service reform

NewsDeskNgJul 11, 2024July 11, 20240

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has set up an implementation committee on staff audit in the state civil service, vowing to pursue the ongoing public service reform to a logical conclusion. Governor Adeleke made this known during the submission of the final audit report by the state staff audit consultant,...

Lagos needs 30,000 medical doctors – Commissioner

NewsDeskNgJul 10, 2024July 10, 20240

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, on Wednesday said the state health sector needs about 30,000 medical doctors to service residents’ needs. Abayomi disclosed this at the ongoing 2024 Clean-Air Forum in Lagos. The commissioner decried the negative effect of brain drain in the health sector, stating...