The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has ordered the immediate shut down of the Ekiti state broadcasting service for infractions of the Nigeria broadcasting Code and the Electoral Act. The Commission took this decision after unauthorized declaration of the governorship election results by the state Governor Mr. Ayodele Fayose on theContinue Reading
The Federal Government is set to commence the physical verification exercise of all employees of the Federal Government on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) who have completed their update on the online verification portal. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita madeContinue Reading
The outcome of 2018 governorship poll in Ekiti has shown that the electorate, not political parties nor leaders’ clout determines victory in fair contest, says Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum. This was said on Sunday in a statement signed by Akin Malaolu, Secretary-General of the group after the declaration of resultContinue Reading
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Sunday said the election of Dr Kayode Fayemi in Saturday’s gubernatorial poll was a victory for the people. Tinubu made the declaration in a congratulatatory message to Fayemi, the APC Candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in EkitiContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening arrived Netherlands ahead of his scheduled visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) monitoring the visit reports that the President’s aircraft landed at Rotterdam-The Hague Airport at about 7: 23 p.m (Nigerian time). President BuhariContinue Reading
The Ekiti governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday assured all the workers in the state that his administration would make their welfare a top priority and not pay lip service to it. Fayemi gave the assurance at a news conference held at the party’s secretariat in Ado-Ekiti. He promised to payContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ebonyi chapter, has commended Gov. Dave Umahi for paying June and July workers’ salaries even without receiving May federal allocation. Mr Leonard Nkah, NLC State Chairman, in a statement he issued on Sunday, and made available to newsmen, said that “Umahi has proved to beContinue Reading
An official of the Alliance for Credible Elections, Dr Omilusi Mike, ?on Sunday commended the massive turnout of voters for Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti and the transparency of the electoral process. Omilusi gave the commendation in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti. ”Continue Reading
The Bank of Industry (BoI) says the 750 billion dollars loan facility by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will be used to fill the funding gap in Nigeria’s industrial sector. The bank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Olukayode Pitan, said this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
