President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abbas Balarabe as a ministerial replacement for the former Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The replacement was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, at the plenary on Tuesday. Balarabe’s name was read alongside Dr Jamila Ibrahaim and Ayodele OlawandeContinue Reading
The FCT Police Command has advised the residents to be wary of boarding unpainted taxis, otherwise known as ‘kabu-kabu,’ to avoid becoming victims of armed robbers, also known as ‘One Chance’. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Haruna Garba, gave the warning on Tuesday, in Abuja atContinue Reading
Organised labour and the Federal Government finally came to an agreement on Monday evening after an hours-long meeting, leading to a 30-day suspension of the nationwide indefinite strike action scheduled for the next month. provision of funds as announced by the President on the 1st of August broadcast to theContinue Reading
The Organised Labour, on Monday night, agreed to suspend its indefinite strike planned to start on Tuesday. The resolution followed over five hours of deliberations between the Federal Government and Labour at the Chief of Staff Conference Room of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Announcing the outcome of theContinue Reading
The Executive Members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have directed their members to resume work at the nation’s seaports and oil and gas platform. Last week, the union had earlier ordered closure of all the nation’s Seaports, Jetties, Oil & Gas platforms and Terminals in compliance withContinue Reading
Wild jubilation engulfed Araromi-Okeodo, a community in Ife-South Local Government Area of Osun State following the supply of electricity to the town for the first time after 91 years. The Monarch of the town, Oba Abbas Akanbi, the Alara of Araromi-Okeodo, led his chiefs and subjects to the off-grid locationContinue Reading
The West African Examinations Council has appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, as the Head of the Nigeria National Office. Dangut succeeds Patrick Areghan, whose tenure ends this month. A statement by WAEC made available to The PUNCH on Monday revealed that Dangut, until his appointment was the DeputyContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has approved N35,000 as a provisional wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for a period of six months. Malam Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that this followed consultations betweenContinue Reading
Information and National Orientation Minister Mohammed Idris said this in a statement on Sunday after a meeting between government officials and labour unions over the latter’s planned industrial action. “VAT on diesel will be waived for the next 6 months,” he said, noting that it was part of theContinue Reading
