Flowerbud News The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), on Sunday, says some retirees are still receiving N500 as monthly pension in the country. Alhassan Musa, the Secretary of the union in Kaduna State, in an interviews withthe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), described the condition of the returnees as “pathetic”.Continue Reading
Flowerbud News The Acting Governor of Niger, Yakubu Garba, has felicitated with former Military President Ibrahim Babangida on his 83rd birthday. Garba in a statement by his Press Secretary, Hajiya Ummikhaltume Kuta, in Minna on Saturday, described IBB “as a bridge builder and father of modern Nigeria. He said Babangida,Continue Reading
Flowerbud News The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) has lifted the suspension placed on trading in the shares of Guinea Insurance Plc, effective Aug.12. NGX, in its weekly report made available to newsmen in Lagos, confimed that the suspension was lifted because the insurer had filed its audited financial statements forContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The Presidency is aware of failed attempts by Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, to take over offshore assets of Nigeria through subterfuge. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said Zhongshan misled the Judicial Court inContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has demobilised 54 “graduates” that were illegally mobilised for youth service by the University of Calabar. The Director-General, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa.Continue Reading
Flowerbud News Low voter turnout has characterised the ongoing local government election in Bauchi State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondents, who monitored the exercise in Bauchi, Dass and Tafawa Balewa LGAs report that voting commenced in most polling centres at about 11:00 am, due to theContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted four probe panels to investigate 27 high court judges in the country over alleged judicial misconduct. A This is contained in a statement issued by the NJC Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye on Friday in Abuja. Oye said that theContinue Reading
Flowerbud News A rights group, Human Right Monitoring Agenda (HURMA), has faulted the passage of Police Act Amendment Bill ,which allows the Inspector- General of Police to remain in office until the end of the term stipulated in his letter of appointment. Mr Buna Balogun ,HURMA’s Executive Director,faulted the passageContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired , Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa says imprisonment will strengthen deterrent effect of the agency’s drug supply reduction efforts. Marwa said this while reacting to the sentencing of three kingpins and 16 other convicts who were jailed for aContinue Reading
