Covid-19: Delta cuts salaries of appointees, workers for six months
As part of measure to overcome the debilitating effect of COVID-19 on the national economy, the Delta State government has adopted interim fiscal measures which includes cutting the salary of…
Yobe Gov. behind Dogara’s return to APC; Bauchi governorship in 2023 is reason
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State played a key role in the defection immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, from PDP to APC. Buni…
Arotile: NAF hands over suspects to Kaduna Police for further investigation
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Friday handed over to the Kaduna State Police Command, the three individuals allegedly involved in the accident that led to the death of Flying…
Alleged N100bn tax scam: EFCC to revisit petition against Tinubu, Alpha Beta
There is a renewed pressure on the new leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to investigate a petition against Alpha Beta Consulting, a tax consultancy firm linked…
More than 1,000 Twitter employees had ability to aid hack of accounts – ReutersÂ
More than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal tools that could change user account settings and hand control to others, two…
Journalists want November 16 declared public holiday to honour Azikiwe
A forum of journalists in the south-east Nigeria, known as Izunwanne, has called for the declaration of November 16 as a public holiday in honour of the first President of…
Foundation unveils mobile app to monitor, report Human Rights abuses
Cleen Foundation, a non-governmental organisation has inaugurated a real-time documentation mobile application to help monitor, document and report human rights abuses in the country in collaboration with UK. Mr Benson…
COVID-19: Global trade hit by new import restrictions – WTO
Global trade has been hit by new and accumulated import restrictions just as economies need to rebuild in the COVID-19 crisis, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in a mid-year…
Mali Peace Mission: Summit ends in deadlock as no deal reached to settle crisis
West African leaders ended a day-long summit in Mali on Thursday without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political crisis. Five of the region’s leaders met Mali President Ibrahim…
Oyo State Govt. reunites Almajiri boy, recovered mentally challenged man with family
Oyo State Government on Thursday reunited a 13-year-old almajiri, Musa Issa, with his family. This is contained in a statement by Alhaja Faosat Sanni, the State Commissioner for Women Affairs…