Pay us our 4 years pension arrears, gratuities – Pensioners beg Wike
Some pensioners in Rivers State have appealed to the state government to pay four years pension arrears and gratuities owed them to “help change our pitiable living conditions”. The pensioners,…
Infrastructure: Wike seeks Assembly’s approval for N18bn loan
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has requested for consent of the State House of Assembly to borrow N18bn from Access Bank for the construction of a flyover and two…
Only the guilty are after Akpabio
Jackson Ugbechie Since his appointment as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, a lawyer, senator and former governor of Akwa Ibom State has come under the most virulent attacks…
Appeal Court reverses INEC’s deregistration of 22 Political parties
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reversed the deregistration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were among the 74 political parties…
Insurgency: Things will improve very soon, we’re acquiring modern equipment – Buhari assures N/East govs
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, the Northeast and the nation at large, following the recent adoption of new strategies, and…
Don’t misinterpret low COVID-19 cases to mean victory – FG warns Nigerians
Dr Sani Aliyu, the Coordinator, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has said that positive cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) gradually coming down as the daily results now revolves around…
Insurgents are taking advantage of the endemic poverty, hunger in the region to recruit more members – N/E Govs
State governors in the north-eastern part of the country have identified some of the root causes of the insurgency ravaging the region. They stated this on Monday in Abuja at…
COVID-19: 85 LGAs in 20 states still remain with no testing done, no case reported– PTF
The Presidential Task Force, PTF on COVID-19 says five states have accounted for 60 per cent of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of…
Universities, polytechnics, others to start post-UTME test Sept. 7 – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has shifted the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) screening for the 2020 admission processes till Sept.7 in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education…
Unlatched Containers: FRSC begins arrest, prosecution of drivers of articulated vehicles
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS 2 Command, Lagos, says it has arrested 26 drivers over unlatched containers on their articulated vehicles in Lagos and Ogun, as it begins…