Lagos govt asks GL 14 Civil Servants to work from home for additional 2 weeks
The Lagos State government has directed all public servants on Grade Levels 14 and below to continue working from home for another two weeks. It explained that the extension order…
Ogun Govt Suspends Commissioner Over Alleged Sexual Harassment
The Ogun State government has suspended the Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun. Mr. Abudu-Balogun was suspended from office over an allegation of sexual harassment of a 16-year-old girl identified as…
FG, CEMENT MANUFACTURERS AGREE ON DISCOUNT CHARGE FOR ESP 300,000 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS
As part of its determination to ensure the success of the Social Housing scheme where the Buhari administration will construct 300,000 houses under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), for low…
COVID-19: Pope criticises people going on holiday to flee lockdowns
Pope Francis condemned on Sunday people who had gone abroad on holiday to escape coronavirus lockdowns, saying they needed to show greater awareness of the suffering of others. Speaking after…
Female journalist seeks N7.5m to save son
Photo credit: Facebook A female journalist, Mrs Mercy Omoike, has appealed to kindhearted Nigerians, corporate organisations and the three tiers of government for financial assistance for a heart surgery for…
SERAP Asks Buhari To Probe Missing ₦3.8bn In Health Ministry, NAFDAC, Others
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “probe allegations that ₦3,836,685,213.13 of public funds meant for the Federal Ministry of Health, teaching hospitals, medical…
Gun-bearing youths on rampage in Zamfara, burn Emir’s palace; police nab 18
The police command in Zamfara averted a major mayhem as it arrested 18 suspects over unlawful demonstration, leading to destruction of property including the Emir of Shinkafi’s palace. This is…
Balogun market now to reopen on Jan. 11 for security reasons – Official
The Caretaker Management Committee of Balogun market, Lagos Trade Fair Complex, has shifted its resumption, earlier scheduled for Jan. 4, to Jan. 11, for security reasons, the Secretary of the…
Candidate sponsored by Buhari’s kinsman wins Niger Republic presidential election first round
Mohamed Bazoum, a former minister and candidate of the ruling party in the Republic of Niger presidential election has won the first round and looks good to emerge the winner…
Governor’s chief of protocol dies in auto crash; burial arrangements begin
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has condoled with the family of Tosin Ogunbodede, his Chief of Protocol (COP), who died on Saturday, Jan.2, after an auto crash on Ilesa-Akure…