By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State Government has been urged to reintroduce payment of hazard and allowance to teachers in rural areas as a way of encouraging teachers being posted to rural areas. The reintroduction of the allowances, would also…
A Cleric, Rev. Fr. Anthony Agu, on Sunday, called on Christians to imbibe the spirit of giving to further reap the blessings of the Almighty God. Agu gave the admonition in a homily at the Sacred Heart Parish Church, Uwani,…
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s 62nd Independence Day anniversary, assuring that the nation will rise again. The former vice president said this in a statement issued…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it is collaborating with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and credible elections in 2023. Matthew Alao, UNDP Team Lead, Governance, Peace and Security, disclosed this at the opening…
The World Bank has approved 750 million dollars for the Nigeria State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Programme-for-Results. This is contained in a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect from the World Bank website on Friday in Abuja. The…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has inaugurated the Afreximbank Trade Payment Services or “AfPAY.” AfPAY is an intervention designed to facilitate the settlement of international trade on open account terms on behalf of identified African financial institutions and their clients. A…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), is set to encourage policy research to promote economic growth in West Africa. In a statement issued on the website of the UNECA on Friday, the commission inaugurated a seminar on Wednesday…
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, (a.k.a Mama Boko Haram) alongside Tahiru Alhaji, Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode. Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High…
A Customary Court in Nyanya, Abuja, on Friday dissolved a 10-year-old marriage between Blossom Ameh and her husband Simon over childlessness. The judge, Doocivir Yawe, dissolved the marriage on the grounds that parties have lost interest in the union. “It is…
Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of 46 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. Sanwo-Olu also commuted death sentences of six inmates to life imprisonment. The approval is in celebration of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary,…
