Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Thursday, presented the second tranche of bonds worth N2,925,332,835 to retirees from the state civil service. Speaking at an awards ceremony in his honour organised by the Osun Labour Joint Negotiating Council (OSLJNC) in…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has called on the Federal Government to pay members their bridging claims of about N15 billion. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN, Enugu Depot Community comprising Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States, made…
The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday, presented an appropriation bill of N384.533 billion for the 2024 fiscal year before the state House of Assembly. Mr Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, APC/Owo 1, the Majority Leader of the Assembly,…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday disbursed N25 million to 250 vulnerable elderly people in Niger as part of her Renewed Hope Initiative. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the disbursement was done during the maiden…
The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) says the unemployment rate in Nigeria increased to 4.2 per cent in Q2 2023 from the 4.1 per cent recorded in Q1 2023. The NBS said this in its Nigeria Labour Force Survey for Q2…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to the list of prequalified vaccines for the disease. The world body said in a statement released on Thursday that it recommended the use of the vaccine in October…
About 230,411 households are expected to receive the Federal Government’s N25,000 monthly as palliatives for fuel subsidy removal in Kogi. The National Enrolment Manager, National Cash Transfer Office, NCTO, Hajiya Sadiya Abdullahi, said this when she spoke with the News…
Governor Francis Nwifuru on Thursday announced the approval of N100,000 Christmas bonus for civil servants in Ebonyi State. Nwifuru made this known while addressing stakeholders and elders of the state during the flag-off of the pet project of the wife…
The Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has admitted that the country is going through “a very tough time”. Edun said although the country is currently experiencing difficult times, President Bola Tinubu has a track record…
After six hours of fierce legal fireworks, the Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja reserved judgment in the Kano State Governorship legal battle. At the centre of the legal battle are the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP and the All…
