Lagos State Government says it paid accrued pensions of more than N32 billion to 8,170 retirees between May 2019 and July 2021. The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) said in a statement issued on Saturday that Mrs Ajibola Ponnle, Commissioner…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on its members to proceed on an indefinite nationwide strike, beginning from Monday, Aug. 2. The President of the association, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, said this on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on…
Mr Ayoola Oyedokun, District Governor of Rotary International District 9125, has called on members of the club to be change makers in their various communities and serve humanity in new dimensions. He gave the advice at his investiture ceremony as…
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has called on all leaders and stakeholders across the country to see the urgent need to rid Nigeria of drug scourge. Marwa made the call at a public…
The Chairman of the Ogun State Ward Congress Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Wale Ohu, has declared that there was no parallel election of party executives into the 236 wards throughout the state. Ohu, who gave this declaration…
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Saturday, joined other members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his Iperu Ward 3, Ikenne Local Government Area of the state to partake in the Ward Congress and described the exercise as…
The Federal Government says it is not aware of any $875 million ammunition deal with the US which is being purportedly blocked by some lawmakers in that country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the purported…
Rep. Nnolim Nnaji has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to approve a Special Forex Intervention Retail Sales for airlines in the country. Nnaji, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Aviation, made the call during the 25th Annual…
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria has assured members of the public that Bureaux De Change operators are still providing foreign exchange services. ABCON said while the dollar sale from the Central Bank of Nigeria had helped…
The Kaduna State government has filed fresh charges against the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. This comes less than 48 hours after the embattled IMN leader was discharged and acquitted by a Kaduna State high…
