Persons living with disabilities in Kebbi State APC have alleged poor representation in the state’s civil service, demanding more employment opportunities. Agitating under the aegis of the APC Awareness organization, the group explained that its members remain unemployed even after…
Dr George Moghalu, the Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has warned that the authority will not tolerate indolence and laziness from staff members of the authority. He gave the warning during the authority’s end of year celebration held…
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Monday commended labour unions in the country for their contributions to national growth and policies of dialogue. The Governor said this Iin Ilorin at the Harmattan School of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) held…
The Federal Government has approved the commencement of a 14-day paternity leave for federal civil servants. The paternity leave, which is for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby, is said not to be for more than once within…
An Area Court in Jos, on Wednesday sentenced an 18-year-old labourer, Mohammed Ahmed, to six months imprisonment for unlawful possession of cannabis sativa. Magistrates Sadiq Adam and Hyacinth Dolnaan, jointly sentenced Ahmed, after he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of…
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) said it expects the Federal Government to pay salary arrears for the four months their industrial action lasted. Mr. Peters Adeyemi, General Secretary of NASU, said this while addressing a…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday upheld the judgment of the lower court and reinstatede 86 employees of Ekiti State University (EKSU) whose appointments were terminated. Delivering judgment in the appeal filed by EKSU against the judgment…
Ondo State Government, on Monday, inaugurated a 21-man committee to administer all the motor parks across the state. Acting Governor of the State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, said that the measure was sequel to the crisis that had been rocking the…
The Director, Centre for Supportive Services for the Deaf (CSSD), University of Ilorin, Prof. Afusat Alabi has advised youth corps members to share the knowledge they gained during their academic sojourn with their host communities. Alabi gave the counsel on…
The Presidency has warned those interest groups planning to foment civil disorder over what they considered as the delay in the signing of the electoral bill by the President Muhammadu Buhari to shelve the plan. Presidential Special Adviser on Media…
