The National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN) on Tuesday engaged no fewer than 51 artistes and members of staff in capacity building to improve productivity and standard of theatrical performance in the country. Artistic Director of NTN, Hajia Kaltume Bulama-Gana, during…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Olori Ronke Ademiluyi, wife of Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye-Ogunwusi has said Yoruba festivals are not fetish but rather a means to honouring and remembering ancestors who achieved great things. Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi said Oni’s efforts aim…
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Mr Bayonle Sulaiman, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), as the new Commander of the Petroleum Task Force. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a…
By Matthew Denis The President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Godswill Obot Akpabio, CON, has called for sufficient funding for the health sector. Akpabio who was represented by the Deputy Leader, Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru,at the…
The Senate has rejected a bill seeking to establish the National Road Transport Council in Nigeria. The bill sought to establish an agency that will be saddled with the responsibility of regulating the road transport and the transportation profession in…
The Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, says the commission is poised to address corruption and corrupt practices in the health sector. Aliyu said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a…
The new N70,000 minimum wage adopted by the Federal Government after consultation with the Organised Labour on Thursday will be reviewed after three years. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while addressing State House correspondents.…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has dismissed claims that members of the Armed Forces provide security for illegal miners in the country. Dismissing the claims at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on…
The Senate has passed for second reading a bill that seeks to provide a comprehensive legal framework for the regulation and supervision of all manner of insurance businesses in Nigeria. The Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform Bill, 2024 sponsored by the…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero on Thursday gave reasons why the Organized Labour accepted the proposal of N70,000 minimum wage from the President, Bola Tinubu. Ajaero, who spoke to State House reporters after the meeting with…
