Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has assured that the outstanding salaries of local government workers in the state would be paid soon. Sule gave the assurance when he paid a traditional homage on the Emir of Nasarawa, Alhaji Ibrahim…
By Moses Adeniyi Lagos State internally generated revenue (IGR) closed at N127 billion at the end of the first quarter (Q1), Y2021, just as the Government has saved about N8.9bn through renegotiation of its existing debt obligation: Nigerian NewsDirect has…
Gov. Ayade of Cross River defects to APC Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ayade defected to the APC on Thursday in Calabar at a…
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa has rejected the State Government’s planned N100 billion bond. Report recalls that the state House of Assembly at an emergency plenary on May 10, approved the executive arm’s request to collect the…
The Gulf of Guinea Municipal Centre in Calabar is seeking partnership with the University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Research and Development to strengthen its activities in the region. Cross River Special Envoy to the Gulf of Guinea, Mr John Gaul-Lebo…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received 58 complaints of human rights violations in Gombe State in the first quarter of 2021. The Gombe State Office Coordinator, NHRC, Mr Mohammed Ayuba, stated this in an interview with the newsmen in…
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC ) says the agency will partner with the Osun Investment Promotion Agency (OSIPA) to change people’s perception of the Osun as a “Civil Service state.’’ Mr Hassan Lawal, Southwest Zonal Head, NIPC, said that…
Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), has called on the federal, state government’s agencies and multinational companies in the state to be tax compliant to prevent being sanctioned for tax default. EIRS’s Income Tax Executive Director, Mr Felix Isuku, made…
Normalcy has returned to Kaduna after the Nigerian Labour Union (NLC) called off its five-day warning strike to protest the sack of over 4,000 workers by the state government. Reports said that banks, schools, markets, and other businesses, including public…
Prof. Maduabuchi Dukor, a university lecturer, has urged the Federal Government to restore lost glory in public schools to make them attractive to Nigerians. Dukor, also the Head of Philosophy Department at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, said…
