By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse The local government elections held across all 27 local government areas in Jigawa State today witnessed significant voter apathy, attributed largely to the ongoing economic hardships faced by residents. Also, The Commissioner for Local Government,…
…As hoodlums disrupt peaceful election process, RSIEC officials chased away Barth Ndubuwah,Port Harcourt The local government election in Rivers State that would have qualified as the most peaceful in the history of the State,was later perforated by hijack of electoral…
The Bauchi state government has inaugurated an 11-member Tripartite Technical Committee, to fasttrack implementation of the new National Minimum Wage. The membership of the committee comprises representatives of the state government, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).…
Gov. Babagana Zulum has submitted N61 billion to the Borno House of Assembly, to address critical infrastructure needs sequel to the devastation caused by floods in the state. The request seeks to amend the N358.7 billion budget signed into law…
The Katsina State Government says it has generated N2.024 billion as Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) in Sept. This is contained in a statement on Friday by Alhaji Sada Shu’aibu, Director, Corporate Communication of the State Internal Revenue Board. The director…
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on Oct. 1,…
By Matthew Denis The Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mr. Charles Odii HS disclosed the agency has empowered about 17,634 micro small medium enterprises in the last 11 months in office. The DG…
By Matthew Denis In a move to sanitize the society against porous counterfeit drugs, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a stern warning to patent medicine dealers and others against selling illicit drugs.…
The Federal Government has commenced arrangements for the evacuation of Nigerians living in Lebanon who are willing to return home following the crisis in the country. The federal government said it convened a multi-stakeholder meeting where briefs were received on…
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero has urged the Federal Government to ensure policy consistency in the education sector, citing the recent HND/BSC dichotomy challenge as a result of policy inconsistency. Speaking at the 2024 International Teachers Day event…
