The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will tomorrow arraign the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HoCSF, Winnifred Oyo-Ita. She will be arraigned before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. A statement by the Acting Head, Media and...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the APC-dominated National Assembly, particularly the Senate, of deliberately delaying the passage of the 2025 Electoral Bill, warning that the delay could jeopardise the credibility of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary,...
The House of Representatives has commenced an investigation into the alleged ongoing lopsided recruitment into the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and other agencies under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity. The investigation will be conducted by the Committees on Federal Character, Labour/Employment/Productivity, Public Service Matters and Disabilities. The...
As part of efforts to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Osun, the State government has directed that all markets transacted on weekly basis across the State be suspended indefinitely. This is just as it embarked on a sensitisation exercise to educate market women under the aegis of Association...
Residents of Ikeja GRA in Lagos State have commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his administration for rehabilitating and upgrading major roads in Oduduwa Crescent, Oduduwa Way, Sobo Arobiodu and other inner roads in their community. They said the decision of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s government to rehabilitate roads within Ikeja GRA,...
As the 24-hour curfew imposed in Kaduna State by Governor Nasir El-Rufai reached day two, residents across the state have begged the state governor to relax it to enable them search for means of livelihood. Recall that, the state government on Thursday became hard on residents as it imposed a...
Roman Abramovich, has handed over the “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the trustees of its charitable foundation. This was announced in a statement posted on the website of the European champions on Saturday. The six new rulers of the Stamford Bridge club are chairman Bruce Buck , Blues’ women’s boss...
Nigerian health minister, Osagie Ehanire, has provided insight into why he, alongside other officials, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Mr Ehanire met with Mr Buhari on Saturday, alongside Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), over the outbreak of the coronavirus...
The Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) has organised a one-day capacity building training for One-Hundred Desk officers, as part of activities to kick-start the Nigeria Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES). The training, which is aimed at providing further clarity on the design and implementation arrangement of...
The 36 state governors under the platform of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have agreed to hold their weekly meetings via tele-conferencing to check the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The NGF Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, said this in a communique on Monday. Since the first outbreak of...