The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara says the state government will immortalise the late group chief executive officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe. Governor Fubara disclosed this while paying tribute to the late banker on Tuesday evening at a night of tributes organised by the Port Harcourt City One Love Family, to reflect, celebrate … Read more
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has called on the government to implement the upward review of nurses’ salaries to “effectively address the issue of brain drain.” The association also highlighted 11 other demands in a press release signed by its National President, Michael Nnachi, in reaction to the revised guidelines for … Read more
The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) in partnership with Malala Fund has released a new report on Gender Review and Advocacy For Gender Responsive Education Sector Planning (GRESP) in Nigeria. The report, which was released on Tuesday, covers a gender review of 11 years of State Education Sector Plans (SESPs) in Nigeria. SESPs is … Read more
The Nigerian government on Tuesday said international oil companies (IOCs) are not leaving the country but only shifting their portfolio and further investments to deep offshore. Nigeria’s Minister for State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the 7th edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2024) held at … Read more
After a review of Day One of its two-day nationwide protest meant to end on Wednesday, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended the protest. The labour body announced the decision in a communique issued after a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which reviewed the execution of the first day of the protest. NLC said … Read more
The Senate on Tuesday constituted a 10-member ad hoc committee to ascertain the reasons behind the moribund state of the Ajaokuta Steel Company and the National Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) despite the alleged payment of $496 million to contractors between 2008 and now. The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, who presided over the plenary announced … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Central Bank Governor, Oluyemi Cardoso, for shunning its invitations. The Chairman of the committee, Bamidele Salam (PDP, Oyo), issued the threat in a letter addressed to Mr Cardoso on Tuesday. In the letter, dated 27 February, the … Read more
The federal government has uncovered the illegal addition of 406 persons to the staff list of the Onitsha General Hospital in Anambra State. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, stated this on Tuesday while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character probing the alleged padding of the … Read more
There was drama, on Tuesday, at the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Enugu State after police authorities in the state asked NLC members not to go ahead with their scheduled protest. The national leadership of the NLC had fixed nationwide protest to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday over the worsening economic … Read more
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and partner civil society groups on Tuesday embarked on rallies to protest the high cost of living across the country. Protests were held in various states like Lagos, Kano, Oyo and Abuja while there have been reports of disruptions in Borno. The NLC accuses the government of reneging … Read more
