Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN) said on Tuesday that the 30 slots alloted to each member of the National Assembly in the 774,000 jobs under the Special Public Works programme is a privilege and not a right. The minister noted that constituents of the lawmakers …
Read More »Details emerge on dirty fight between ex-Imo gov, Ohakim and mistress as police wade in
Ikedim Ohakim More details emerged on Tuesday in the dirty fight between former Imo State Governor Ikedi Ohakim and his woman-friend, Ms Chinyere Amuchinwa. He said the woman had “a close and trusting relationship with him” and that he would not reveal all the “lurid” details about their relationship. Ms …
Read More »IBrahim Keita, Malian President, resigns
Malian President, Ibrahim Keita, on Wednesday, said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed”, hours after his arrest by troops in a sudden coup that followed a months-long political crisis in the fragile West African nation. Rebel soldiers detained the president and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse on Tuesday afternoon and drove …
Read More »Nigerian importers kick against surcharge on Cargoes by International Shipping Firms
…The surcharge is economic sabotage, insensitive, says Shippers’ Council Importers in the country are currently groaning under huge surcharge imposed on them by the international shipping firms on cargoes imported from across the world into the country. The surcharge is adding to the high cost of doing business in …
Read More »PRUDENTIAL ZENITH LIFE DONATES $100,000 USD TO SLUM2SCHOOL TOWARDS FIGHTING EFFECTS OF COVID-19 IN NIGERIA
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has donated the sum of One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$100,000) to Slum2School Africa to help combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in disadvantaged communities in Nigeria. The donation was made through a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Fund from the Prudence Foundation, …
Read More »CAMA LAW: IT IS NONSENSICAL Primate Ayodele Reacts, Warns Govt
The leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Ayodele has reacted to the inclusion of religious churches under the Companies and Allied Matters Acts (CAMA) bill signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari few days back. Under the law, It is stated that ‘The commission may by order, suspend the …
Read More »COVID-19: Nigeria to reopen airports for international flights on August 29
The federal government has announced to reopen Nigeria’s airspace for international travel on August 29. Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, announced on Monday that the reopening procedure will mirror that of domestic flights where operations began with the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport …
Read More »Amaechi, Reps in face off over $33b Chinese loan
THERE was heated argument at the House of Representatives Hearing Room 028 yesterday between Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and House Committee Chairman on Treaties, Particulars and Agreement Ossai Nicholas Ossai. It was during the legislative hearing on the loans agreements signed by the ministry. At issue was an alleged …
Read More »CAMA: No one can appoint a trustee over my church, Oyedepo blows hot
David Oyedepo, presiding bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has kicked against the application of the Company and Allied Matters Acts (CAMA) in churches. President Muhammadu Buhari signed CAMA into law on August 7, 2020. Under the law, religious bodies and charity organisations will be strictly regulated by the registrar-general …
Read More »BREAKING: Tribunal annuls Bayelsa governorship election
The Bayelsa state governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has annulled the election of Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa state. King George, candidate of the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), had asked the tribunal to cancel the election because he was excluded from the November 16, 2019 governorship poll. On …
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