FG Distributes Funds For Pensioners’ Entitlements And NASU Payments
Funds have been made available by the federal government to pay the Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities' (NASU) withheld salaries. Mr. Bawa Mokwa, the Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), made this known in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. According to Mokwa, the Federal Government also released funds for payment of benefits...
#EndBadGovernance: AGF Takes Over Prosecution Of Teenage Children Accused Of Attempt To Overthrow Tinubu
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has taken over the case of the #EndBadGovernance protesters arraigned in the Federal High Court Abuja on Friday. The protesters, 75 in number between the ages of 12 and 15, were charged with 10 counts of terrorism, an attempt to overthrow the government, and alleged mutiny over their...
Ondo Commence Implementation Of N73,000 Minimum Wage
The governor of Ondo State said on Friday that the state government would start paying its civil servants a minimum wage of N73,000 in November. It was gathered that the Federal Government commenced payment of the N70,000 new salary and its consequential adjustments to public servants across all levels of federal civil service in September. Aiyedatiwa made the announcement during the...
Governor Fubara Denies Shutting Down Oil Companies In Rivers Over Court Judgment
The Rivers State government has debunked a social media report that Governor Siminalayi Fubara shut down the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and other oil companies in the state. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, the Rivers government said the report is not only false but a concocted propaganda. The statement reads,...
EFCC Attests To Bobrisky’s Recent Arrest In Lagos
Crossdresser and controversial social media celebrity Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, was arrested again in Lagos by agents of the EFCC. He was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and detained by immigration officers late Thursday night while attempting to leave the country for London, the United Kingdom. The popular crossdresser posted on his...
NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Over Circulation Of Fake Condoms
On Thursday, the NAFDAC warned Nigerians about the illicit distribution and sale of Foula Condoms, an unregistered brand of condoms in Nigeria. NAFDAC said officials from the Post-Marketing Surveillance Directorate discovered Foula condoms (packaged in threes) in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, and Zango, Katsina State. It added that the discovery was made during a risk-based post-marketing surveillance study on registered condoms in...
Building Collapse Kills Ten In Oyo, Several Injured
Ten bodies have been recovered from the debris of a collapsed storey building at Jegede in the Olunloyo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Some persons were also confirmed injured in the collapse that took place in the Oyo State capital on Thursday. The General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, in a statement, noted that the Service...
NAAT Declares Nationwide Protest Over 5 Months Withheld Salaries
NAAT, on Wednesday announced a nationwide protest over the 5 months withheld salaries and unfulfilled agreements with the Federal Government. NAAT has also said it will picket the Ministry of Finance on November 14 for the failure to implement President Bola Tinubu’s directive that the withheld salaries should be paid. The protest which is expected to commence midnight of 6th November,...
RCCG Suspends Pastor, Deacon Over Alleged Homosexuality
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has suspended two pastors for alleged homosexuality. Those suspended are Pastor Ayorinde AdeBello and Deacon Oke Mayowa. The suspension was announced in a memo dated October 28, 2024 by Sunday Akande, its national overseer. A detailed inquiry of the accusations against the pastors was mandated in the letter, which was sent to the General Overseer...
NIWA Vows To Phase Out Wooden Boats On Inland Waterways Over Accidents
The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has said it was moving towards phasing out wooden boats on inland waterways. The Managing Director of NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, made this known in an interactive session with editors in Lagos weekend. The interaction, which focused largely on the safety of the waterways and expansion of water travels, had the managing director tell the Editors...
