About 61,446 Civil Servants Are Verified On IPPIS – Dr Folashade
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, has said 61,446 civil servants from various government Ministries, Departments and Agencies have been verified on the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System. She also said ...
Water Resources Bill Is RUGA In Disguise – Igbo Group
A foremost Igbo group, Association of South East Town Unions (ASETU) has described the Water Resources Bill lying before the National Assembly as Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) agricultural programme in disguise. The group made the remark in a statement signed by its National President, Chief Emeka Diwe and National Publicity Secretary, Gideon Adikwuru. The union in a release noted that the...
Fashola Calls For Monthly Payment Of Rents
A former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday called for the review of tenancy laws in states to compel landlords to collect rents monthly. Fashola spoke during the launch of his book titled: “Nigerian Public Discourse: The Interplay of Empirical Evidence and Hyperbole”, in Lagos. He said that advance payment of rent, up to three years or...
Autonomy: Abia Assembly Passes Law On Fund Management Between Legislature, Judiciary
Following the need to put Abia State at the same pedestal with what is obtainable at the federal level and, in response to the national clamour for the independence of both the Legislative and Judiciary Arms of Government at both the Federal and State levels pursuant to achieving full autonomy for them, Abia State House of Assembly at plenary...
Alleged N700m fraud: Judge threatens to withdraw bail for Edo PDP chairman, 3 others
Justice M.G. Umar, of the Federal High Court Benin, on Friday, threatened to revoke the bail granted to Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, State Chairman of the PDP, Dan Orbih and three others, if they delayed the trial. Ize-Iyamu and others were arraigned on an eight-count charge of conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N700 million. Justice Umar who threatened to revoke...
Three Patients Flee After Testing Positive To COVID-19 In Kano
The Kano State coordinator of technical response team on COVID-19, Tijjani Hussaini, said three persons ran away after testing positive to COVID-19 in the state. Mr Hussaini told PREMIUM TIMES on Monday that the patients fled their known addresses and switched off their phones. He said his team is working with security agencies to trace the patients and move them to...
Anambra Guber: Anambra People’s Prayer Made Me Governorship Candidate – Andy Uba
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),has stated that it is the fervent prayers of the people of Anambra that got him to the turning point where his candidature is now the most talked about in Anambra state. “When we began our campaign, no one gave us any chance. Some even resorted to all manners of blackmail, accusing us...
“Insecurity Now Worse Than Civil War” – Emir Of Daura, Umar
THE Emir of Daura, Katsina State, Dr Umar Farouk Umar, has raised alarm over what he described as multifaceted security threats facing the nation, saying that the insecurity Nigeria is experiencing now is worse than civil war. Dr Umar, who is the emir of President Muhammadu Buhari’s community, solicited for prayers, advice and goodwill of all Nigerians, especially elders, traditional...
2023: PDP Won’t Accept Compromised Elections, Says National Chairman
Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party has advised the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government against compromising the integrity of the 2023 general election. He stressed that the major opposition party does not want to be short-changed again. This is even as he called on the European Union to send a high-level and large-sized observer mission to Nigeria...
We’re Fighting Boko Haram With Weapons Biafran Army Surrendered To Nigeria 51 Years Ago – Soldier
A Nigerian army officer engaged in the fight against Boko Haram has alleged that soldiers at the front use outdated weapons to fight Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents. He alleged that top army officers, including former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, were using the Boko Haram war as an enterprise to enrich themselves at the expense of their lives. “Some...
