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Edo Govt will deploy interlocking blocks technology for road projects, says Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has assured members of the Interlocking Engineers Association, that interlocking block technology would be deployed in some road projects undertaken by the Edo State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) programme. The governor gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by members of the association led by the Chairman, Ernest Omozee, to the...
Benue State approves new minimum wage
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has approved the implementation of the new minimum wage for workers in the state. Special Adviser to the governor on labour, Ode Enyi, said the approval was arrived at at the meeting on the new minimum wage and adjustment of salaries held in Makurdi by the negotiation committee. He said that the labour and the government...
Boko Haram kill five, abduct dozens in Maiduguri
Gunmen from the Boko Haram jihadist group killed five people and abducted several others as they collected firewood in restive northeast Nigeria, security sources said Friday. Fighters opened fire on the group as they fetched wood on Thursday outside the town of Dikwa, 90 kilometres (55 miles) from the regional capital Maiduguri, an anti-jihadist militia leader, Babakura Kolo, told AFP. "A group...
Meet Abia community school where children learn under tree without seats (Photos+Video)
The poor state of Ndia Ememe Abam Community School in Arochukwu local government Abia State has brought the academic activities in the school to a stand still as pupils now stand under tree to receive lessons, ABN TV findings reveal. The school located in Ohafor ward 1 our correspondent discovered has been in a very dilapidated state for years without...
Two nabbed for stealing car from church in Lagos
The police have arrested two suspected car thieves, Bamidele Adebayo and Hakeem Taofik, for allegedly stealing a Toyota Corolla car at the Shagari Estate in the Ipaja area of Lagos State It was learnt that the suspects removed the car around 1 pm from an unnamed church’s car park, while the Sunday service was ongoing. A member of the church, who...
IPPIS: ASUU mobilises members for strike
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on strike if the Accountant General of the Federation stops salaries of lecturers this January. The association claimed the FG had noted that it would stop the salaries of the lecturers for failing to enrol for the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPIS). ASUU said that a circular from the office...
Senate orders NNPC probe over ailing refineries
The Senate on Thursday mandated its Committee on Downstream Petroleum Sector to carry out a holistic investigation on the turnaround maintenance expenditure and current state of the refineries in the country. The resolution was a sequel to a Point of Order raised by Sen. Yusuf Yusuf (APC-Taraba Central) during plenary. It also mandated the committee to convoke a stakeholder’s conference with...
NECO releases November/December 2019 SSCE result
The National Examination Council has released the results of the 2019 November/December Senior School Certificate Examinations. Mr Abubakar Gana, Acting Registrar of the council, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2019 November/December Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE). Mr Abubakar Gana, Acting Registrar of the council, made this...
Pope Francis Remains Sick, Cancels Friday Audiences
Pope Francis remained ill with an apparent cold on Friday and canceled official audiences for a second day, Vatican officials announced. The 83-year-old pontiff celebrated morning Mass as usual and greeted congregants at the end, the Vatican said. He planned to go on with his private meeting schedule but opted to cancel his official audiences. “The Holy Father celebrated Mass this...
