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FG To Close Section Of Eko Bridge For 40 Days
The Federal Government says it will close the Alaka-Costain-Iganmu section of the Eko Bridge (inward Island) for another 40 days. A Thursday statement by the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Engr. (Mrs.) O.I. Kesha, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing, said the closure will start from Sunday 23rd July 2023. “This is a result of the...
Force PRO, Cop Assaulted By Seun Kuti, 14,052 Others Promoted
The Police Service Commission has promoted Inspector Mohammed Aminu, who, in May 2023, was assaulted by Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed the promotion in a statement he issued on Thursday. Ani said Aminu was promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police. READ ALSO: We Are Working...
We Are Working With Fed Govt On Palliatives For Nigerian – APC Governors
All Progressives Congress (APC) governors yesterday said they were in the final stages of plans with the Federal Government in providing post-fuel subsidy removal palliatives to Nigerians. The Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Imo state Governor Hope Uzodimma, who spoke with reporters after their meeting in Abuja, said the governors noted the hardship arising from subsidy removal. READ ALSO:...
Subsidy Removal: NULGE Demands 300% Minimum Wage Increment
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has called for a 300 percent increment in the minimum wage for workers across all sectors due to the inflation caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. NULGE National President, Mr. Ambali Olatunji, said this in a communique jointly signed by Mr. Isah Gambo, General Secretary of the union, at the end...
NANS Demands End To Arms And Ammunition Proliferation In Ogun
The reported “reckless and unchecked inflow of arms and ammunition into Nigeria through land borders” alarmed the National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday. The student body claimed that it had reliable information that the ammunition had been brought in illegally over the land borders of the Ogun state in a statement made accessible to our correspondent in Abuja. The government...
FG Approves Infrastructure Support Fund For States
President Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of an Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) for states as part of measures to mitigate the effects of the removal of petrol subsidies on Nigerians. According to Mr. Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, the permission was announced at the Federation Account Allocation Committee's monthly meeting on...
Subsidy Removal: Govs Plan Cash Transfers To Poor Households, Dump Buhari’s List
The National Economic Council, which includes 36 state governors and Vice President Kashim Shettima, has agreed on a strategy for state governments to conduct cash transfer programs using state-generated social registries. It stated that state-generated social registers would better reflect the number of needy Nigerians who would benefit from such cash transfers or palliative schemes. This followed the government's plan to...
Palliatives: We Can’t Use Buhari’s National Social Register, It Lacks Credibility — NEC
The National Economic Council, (NEC), presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, has dumped the National Social Register under the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for lack of integrity. The Council instead proposed implementing a cash transfer programmes for states based on their social registers and a cash reward policy for public servants for six months. This was disclosed at the briefing of...
House Of Reps In Fresh Move To Take Back Bakassi Ceded To Cameroon
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on International Boundary Dispute Between Nigeria and Cameroon on Thursday said it might consider a fresh application to appeal the International Court of Justice judgment that ceded Bakassi to Cameroon. The Ad hoc Committee was set up by the House to probe the case of encroachment into another Cross River State territory by...
Gov. Alia Uncovers 2,500 Ghost Workers, Ghost School, Dead Persons In Benue’s Payroll
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, said his administration has, so far, uncovered over 2,500 ghost workers in the state wage bill. This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi, on Thursday. Alia, who promised prompt payment of salaries Benue workers when he takes over government, had...
