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FG Decries Rampant Deaths Among Civil Servants
Folashade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, has decried the rampant cases of sudden deaths among civil servants in the country. This was made known on Tuesday in Abuja by Yemi-Esan at the inauguration of the newly established Employee Wellness Centre for civil servants, who said many civil servants suddenly die as a result of work-related diseases that are...
Governor Ikpeazu Leads Prominent Abia Indigenes To Pay Last Respect To Pa Micah Onyebuchi (Photos, Video)
Amuzukwu Ibeku in Umuahia North local government area of Abia State on Thursday, 27th October witnessed a massive presence of prominent Abia sons and daughters led by no less a person than the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. Their mission in the community was to pay last respect to a man who has been described...
Tell Tinubu To Vacate Office Now Over ‘Forged Certificate’ – Timi Frank Urges US, UK, EU, AU
Comrade Timi Frank, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on members of the international community especially the European Union, United States, United Kingdom and African Union to prevail on Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to vacate office over alleged certificate forgery. Frank claimed that the authorities of the Chicago State University (CSU)...
Minimum Wage: FG Suspends Salary Review
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Government will no longer review workers’ salaries as earlier promised. The acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, had said through the Director of Communications in her office, Mrs Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, that the FG would ensure that all states complied with the...
Trump’s Blockade Of Venezuelan Tankers Increase Oil Prices
Equities mostly rose on Wednesday, even as US jobs data did little to boost expectations for another interest rate cut next month, while oil rallied after President Donald Trump ordered the blockade of “sanctioned” Venezuelan tankers. With Federal Reserve officials indicating they were unlikely to lower borrowing costs for a fourth successive meeting, sentiment on trading floors has been subdued...
Fake News: Army Charges Abia Social Media Influencers To Place National Security Over Traffic
The Nigerian Army has organised a social media seminar for media practitioners, bloggers, and social media influencers in Abia State with a charge on them to shun fake news and place national security above their desire to attract traffic to their websites. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Enugu, Major Gen. H. T Dada, while declaring open the seminar...
Abia Civil Service Gets 13 New Permanent Secretaries [SEE LIST]
The appointment of 13 New Permanent Secretaries have been approved by governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State into the state Civil Service. An official notice from the office of the State Head of Service names the new Permanent Secretaries as follows - 1. Igwe Caroline Unanya 2. Alozie Kelechi Callistus 3. Emelogu, Ikechi Friday Also Read: Ikpeazu, Family Test Negative To COVID-19 As Two...
“Disband Market Unions That Observes Sit-At-Home ” – Ohanaeze Tells South-East Gov
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has berated the call by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, asking the people of South-East zone to observe a sit-at-home on October 1st Nigeria independence Anniversary. Ohanaeze called on governors of the south-east to disband any Market Unions in the region that adhere to the sit-at-home directive of the Pro-Biafra group. OYC, in a...
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...
Nigerians Decry High Transport Fares Despite Fuel Price Reduction
Nigerians lament despite the reduction in gas prices, transportation companies have not been able to lower charges across the country. These angry Nigerians added that instead, the prices are still going up. The PUNCH reported that on December 19, 2024, the Dangote refinery reduced the ex-depot price of its petrol from N970 to N899.50 per litre. This sparked intense pricing competition in the...
