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In spite of its challenges, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has made noteworthy progress, a former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Thursday in Lagos. ``In spite of the initial slow take-off, the pace of activities ...
Gov. Umaru Almakura of Nasarawa State on Thursday signed the state’s 2012 Appropriation Bill of more than N104 billion into law. The governor, while signing the budget at the Government House in Lafia, pledged that his administration would adhere...
Alhaji Abdullahi Hassan, the Chairman of Sokoto North Local Government Council in Sokoto State, said that the council detected 1,115 ghost workers on its payroll. Hassan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Sokoto that the ghost staff w...
To Honourable Ifedayo Abegunde, the Labour party in Ondo state is fast becoming history, even as the race for the State House, Alagbaka hots up. The House of Representatives member made this declaration while throwing his name in the ever increasing number of the aspirants for the Ondo state top job. Abegunde, popularly known as Abena to his supporters, said he…
The Nigerian Labour Congress has called on the government to address the social and labour issues that might ensued from the report of the Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies. The St...
Mr Joachim Olumba, the Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Immigration Service, says the organisation has repatriated more than 50 illegal immigrants in the last one week. Olumba,who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on We...
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State says his administration will create an environment where basic amenities and a conducive environment will be provided for business and commercial activities to thrive. The governor, who spoke on Wednesday during an unsc...
No fewer than 31 people died in different road accidents in Anambra between January and March, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said on Wednesday. The Anambra Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Hyginus Omeje made the fact known in ...
An Abuja High Court on Wednesday granted leave to an aggrieved PDP member, Mr Cyracus Njoku, to explore modalities for out of court settlement. Njoku filed a suit against President Goodluck Jonathan, PDP and INEC, seeking to stop Jonathan from contesti...
The Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Abia chapter, Mrs Uzoamaka Uche-Ikonne, has raised an alarm over the rising cases of rape and other sexual assaults in the state. Uche-Ikonnetold the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, says the Federal Government will soon revive moribund factories in the country. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Samuel Olowookere, the ministry’s Assistant Dire...
The Governor of Niger State, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle, following the swearing-in of a new commissioner, Alhaji Mohammed Kpotun Abdullahi who replaces late Aminu Yusuf from Paiko who died in February earlier this y...
The Anambra State chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change(CPC), Chief Chuba Ikeagwu has stated that it took the pressure of stakeholders of the party and friends of General Muhammadu Buhari to convince him to come out for 2015 presidential elec...
Some members of the organised private sector on Tuesday said the late signing of the 2012 budget might have negative effects on the economy. The delay in the implementation of the budget had affected the general cash flow in the economy. Mr Goodie Ibru...
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has been deplored to Auchi, Edo to curb the incessant bank robbery in the area. The deployment was as a result of an agreement between the banks and the authorities for the banks to open for business after a week o...