Politics

  Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Monday agreed to pay N20,000 as minimum wage to workers in the state, with effect from April.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor who broke the news during an interactive session with ...

Following federal government’s decision to withdraw National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other related agencies from seaports, a public analyst and author, Mr Martins Ikhale, has called on President Goodluck Jonat...

Hon. Ibrahim El-Sudi represents Kurmi/Sardauna/Gashaka Federal Constituency of Taraba State in the House of Representatives. In this interview with Chibuzo Ukaibe, he reflects on the state of the nation.  Nigeria recently clocked 51. Some persons ...

Following the UN report indicting Shell (a major oil company in Niger-Delta) over its operations particularly in the Ogoni land, the Senate, deliberated on the cleanup fund of $1billion. Chibuzo Ukaibe, captured the issues raised. Last week, the Senate...

The recent arrests and arraignments of former governors Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State, Aliyu Akwe Doma of Nasarawa State, Otunba Alao-Akala of Oyo State and Danjuma Goje of Gombe State by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are raising du...

Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has advocated that Nigeria dedicate 26 percent of its annual budget to funding education in order to revamp the sector and accelerate Nigeria’s quest for national development.Senator Ekweremadu made the call...

Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha will today sign a new minimum wage of N20, 000 agreement  with the organised labour in the state.This is scheduled to hold at the state secretariat on Portharcourt road, Owerri.The amount represents...

The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Saturday, threw out the petition brought before it by Mr. Philip Oshioma Esede of the Labour Party (LP) challenging the election of the incumbent lawmaker, Hon Philip Shuaibu...

Chairman-elect of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Olajide Jimoh has blamed the federal government for the lack of development at the local government level, calling for a change in the revenue sharing...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  House of Representatives member representing Balanga/Billiri, Federal Constituency of Gombe State, Hon. Yusuf Manu Swa, was yesterday declared winner in the just concluded by-election conducted by the Independen...

Financial experts yesterday advocated the adoption of more drastic measures by the Central Bank of Nigeria to stem further slide of the Nigerian currency.  The experts, Dr Godwin Owo and Alhaji Abubakar Abdulkadir spoke in an exclusive interview w...

As Lagosians trooped to the polls yesterday to decide who takes over the mantle of leadership at the local government level in the state, the Lagos State Governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has charged residents of the state to remain peaceful and accept t...

Delta State government has approved the construction of new schools in communities having only missionary schools to replace those handed over to the missions to enable them have choice over which to attend. The State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan wh...

The authorities of the Joint Military Task Force, code named Operation Restore Hope, yesterday accused some politicians in Bayelsa State of trying to prevail on Defense Chiefs to sack the leadership of the task Force over frivolous allegations of suppo...

Katsina State Government has expended two billion naira in the last three years to boost science and technical education in the state, executive secretary of science and technical education board, Bala Isyaku Mashi has said. Speaking to newsmen in Kats...