Chairman of Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos, Mr Fuad Atanda-Lawal, has approved 100 per cent pay rise for the medical doctors attached to all the primary health centres in the council area. Atanda-Lawal made the announcement yesterday after extensive deliberations on the need to ensure that all residents of the co...
•Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe The Supreme Court today dismissed the federal government’s appeal to overturn the Court of Appeal’s decision which cleared former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, of false asset declaration. In 2015, Orubebe was arraigned for not disclosing his properties in the asset de...
The foreign exchange crisis worsened yesterday as the local currency further depreciated, exchanging at N1,600 to a dollar at the parallel market, findings have shown. This was coming a few days after the local currency hit an all-time low at the official market, crossing N1,500 to one dollar, reports Daily Trust. The naira has come […]
Banks are inducing their customers to sell the foreign currencies domiciled in their branches. Some of the banks, it was discovered, have developed platforms to sensitise customers on how the dollar deposits in their domiciliary accounts can be converted to naira, reports The Nation. In a note via SMS to customers, some of the banks […]
•Policemen in training A former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has lamented that Nigeria with a population of over 200 million people doesn’t have up to a million policemen, suggesting the recruiting of about 50,000 policemen every year. Shekarau, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, spoke on the heels of the […...
•Late couple: Herbert and Chizoba Wigwe And to think she was seen as a trophy wife! The story of Herbert’s Chiz Baby Herbert Wigwe everyone knew, but not many knew the backbone behind his immense success. I called you Chiz Baby. Queenette Allagoa called you Chiz Burger. Most called you Doreen. I remember when you […]
Police authorities in Ogun State have arrested seven suspects including a prophet and herbalist over the killing of a lady for ritual purposes. The Ogun Police Command said this in a statement late yesterday. “The Commissioner of Police Ogun State Police Command, CP Abiodun Mustapha ALAMUTU today being 15th of February 2024, at the Headquarter...
Another round of crisis that may disrupt academic activities is looming in the universities following the decision of the federal government to pay the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the four months withheld salaries in exclusion of other three University based unions. Already, the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the Senior Staff ...
•Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma One of the 12 All Progressives Congress governorship aspirants in Edo State, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, yesterday announced his withdrawal from the race. Agbonayinma, a former member of the House of Representatives, announced his withdrawal from the governorship race following the news of his son’s death, reports The PUNCH. Ag...
Natives and residents of Iddo-Sarki community along Airport Road, Abuja, were gripped with panic following the mounting of demolition signposts by the Nigerian Navy (NN) in the area. Our correspondent who visited the community observed that the signposts had an inscription which read: “This land belongs to the Nigerian Navy, Park and leave. Al...
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