•The protesters today Some residents in Rivers State have staged a protest, demanding accountability in the award and execution of federal projects in the 27 political wards of the constituency. Our correspondent on ground during the protest, said the protesters from Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency, asked that the leadership of the Nationa...
•Francis Waive and troops In this interview with Hon Francis Ejiroghene Waive, member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu federal constituency of Delta State, who also doubles as the Chairman of House Committee on Rules and Business, speaks about the killing of seventeen soldiers including a civilian in Okuama community of Ughelli Sou...
•Tinubu and Court A Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos today, Wednesday, February 7, ordered the federal government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. Justice Ambose Lewis-Allagoa granted the order sequel to an originating motion filed and argued by the applicant and human rights activist, Femi Falana...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will present certificates of return to 18 newly elected members of the National Assembly today. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said this yesterday, days after re-run and bye-elections across the country. “Certificates of Re...
There is growing restiveness among the staff of the federal civil service, ministries, departments and agencies, and MDAs, over unpaid January salaries. The worker’s situation is compounded by the fact that they also owed a backlog of N35,000 in wage awards, reports Vanguard. It was gathered that non-payment of the January salary to core civil...
•Federal secretariat, Abuja The recent deployment of Federal permanent secretaries has created anger and resentment in the civil service. It was learnt that the Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, allegedly “tampered” with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approved template for the redeployment of 24 Federal permanent...
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has ordered the Federal Fire Service to refund the sum of N1.484 billion within Seven days to the covers of the Federal Government being the intervention funds it received for the COVID-19 epidemic and failed to account for it. The Chairman of the committee, Hon. […]
•Tinubu Outrage yesterday trailed Northern senators’ position on the relocation of federal agencies to Lagos from Abuja. The senators had, aside from expressing angst against relocation of the agencies, also protested what they described as lopsided allocation between the North and South in the 2024 budget, arguing that the development was des...
•Federal Fire Service The Federal Fire Service (FFS) today debunked a new update about its recruitment portal for suitably qualified candidates to be recruited to fill existing vacancies in different positions, saying it is fake. FFS in a newspaper advertorial had said applications must be submitted online within six (6) weeks from Wednesday, ...
•Dr Dada The Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr Adedamola Dada, in this interview explains measures being taken by the hospital to retain health workers and how health insurance can reduce quackery, reports The PUNCH. Brain drain (japa) is a very big issue. How is the Japa syndrome affecting your […...