The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Chapter, is planning a 24-hour protest on May Day over alleged anti-labour practices by app-based companies including Uber, Bolt. In a statement signed by AUATON Public Relations Officer Steven Iwindoye today, the union said members would be staying off the apps, ...
•Sole Administrator for Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (retd.) The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media that he had approved the recruitment of 10,000 personnel into the state civil service. The clarification came through a st...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of staff unions in Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions has given a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to implement the national minimum wage for workers in the state’s higher institutions. It said failure for Governor Aiyedatiwa to act within 14 days could ...
Three officials of Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) have tendered formal apologies to the Department of State Services (DSS) after being arrested for assaulting DSS operatives during the recent leadership crisis at the legislative house. The assembly had requested DSS presence through a letter dated February 14, 2025, signed by Acting Cler...
•Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family [&hellip...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has scrapped the work-from-home initiative introduced by his administration, directing all public servants to resume full on-site work from April 1, 2025. Sanwo-Olu had in February 2024 announced the policy which allowed civil servants in the state from levels one to 14 to wor...
Nigerian students under the aegis of The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), today distanced itself from the planned protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress against the recent hike in voice calls and data plan prices. According to NANS, the protest may not address the pressing issues affecting Nigerian students, such as poor fund...
•Governor Eno (right) and deputy, Akon Eyakeyin Etoro-Obong Inyang, a prominent journalist and activist in Akwa Ibom State, momentarily suspended his unflinching loyalty to one of the opposition political parties in Akwa Ibom State and went public a few days ago to salute Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State for “tickling” the State Council [&h...
•Governor Hyacinth Alia Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia today, made an unscheduled visit to the state secretariat, only to find a minimal presence of workers. Arriving at 10:35 am, Governor Alia’s convoy prompted security personnel to lock the gates, effectively locking out hundreds of civil servants, reports The Nation. As he toured the fa...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the conduct of the 2023 and 2024 promotion exercises for 26,764 eligible civil and public servants in the state. This was disclosed in a statement released today by the Head of Service, Kehinde Onasanya. Onasanya said, “The approved promotion exercises, including upg...
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