Author: Adekunle Dada
4,204 workers’ salaries withheld in Bayelsa
As part of efforts to reform the state civil service, the Bayelsa Government has withheld the October salaries of 4,204…
Traditional ruler urges farmers, herdsmen to co-exist in peace
Following the effective take of the Benue State open grazing prohibition law, the Uehra Ashea of Kube Chiefdom in Nasarawa…
Do not try us! Trump warns North Korea
U.S. President, Donald Trump, warned North Korea on Wednesday at Seoul’s Korean National Assembly, seeking to convince Pyongyang to abandon…
2018 Budget: Ensure enormous investment in infrastructure – Nzekwe
Former President, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Dr Samuel Nzekwe has advised the Federal Government to ensure enormous…
Jigawa Govt. prepares abattoirs for wholesome meat circulation
The Ministry of Agriculture, Jigawa, said it has taken measures to check the circulation of unwholesome meat and keep the…
Zero Hunger Forum to assist Ebonyi generate N48.4bn annually
The Zero Hunger Forum, headed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has pledged to assist Ebonyi generate N48.4billion from rice production…
Excess Crude Account is unconstitutional – senate
The Senate on Tuesday described the operation of the ECA as unconstitutionally hence the call for the abolition of Excess…
‘Well managed country resources cushion economic hardship’
The Christian Association Nigeria (CAN) on Monday urged the Federal Government to formulate policies that would help to address the…
Trump’s presidency negatively impacted world economy – poll
One year after election, 73.9 per cent of world experts believe that the presidency of Donald Trump has a negative…
LASG unveils renovated Ojodu Primary Healthcare Centre
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday inaugurated a renovated Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) at Gbadamosi, Ojodu Local Council Development Area…
‘Tax holiday policy to reduce companies relocation and closure’
Mr Olatunji Babatunde, a union leader has advised the Nigerian Government to sustain its tax holiday policy by ensuring that…
Sokoto State Govt. diversifies, trains 79 local miners
In line with Federal Government diversification policy and in order to boost employment opportunity among the youths, Sokoto state government…
Budget Accountability: Tanzanian president sacks officials
President John Magufuli of Tanzania sacked two senior officials late on Monday after they failed to recall immediately how much…
Army repels Boko Haram attack in Adamawa
An Attempt to invade Gulak, headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa by Boko Haram insurgents on Monday night…
Illegal bunkering: Air Force destroys oil barges in Niger Delta
Keeping to its resolve to remain resolute in making oil theft and illegal bunkering unprofitable,The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has…
Moon hopes Trump visit ‘turning point’ on North Korea policy
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said he hoped a visit by U.S President Donald Trump would be a turning…
Presidency and NASS are partners for better Nigeria – SGF
The new Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on Monday, said the Presidency was not in…
UN’s prediction on 2019 elections delights presidency
The Presidency says the UN prediction that Nigeria’s 2019 elections will be credible and violence-free is yet another indication of…
Lagos State set to enforce tax compliance
Lagos State Government has decided to go all out in enforcing tax laws and payment by all defaulters, as only…
Kwara 71% implementation of 2017 budget unprecedented – commissioner
Kwara State Government has described the 71% implementation of the 2017 budget so far as an unprecedented success story.
Succession Battle: President Mugabe sacks vice president
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has fired Emmerson Mnangagwa as his vice president, Information Minister Simon Moyo said.
NCAA scores telecoms operators high on aviation height compliance
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has expressed satisfaction with telecoms operators’ compliance with its directive on Aviation Height Clearance…
‘Non-payment of bills will make constant power a pipe dream’
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has called on Nigerians to pay their electricity bills promptly as non-payment of…
Endorsement: BOT wants the best for PDP, says Adeniran
A national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, said that his endorsement alongside two other aspirants…
Bayelsa Govt. rejects NLC’s classification as “highest workers’ indebted state’’
The Bayelsa Government has dismissed the classification of the state as one of the states with highest indebtedness to its…
Sokoto spends N800m on women development centres
The Sokoto State Government has expended N800 million on the building of Women Development and Empowerment Centres in the 23…
Proposed $5.5bn loan: Experts take on Nigerian Govt
Nigerians, especially economic experts, on Monday expressed concern over the Federal Government’s intention to borrow 5.5 million dollars to fund…
SON impounds 560 bags of sugar worth N9.15m
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has impounded a truck loaded with 560 bags of contraband sugar worth 9.15 million…