The Federal Government is considering reversing the directive to sack about 2,000 workers of universities’ staff schools. The circular from the National Salaries and Wages Commission that directed vice chancellors to remove names of staff of their staff school from the government pay roll may soon be reversed. This made the Senior Staff Association of […]
Continue ReadingThe Lagos State Government announced plans to establish functional Mobile Courts across the State to ensure instant trial of violators of the law, especially the environmental and traffic offences. The Lagos Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, disclosed this at a media parley with Judiciary Editors and Correspondents in Alausa, said the Mobile […]
Continue ReadingIt was reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that most petrol stations in Badagry area, Lagos State still sell petrol at either N87 per litre or above as against the newly approved pump of N86.50. Contrary to the Federal Government’s directive that the petrol pump price should be N86.50 per litre The pump […]
Continue ReadingJust days before the supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa State, former governor of the state, and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress Timipre Sylva, has issued a self-assurance that he would win the election. Mr. Sylva said the APC was to win 5 December 2015 governorship election, when, according to him, “it was […]
Continue ReadingBorussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who hails from Gabon has edged Cote d’Ivoire and Manchester City Star Yaya Toure, to win the 2015 Glo-CAF African Footballer of the Year award. It would be recalled that Toure has won the last four awards in a row, before ending up behind Aubameyan on Thursday in Abuja. Ghana and […]
Continue ReadingMTN Nigeria has recalled over 90 per cent of sacked employees of Visafone sequel to its acquisition of the leading Coded Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network. Authoritative sources at MTN and Visafone said that all disengaged staff, excluding drivers and office assistants, have now been recalled. One of the recalled staff has confirmed that almost […]
Continue ReadingAlhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, Kogi State Governor-elect, has started making preparation for January 27, inauguration but setting up a three-man coordinating team for his inauguration, come January 27, 2016. The team is headed by Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye. The other two members are Hon. Suleiman Kokori-Abdul and Hon. Benjamin Ikani Okolo. The committee was inaugurated […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court in Abuja has granted erstwhile chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Haliru Bello, and his son, Abba, bail, just two days after they were arraigned for money laundering. The presiding judge, Ahmed Mohammed, ruled that Mr. Bello and his son deposit N300 million each, and produce two sureties each, in like […]
Continue ReadingAfrica’s largest telecom operator, MTN has taken a step forward with the completion of the acquisition of the sole surviving Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operator in Nigeria, owned by the banking magnate, Mr. Jim Ovia. The sealing of this deal means that CDMA has gone into extinction in Nigeria. MTN Nigeria is yet to […]
Continue ReadingBarcelona’s controversial forward, Luis Suarez, who has been in terrific form, is in the news for the wrong reason. The Uruguayan is alleged to have sparked a bust-up in the tunnel, which took the effort of security team and coaches from both sides to defuse. If found guilty, Suarez could face disciplinary action for the […]
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