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The Governmentof Benue State has uncovered 2,500 ghost workers during the first phase of the state’s staff verification and payroll audit for teachers and local government staff. Several hidden and ghost schools were also discovered as the Benue State government continues to block all revenue leakages. According to his statement, the Chief Press Secretary to…
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has asked for the immediate review of the 8,000 Naira conditional cash transfer programme aimed at providing succour to most vulnerable households Tinubu however has also directed the unveiling of the whole palliative package meant to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal….
The Ondo State Government has called on investors all over the world to take advantage of numerous human and natural resources of the state to invest in the state. The government said it had an enabling business environment that can acclimate any kind of legitimate business across the local government areas of the state. The…
The body established for statistical examination, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed plans to carry out a nationwide survey on Time-Use. The proposed Time-Use Survey is a statistical tool used to measure the time individuals spend on various activities including paid and unpaid work with a view to inputting it into the Gross Domestic…
Troops fighting to relieve the country of criminal elements, terrorists/bandits, and economic saboteurs have abolished 51 terrorists/bandits in several operations while also bailing a total of 94 kidnapped civilians from captivity. This is just as a total of 210 criminal elements including terrorists, their observers, armed bandits, perpetrators of oil theft; IPOB/ESN militants among others…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke It was drama in Warri as a Sienna car driver (name withheld) bit off the ear of a Vehicle Inspection Officer, (VIO) identified as Papu Prosper during a heated argument, while they were on patrol in Warri, Delta State. The incident transpired during an argument over expired particulars in the early…
Sopurum Hotel, situated in the Nkwelle community, Onitsha, Anambra State, has been gutted by fire. It was reported that the incident which occurred early hours of Monday, led to the burning of a substantial part of the hotel structure. Fire fighters of the fire service from Delta and Anambra states are currently at the scene…
Chief Executive Officer of Twitter Elon Musk on Saturday 1st July, introduced ‘temporary’ limits on the social media platform to help work on “extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation”. With the new reforms, Verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day, Musk said, stating that the unverified accounts and new…
The Anambra State government on Friday ordered the arrest of a woman, Eneh Ogechukwu for allegedly using a 10-year-old sick child to beg for alms, despite repeated strict warnings to desist from the bad act. The arrest order was called for by the Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo who arrested and handed…
In a recent announcement, the Ebonyi Government has designated Saturday, July 1, as a state-wide sanitation day aimed at mobilizing residents to clean their surroundings. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Victor. emphasized the importance of maintaining cleanliness in a statement released to the press in Abakaliki. During the sanitation exercise, scheduled from 7 am to…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Nairaxi, a privately-owned organization, has announced its plans to digitize the transportation sector in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. This initiative is being undertaken in collaboration with the FCT authorities and other state governments that are willing to partner with Nairaxi to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal…
Men from the Delta State Police Command killed a 58-year-old suspected robber on Friday in Warri. The suspect was a “armourer” and member of the feared “Bobone” gang, which terrorized the oil metropolis and its surroundings.DSP Bright Edafe, a spokesman for Delta Police, said that the 58-year-old suspect was captured and that an AK-47 gun…
During the installation ceremony of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society’s 32nd president, Akinade Olatunji, an important revelation was made. Olatunji expressed his belief that increased security surveillance alone cannot effectively tackle the issue of oil theft in Nigeria. Olatunji highlighted the alarming situation where the quantity of oil stolen in the country surpasses the…
In Irese community, located in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, residents are urgently calling on the state government to address the recurring issue of flooding that has plagued the area. Reports indicate that the town’s roads have been overwhelmed by floodwaters, severely impeding the movement of vehicles to and from the community. The…
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has assented not less than 103 Public Private Partnerships projects worth N10.8 trillion in 13 years Across Nigeria. The Acting Head of the Media and Publicity Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Manji Yarling, disclosed this on Friday in a statement when the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Tharmi Mseleku,…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke The proposed 40% increase in electricity tariff from July 1, 2023, has been strongly criticized by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). The association considers the proposed hike outrageous and warns that it could have detrimental effects on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country. MAN’s Director General, Segun Ajayi-Kadir,…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Oil prices resumed their downward trend on Friday, facing a weekly decline of over 3%. Concerns about global demand were ignited by a higher-than-expected interest rate hike in the United Kingdom and warnings of impending rate increases in the United States. Brent futures experienced a slip of 56 cents, equivalent to…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke In Nigeria, a recent study conducted by Genesis Analytics in collaboration with the Gender Centre of Excellence and the Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that approximately 25 million adult women in the country do not possess formal bank accounts. Furthermore, it was found that over 16 million rural women rely…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the reported plan to increase electricity tariffs by 40 per cent on July 1st without improving the levels of services. The President of NLC, Joe ajaero told newsmen on Thursday, saying: “The plan to increase electricity tariff by 40 per cent by July 1 is both insensitive and…
Victor Osimhen after scoring 2 goals for Super Eagles celebrates students at Oregun. Nigeria’s Super Eagles attacker Victor Osimhen is once again trending on social media. The 24-year-old Napoli target man is back home after wearing the Green and white during the international break, Osimhen scored two goals for the Super Eagles in a 3-2…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) closed down Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Corporation on Wednesday because to what it deemed to be the dehumanizing treatment of Nigerian employees there.As early as 7:30am, the union arrived at the business, which is situated at the new ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) offices in Lugbe, Abuja.The gate…
The Nigerian cops Force has responded to the viral video showing cops dragging a man down the street in Ojo, Lagos State’s Ishashi neighborhood. In response to the video that was circulated on Twitter, Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesman for Lagos State, said this. Police officers can be seen dragging a young man and attempting…
The President of the Federal Republic of NIGERIA, Bola Tinubu has assented to the Nigeria Data Protection Act that makes the commission an establishment on it’s own. With assenting action from the President alongside provisions of the act, the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau is expressly transmuted into a full fledged Commission with a clear mandate….
There had been a noticeable level of huge rains followed by strong winds which have killed not less than 27 people, including eight children, in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Sunday. “Taimur Ali Khan, a spokesman for the provincial disaster management authority told AFP that at least 12 people were buried alive after the roofs…
