Governor Adeleke pays 30 months unpaid salaries, gratuities of Osun workers and pensioners Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has ordered the payment of backlogs of salaries owed civil servants and emoluments of pensioners in the state. The payment was disclosed in a memo dated January 31, 2023, signed by K.N Akintola for the Osun Head...
Over 40 ‘Omo Onile’ invade private school in Ipaja, displace students The hoodlums came on Saturday, January 28, 2023, and damaged the fence and railings to gain access into the compound forcing boarding students to vacate, after which they brought in sand, and blocks and started digging and erecting structures on the school field. After...
House Of Representatives moves to arrest Emefiele; rejects CBN’s deadline extension on old naira notes House of Representatives committee on the recoloured naira notes says it will go ahead to sign an arrest warrant against Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele. In a statement, chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, said “the 10-day extension for...
Stampede occurs as Nigerians tackle CBN deadline on new cash swap Nigerians, from all parts of the country, will enter this weekend agitated and confused over the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). While banks remain open to receive old notes till Tuesday, January 31, scarcity of new naira notes and...
National Assembly Asks Nigerian Universities Commission To Suspend Academic Activities For The upcoming Election The resolution followed the consideration of a motion sponsored by Hon. Kabir Ibrahim at the plenary Thursday. Presenting the motion, Ibrahim posited that the students constituted 40 percent of the newly registered votes in the states outside the location of their...
Over 159 Nigerians renounced their citizenship in 2022 — Federal Government The Ministry of interior has disclosed that at least 159 Nigerians renounced their citizenships in 2022 alone. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, disclosed this at an event Abuja, on Thursday, January 26, 2023. According to Belgore, 150 Nigerians renounced their...
Just In: US government announces visa bans on some Nigerians The United States government has announced visa restrictions on some Nigerians accused of undermining democracy, noting that this was part of the action to advance democracy and tackle corruption in Nigeria. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday,...
The Bingham University in Nasarawa State in Nigeria has banned students from using smartphones. This was disclosed in an Internal Memorandum released by the Registrar of the school, Dr Esther Dyaji. “Following repeated abuse in the use of smartphones in contravention of section 5.14 subsection i, ii and iii of the students handbook, the use...
Crisis Hits Niger Delta Commission, NDDC As Board Members Stop Chairman, Lauretta Onochie; From Appointing 18 Special Assistants Crisis hits Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over an alleged attempt by the Chairman of the Governing Board of the agency, Lauretta Onochie, to take over the duties of the Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku. The composition...
Rivers State Police Command in Nigeria has arrested a 17-year-old boy, identified as Noble Uzuchi over impregnating 10 older women. The suspect was arrested alongside his accomplice, Chigozie Ogbonna, a 29-year-old man. According to the authorities, the two suspects, and two other ladies, Favour Bright, 30; and Peace Alikoi, 40 were allegedly running a baby...
