NSITF Board: Ngige can’ts oppress me- Kokori
Ovie Kokori with Austin Enajemo-Isere as Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Board was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari This came as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in…
Abuja-Kaduna Train Conveys 1.5m Passengers In 1,000 Days
After 1,000 days in operation, the Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) has conveyed in excess of 1.5 million passengers to and from Kaduna on the Abuja-Kaduna railway service, statistics from the…
FG To Restructure BOA, Transfer Ownership To Farmers
Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Mr. Alex A. Okoh says it has become imperative to restructure the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to substantially improve its operating…
60m Nigerians Are Illiterates -Perm Sec
Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, says nearly 60 million Nigerians are illiterates, assuring that literacy centres will reduce the high percentage of illiteracy in the country. Mr…
Galadima Dies At 98 After 55 Years As Chief Imam Of Ebiraland
The Chief Imam of Ebiraland, Musa Galadima, has died in the early hours of Friday at the age of 98. Galadima, who was turbaned chief imam about 55 years ago,…
Two black snakes chase President out of office
Snakes have chased Liberian President, George Weah out of office. A snake was found in Weah’s office, forcing him to work from his private residence, according to the BBC. The…
Why Nigerians Don’t Have Electricity Meters After Years Of ‘Crazy’ Billings
By our correspondent As the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola, bicker with the distribution companies (DISCOs) over tariff review, electricity consumers await the…
New minimum wage: Nasarawa Governor-elect reacts over paying N30,000
Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa State mom ml Governor-elect on Friday, pledged to implement the new minimum wage, after sworn in as the governor. He made the pledge in a statement signed…
Mother, Son In Police Net, For Beating Father To Death
A 50–year-old housewife, Hafsat Aliyu and her son, Babangida Usman, have been arrested by men of the Niger State Police Command for allegedly beating one Ali Haruna to death. The…
Days Of Embezzling Ecological Funds Over In Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Ecological funds meant for interventions on ecological challenges in Nigeria can no longer be abused by the government of the day. Buhari, who…
