Contrary to the earlier statement by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, the Federal Government will not review the salaries of public and civil servants soon. Following a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, Ngige told State House correspondents that the Presidential Committee on Salaries is working on salary …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would soon take delivery of some drones to enhance security and assist security agencies in monitoring identified black spots in the state. He explained that the drones would be deployed particularly on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to combat kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, and other forms of criminal activities being perpetrated …

Over 120 major-generals, brigadiers, colonels, lieutenants, captains and others  have been ordered to proceed on compulsory retirement, or be summarily retrenched by the Nigerian Army. The exercise is said to be in accordance with the Public Service Rules and the Armed Forces of Nigeria Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service, 2017 (Revised). Mainly affected by the exercise were those who …

The Ogunsua of Modakeke, Oba Olubiyi Toriola, Ajibise Ogo I has felicitated the sons and daughters of the Osun State community and all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora in commemoration of the New Year. In a statement by the Ogunsua Palace Media Committee in Modakeke on Friday, Oba Toriola expressed gratitude to God Almighty for His protection over the …

A Kwara State-based journalist, Dare Akogun has urged well meaning Nigerians to contribute to the wellbeing of prisoners and the prison service in general, saying that the government cannot do it alone. Akogun, who is a Senior News Editor with Ilorin-based Sobi FM, recently celebrated his birthday with inmates of the Mandala Medium Custodian Centre, Ilorin, where he fed the …

The apex body of the Yoruba self-determination struggle, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, on Thursday, announced that it would formally unveil Radio Ijangbara as the official broadcast radio of the struggle on 1sr January, 2023. The announcement was contained in a statement jointly signed by the group’s Chairman and General Secretary, Wale Adeniran and Tunde Amusat, respectively. According to the statement, …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Garki has issued an an order restraining the State Security Service (SSS) and its agents from taking steps to arrest, detain or restrict the movement of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, over allegations linking him with terrorism financing and fraudulent activities. Justice M. A. …

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has charged residents of the state to “take up arms and defend” themselves against bandits. “You are known to be warriors.  You should not allow bad elements to subdue you; defend your land and liberate yourselves”, Mohammed said during his condolence visit to  Duguri, Alkaleri Local Government Area where bandits killed 20 people in Rimi …

The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced Messrs CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium as the preferred bidder for the proposed Fourth Mainland bridge project. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Mr Ope George said at a briefing at the PPP Office in Ikeja that the project, which is a proposed PPP transport infrastructure development, would comprise of the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said that there would be no cover-up in the investigation and prosecution of the culprit(s) involved in the murder of the late lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, who was killed on Christmas Day allegedly by a police officer. He said the outcome of investigations of the case is very important to the Government …