The Ekiti State Government has called on local council authorities to exercise fiscal discipline and allocate resources judiciously to improve conditions at the grassroots level. The Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Folorunso Olabode, urged local governments to prioritise the needs of their communities and agriculture in their 2025 budgets to address residents’ needs and ensure food security. Olabode issued this …

The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to shelve its planned strike and focus on prioritising national development. It appealed to the NLC to shun the path of strike action and explore alternative avenues to resolve disputes with the Federal Government. The NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, had insisted in a statement on Sunday …