By John Obi President Bola Tinubu Tinubu has sacked Mr Mohamed Bello-Koko as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA . The president has appointed Mr Abubakar Danstoho as his replacement. Presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Friday .. President Tinubu has also appointed […]
Month: July 2024
LG Autonomy: Nigerian Governors To Meet Next Week.
By Ken Chiwendu Following the Supreme Court judgment giving the 774 Local Government Councils autonomy,Governors from the 36 States of the Federation under the aegis Nigeria Governor’s Forum have scheduled a crucial meeting next week Chairman of the Forum, Governor Abdulrazak AbdulRahman of Kwara state disclosed this while addressing State […]
Tinubu names National Theatre after Nobel Laureate,Wole Soyinka.
By Ken Chiwendu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. The president made the announcement in a tribute he wrote to commemorate Soyinka’s 90th birthday. The tribute contained in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, his Special Adviser on […]
Minimum wage: Talks Between Tinubu, Labour Union Leaders’ Inconclusive; Adjourned Till Next Week
By Goodluck Ikiebe The talks between President Bola Tinubu and Labour union leaders to finalise the agreement on the minimum wage has been adjourned till next week. The meeting was adjourned to next week after about one-hour discussions on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to newsmen after the […]
WE’LL PRIORITISE HEALTH SECTOR IN 2025 BUDGET, GOV FUBARA ASSURES WHO
•Recommits To More Healthcare Access. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that Rivers people deserve a functional healthcare system that will avail them easy access to reliable and affordable quality services to enable them to stay healthy always. To achieve this goal, Governor Fubara reiterated the determination of […]
Deadly Protests Aftermath : Kenya’s President Sacks Ministers; Excludes Three Others.
By Daniel Peters With Agency Reports Kenyan President, William Ruto, has announced the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet and begins consultations to form a “broad-based government”. He said the move affects all Ministers including the Attorney-General but excluded Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi and Deputy President […]
Retirement Under Current Pension Scheme is Death Sentence, Says NLC President.
By Daniel Peters President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has called for a return to the old pension scheme regime. Ajaero, who made the appeal at the 2024 National Pre-retirement summit in Abuja, on Wednesday, said the current system is a death sentence. The programme had its […]
Southern African Times Magazine Births in Nigeria To Promote Africa’s Heritage.
By Daniel Peters An international magazine,Southern African Times, has birthed in Nigeria to foster Africa’s Unity & Heritage and also expand operations to countries in the entire West Africa region. The Chairman, Professor Williams Azuma Ijoma stated this in Abuja while addressing newsmen on the launch of the Southern African […]
Cooperative Group in Collaboration With FG To Build Houses For Farmers in Nigeria.
By Goodluck Ikiebe A renowned group, Agro-Allied Commodities Cooperatives in collaboration with the federal government has unfolded plans to build One thousand houses in each State across Nigeria. The Yeye Oodua Agbaye of Ife Kingdom, Queen Hajarat Adeyeye disclosed the initiative to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. Hajarat Adeyeye, who […]
Supreme Court Rules That LG Funds Be Paid Directly To Them.
By Daniel Peters SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled that it is unconstitutional for State Governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the refusal of state government […]