The Federal Government has inaugurated a committee to resolve the intra-union trade dispute in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund’s (NSITF) Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) branch. This was made known by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment,Yerima-Peter Tarfa, , in a […]
Women Affairs Minister calls for enabling environment for well-being of children
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen has emphasized the need for an enabling environment to enable children grow into responsible adults, She said the call was important to rid the country of miscreants that would constitute security challenges . Tallen who, made the call on Thursday during the […]
Delta to collaborate with UN on human trafficking
Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday said the State Government would partner the United Nations to curb human trafficking and irregular migration in the state. Okowa stated this when the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Edward Kallon and his delegation visited him at Government House, Asaba. The […]
France patners with Nigeria on Inland Dry ports development.
The French Government says it will collaborate with the Federal Government to develop and drive Inland Dry Ports in the country. Mr Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC) disclosed this during a collaborative meeting between the duo and investors delegation on Thursday in Abuja. The thrust of […]
Rotimi Amaechi turns 56, receives special prayers at birthday mass.
As the minister of Transportation,Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi turned 56 on Thursday,May 27 ,his family, friends and colleagues assembled at his Abuja home to thank God for adding another year to his age. In his homily, the officiating priest Rev Father, Michael Bamijo of Catholic Secretariat, Abuja, described Amaechi […]
Are Governors the bane of our democracy?
Iliyasu Gadu 08035355706 (sms only) Whereas the classical definition of democracy in rough and ready use is “Government of the people, for the people and by the people’’, for all practical purposes in our own experience in Nigeria we might as well defined it as ‘’Government of the Governors, for […]
EFCC,ICPC others appear before House of Reps Committee on recovered loots
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC on Wednesday, appeared before the House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots and answered questions bordering on recovered loots. Others questioned by the House Committee include; the […]
NLC disagrees with MOMAN on subsidy
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) on Tuesday disagreed on the full deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector and the removal of petrol subsidy. While the NLC insisted that subsidy should only be removed after rehabilitation of the nation’s refineries, the marketers […]
Mega Farmers Association to train 13,000 rice farmers in Akwa Ibom
The South South Zonal Vice President,Mega Farmers Association of Nigeria, Mr Julius Wodah, says the association will train 13, 000 farmers in rice production in Akwa Ibom. Wodah stated this during an inspection tour of Federal Government-supported rice farms in Ikot Esen, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area on Tuesday. According […]
House of Reps asks NNPC to show proof of revenue remittances into federation account
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has demanded from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC tevidences of revenue remittances into the Consolidation Federation Account between 2014 and 2019. This was made known at an investigative hearing on Tuesday in Abuja, the committee also demanded for NNPC’s audited account from […]