President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has unveiled what he calls Nigeria’s Agenda 2050. President BUHARI has also inaugurated a National Steering Committee to bring the agenda to reality. The committee is jointly chaired by renowned banker ATEDO PETERSIDE and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, ZAINAB AHMED. The job of the committee is to come up with…
Retired officials of the Lagos State Government are now to enjoy thirty-three percent increment in their pensions. The pension raise comes under the Defined Benefits Scheme of the state government, and the implementation is backdated to January this year. Following the approval by Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, all retirement bond certificates for June 2020 have been released to…
The killing of a militia leader in Benue State has caused disagreement between the Nigerian Military and the Benue State Government. TERWASE AKWAZA, also known as GANA, was reportedly killed in Doma Local Government Area yesterday. Brigadier General MAUDE ALI GADZAMA of the Four Special Forces Command, said GANA was killed in a shootout with soldiers. However,…
The Borno State Police Command says protests against the increase in the price of petrol and cost of electricity will not be allowed in the state. This was made known by the Police Public Relations Officer, EDET OKON, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police. DSP OKON disclosed in a statement in the state capita, Maiduguri that…
The Lagos State Police Command has a new spokesman, in the person of Superintendent OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI. Superintendent ADEJOBI takes over from Superintendent BALA ELKANA as Police Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command. In a statement confirming his resumption at the Police PRO’s Office at Oduduwa, within Ikeja GRA, the new police spokesman assured the…
The increase in the pump price of petrol and cost of electricity has sparked protests in different parts of Nigeria, particularly in the South-West. Reports from Ibadan, Oyo State and Oshogbo, Osun State, say angry workers and students marched on the streets to register their anger against the Federal Government. A group of protesters, who claimed to…