Reps Committee Unhappy Over State Of Abuja-Kaduna Highway By Saheed Badmus   The Nigerian House of Representatives adhoc committee to oversee the progress and implementation of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road project has expressed displeasure with the state of the Kaduna-Abuja axis of the road occasioned by the contractor’s  slow pace of work. The committee vowed that it would work to ensure …

Manual Computation, Threat To 72 hours Minimum Wage Implementation Directive – Unions, Kebbi NULGE By Jameel Gulma, Kebbi   Some civil servants’ unions in Kebbi State have identified manual computation of workers’ salaries as a threat to the 72 hours directive given by His Excellency, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, to ensure payment of N75,000 minimum wage in the …

Outpouring Of Grief As Friends Mourn, Celebrate Dorgu’s Impactful Life   It was a solemn and mournful moment as friends and associates gathered in Yenogoa, the Bayelsa capital city on 25th and 26th of October 2024, to grief and celebrate the endearing legacies of Engr. Charles Dorgu, during a Service of Songs organised in his honour. Dorgu, an industrious and …

Gov. Diri Approves N80,000 New Minimum Wage For Bayelsa Civil Servants *Retirees Get Monthly Pension Raise, N7bn For Gratuity Arrears By Chris Mark, Bayelsa. Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the sum of N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service with effect from November 1, 2024. Governor Diri also approved an …

Agricultural Extension Legislation will Support A Resilient System – Minister By Shalom Oludele   The honourable minister of state for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu S. Abdullahi, CON, has said that legislating the agriculture extension services will be a very necessary addition to supporting a resilient system for the nation’s food security. Speaking in Abuja at the Stakeholders Forum …

A Rebuttal: Setting the Record Straight on Anambra APC and Josef Onoh’s Allegations  I read with nauseous odium a litany of cock and bulls, the illogical as well as incoherent tales spun by one Josef Onoh, a hapless and should i say ineffective presidential campaign spokesman in the South East, Dr. Josef Onoh, who just recently popped out of his …

Kamala Harris’s path to victory: Overcoming intimidation and breaking voter turnout records As the U.S. election nears, misinformation is sweeping across airwaves, largely courtesy of disinformation groups like the KGB, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers. These groups, desperate to see Donald Trump win “by hook or by crook,” are flooding media with falsities and misleading data, aiming to …

UniAbuja Council Chair assures CONUA of collaboration By Saheed Badmus   Chairman, Governing Council, University of Abuja, Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (rtd), has assured the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), UniAbuja Chapter, of the council’s collaboration in moving the Institution forward. Kaita gave the assurance when a delegation of the union, led by Professor Issa Abdulraheem, paid him …

Bayelsa Deputy Gov Ewhrudjakpo Counsels Young Couples To Build Marital Unions on Faith   Newly married couples have again been advised to build their marriages on faithfulness, love, as well as mutual trust and respect for each other. The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the advice in Yenagoa, at the weekend, during the traditional marriage ceremony …

We Are Trying Our Best To Make Airspace Save For All – Rep Akinlade By Saheed Badmus   Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Technology, Hon. Abiodun Isiaq Akinlade, on Friday, assured Nigerians that efforts are already in place to ensure that Nigeria Airspace is safe. Hon. Akinlade gave the assurance in a statement issued in Abuja, to commiserate …

Eze Igbu Orlukwor Tasks Parents On Responsible Parenting . . . Condemns Renewed Killings In Ekpeye Land By Emele Chime   The Monarch of Igbu Orlukwor O’ Group Kingdom of Ekpeye Ethnic Nation in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, His Royal Highness, Eze Prince Ike Ehie JP, Eze Igbu Orlukwor II, Eze Ehie II, has tasked …

EFCC: You are not Fighting Corruption, Stop Deceiving Nigerians By Olushola Omogbehin Apart from the recent renewal of the aged long controversy surrounding the legality of the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) as contained in the separate letters written to the Senate and the House of Representative by our vociferous legal luminary, Olisa Agbakoba, where he …

Portharcourt Helicopter Accident: 3 Bodies Recovered By Shalom Oludele Three bodies have so far been recovered as a helicopter engaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, to transport personnel to its Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) facility, NUIMS ANTAN, crashed near Portharcourt, Rivers State. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Odutayo Oluseyi, confirmed the …

Tinubu’s New Cabinet: RUGIPO Alumni Chairman, Abubakar Adeshina, commends Bunmi Tunji-Ojo’s retention The Chairman of the RUGIPO Alumni Association, Abuja Chapter, Otunba Dr. Abubakar Adeshina Omoluabi, has lavished praises on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for retaining Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo as the Minister of Interior. In a statement issued in Abuja, Adeshina extolled Tunji-Ojo as a “beacon of excellence,” hailing the …

NOA Idanre LG takes NVC, National Anthem campaign to schools   The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State has extended its nationwide sensitization campaign on the National Value Charter (NVC) and the National Anthem to 13 schools in the region. Led by Mrs Busola Olumide-Atiba, Assistant Director of Community and Orientation in the LG, …