ONDO HOS URGES WORKERS TO PRIORITISE EFFICIENT SERVICE DELIVERY. The Ondo State Head of Service, Mr Bayo Philip has called on Public Servants in the state to partner him in building a virile Public Service that is innovative, using technology and data-driven processes. Mr Philip made the call on Tuesday while addressing the 17th edition of Change Ambassadors interactive session …

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Officially Notifies Head Of Service About ‘Serial Sexual Harassment’ Of Female Employee By Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ibrahim Lamuwa Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has written to the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, officially complaining about allegations of sexual harassment against the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Ambassador Ibrahim Adamu …

FG Declare June 12 Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration. The statement partly read, “As we mark …

Sanwo-olu Emerges Chairman of South West Governors Forum The South West Governors Forum, has announced Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as its new Chairman. This followed the death of the former leader of the Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu eight months ago. Briefing newsmen at the Lagos House, Alausa after over four hours of meeting …

Minimum Wage: NLC President, Ajaero Rules Out Strike on Tuesday The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that it will not embark on strike action on Tuesday, to demand new national minimum wage. This decision was made known by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, at the ongoing International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. According to Ajaero, “We cannot declare strike …

Nigerians Urge to Embrace healthy lifestyles. Nigerians have been urged to embrace healthy life styles to improve their physical health towards attaining centenary age. A Clinical Psychologist, Dr Adedotun S. Ajiboye gave the advice while delivering a talk, titled ” Your Health and Wellbeing” at a Webinar, held on Sunday. He said study has revealed that expectancy ratio for men …

Inaccessible Democratic Dividends: Unwieldy Power and Sins of State Governors Three months before the demise of Dr Abba Sayyadi Ruma of blessed memory, the former Minister of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources invited me to his Kaduna residence and sighted his digital empire, which he was about to deploy to achieve his lofty dream of revolutionizing Nigerian …

South-West Governors In Closed-Door Meeting In Lagos   Governors from South West states are currently meeting at the Lagos House, Ikeja, Lagos State. Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, received the governors, who stormed Lagos for their zonal meeting. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in company of his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hazmat, received Governors Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), …

An indolent labour union and matters arising, by Hassan Gimba For the past four years, I have been insisting that our problem and even need now is not about salary increment but about being a productive nation that produces what it needs and uses what it produces. This would galvanise our economy and strengthen the naira. With a strong currency, ₦30,000 is more …

Eid-el-Kabir: Sokoto Governor Orders payment of June salary In an effort to ensure that workers in Sokoto state celebrate this year’s Eid-El Kabir comfortably, the Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has approved the payment of June salary beginning from tomorrow Monday 10/ June 2024. Much as many civil servants welcome the idea, many sees it as not too good …

N62,000 Minimum wage: Tinubu’s verdict ‘ll determine our next move – Ajaero The Organised Labour comprising of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) is awaiting President Bola Tinubu’s decision on the newly proposed ₦62,000 minimum wage. Recall that the Tripartite Committee on Friday increased the new minimum wage offer from N60,000 to N62,000. But the TUC …

Remembering Tayo Olafioye’s Minimum Wage: Maximum Wahala .As poets are prophets who see the future ahead of others, the current minimum wage wahala that grounded the nation’s economy earlier this week for two days, has again brought to the fore, the re-examination of why minimum wage negotiation in Nigeria always result to maximum wahala which wrote Tayo Olafioye *Minimum Wage: …

Madam Lydia Silifat Abubakar passes on The death has been announced of Madam Lydia Silifat Abubakar (Née Saliu) in Ikare-Akoko area of Ondo State. According to a statement from the family, Madam Lydia Silifat died in the early hours of Friday 07-05-2024 at the age of 73. She is survived by Otunba Abubakar Adeshina Omoluwabi, Olubusayo mutiu, Kuburat Makusota and …

“Senate Considers Bill to Control Cattle Rearing Business Amid Farmers-Herders Crisis” In response to the ongoing conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria, the Senate is considering a bill that would regulate and control the cattle rearing business in the country. Sponsored by Senator Titus Tartenger, the proposed legislation would establish the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission. “As stakeholders …

Nigerian Senate Confirms SEC Director and Commissioners, FCC Member In a decisive move, the Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointments of John Agama as the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Samiya Usman, Abimbola Ajomale, and Frana Chukuogor as full-time commissioners of SEC. The confirmation of these nominees came after a thorough consideration of the report …