The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, has called for the review of the 1999 Constitution, saying that Nigeria cannot move forward with it. Aare Adams was speaking at an event in Lagos on Monday to commemorate Democracy ...
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Feed SubscriptionBVAS Failed To Transmit Feb 25 Presidential Poll Results, INEC Staff Tells Tribunal
Two subpoenaed witnesses of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, in Abuja admitted at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ...
Read More »Ex-Minister Lai Mohammed Gets International Appointment
Former Nigerian minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has taken on a new role as the managing partner of Ballard Partners, an international lobbying firm. Ballard Partners, a renowned government relations firm based in the United States, announced its ...
Read More »NCSCN Pledges Support for 2023 Population Census
The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has pledged its support for the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The pledge was made by the Executive Director of the NCSCN, Amb. Blessing Akinlosotu, during a meeting with the Chairman of ...
Read More »Indefinite Strike: JOHESU Insists On Pharmacists Consultant Cadre
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has insisted on the immediate and unconditional implementation of the approved Consultation Cadre Circular of Pharmacists in all federal health institutions (FHIs) before it called off the ongoing indefinite strike. The union’s vice chairman, ...
Read More »Subsidy Removal: FG, Labour Talks Deadlocked As Marketers Raise Fuel Pump Price
The federal government and the Organised Labour failed to reach a consensus on the contentious issue of fuel subsidy removal yesterday. The meeting, which was aimed at addressing the concerns of Nigerian workers regarding the impact of the subsidy removal, ...
Read More »Gwandu Assumes Office As NASENI Executive Vice Chairman
The new executive vice chairman/chief executive officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Dr. Bashir Gwandu has officially resumed office at its headquarters in Abuja. He resumed on Monday 22nd May, 2023. This was disclosed in ...
Read More »ASUU Re-elects Osodeke As National President
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the early hours of Monday re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as their National President to pilot the affairs of the union for another two years. The union also re-elected Chris Piwuna, a ...
Read More »CIS, LBS Sign MoU On Capacity Building, Training
In a new wave of human capital development, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) through its training arm, CIS Academy, has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos Business School (LBS) for sustainable capacity building and development training. The ...
Read More »PenCom Advocates CPS For Employers In Public, Private Sectors
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has urged employers in the public and private sectors to register their employees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). This, it said, was to protect workers’ interest and address the need for workers compensation on ...
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