NewsReports

…Says No further notice  to FG, strike only language govt understands Organized Labour, Tuesday, in Abuja, directed civil servants and all public workers in Nigeria to immediately prepare for a nationwide strike, as no further notice would be given to government following Monday break down in negotiation on consequential adjustment  arising from the N30,000 new minimum wage. In a statement, …

President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the reappointment of Mr Segun Adeyemi and Mr Williams Adeleye as his Special Assistants (Media) attached to the Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed. President Muhammadu Buhari Their appointment letters, which were signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, said the appointment took …

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken charge of his government, unlike his first term were he delegated powers to his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to make decisions and approve contracts, annual reports, annual accounts, and power to make regulations, among other key functions. Buhari who promised to lift ten million Nigerians out of poverty and fight corruption, has on Tuesday, directed …

Soludo, Rewane make new Economic Advisory Council President Muhammadu Buhari has dissolved the Economic Management Team led by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. The President has also constituted Economic Advisory Council which will now report directly to him and has a former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Charles Soludo and a renowned economist and Chairman of Minimum …

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday changed the Economic Management Team created by his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, with the Economic Advisory Council, and appointed Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Prof Doyin Salami, Dr. Mohammed Sagagi and other notable personalities into the council Disclosing this in statement signed by the his special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said that …

The President of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, has just apologised to Nigeria over the xenophobic attacks in his country. The apology was delivered to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday by Ramaphosa’s special envoy, Mr Jeff Radebe. A meeting between Buhari and Radebe has just ended at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. PUNCH

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku A few weeks ago while looking through the dailies, attention at the Civil Empowerment and Rule of Law Support Initiative, CERLSI,  was drawn to a news item indicative that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had at last decided to have a communications policy.  We have said ‘at last’ because from our interactions with the INEC, it did …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Pa Iguma Amasowomwan, the Deputy Odionwere (Assistant village head) of Iguadolor Community in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, is now in police net over the alleged barbaric  murder of a woman, her daughter and grandson in the Community on  Wednesday, September 11, 2019. He was picked up last Thursday, September 12, 2019 by …

There was drama on Saturday as the three major players  in the crisis  in  the ruling All Progressive Congress in Edo State,  Governor Godwin Obaseki, Adams Oshiomhole and   House of Assembly Speaker, Francis Okiye,  met  at the venue for the thanksgiving service   for the 90th birthday of   the Iyase of Benin, Chief Sam Igbe, in Benin. In his sermon at …

New questions as to the intentions of Governor Nyesom Wike came to the fore after three bristling utterances from him between Wednesday and Thursday. Is the governor about to follow Senator Godswill Akpabio into the All Progressives Congress, APC was a question some asked? That debate reverberated after he sounded his readiness to untie the cord holding the Peoples Democratic …