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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed that the university system be removed expeditiously from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform. Recall that the federal government had previously approved the initiative. The new directive was part of the resolutions reached at the council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According …

Thursday’s talks between President Bola Tinubu and the Organised Labour on minimum wage were adjourned until next week to allow for wider consultation with all stakeholders. The leadership of the Organised Labour led by the Presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, and the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, had arrived at the State House about 2:00 pm and …

According to the survey, bribes paid in a public official’s office and in the street accounted for around 35 and 36 per cent of all paid bribes, respectively. A total of roughly N721 billion was paid in cash as bribes to public officials in 2023, the Nigerian corruption survey published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The survey “Corruption …

President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka. Tinubu conveyed this message in a letter personally signed by him and made available to the media to mark Soyinka’s 90th birthday. “I am pleased to join admirers around the world in celebrating the 90th birthday of Nigeria’s iconic son and the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has sold $122.671 million dollars to to 46 authorised dealers in its determination to promote stability and reduce market volatility in the foreign exchange market. A statement signed by the Bank’s Director in charge of Financial Markets, Dr. Omolara Duke, disclosed that $67 million was sold to 27 Authorised Dealers, while  $2.5 …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Auchi Polytechnic chapter, Edo State on Friday called for the suspension of the new Scheme of Service in Nigeria Polytechnics which took effect from June 7, 2024. The lecturers said the new scheme represents is inimical to the growth and development of the polytechnic education as well as career progression of lecturers in the …

The Federal Government on Thursday floored the 36 state governors at the Supreme Court as the apex court granted full financial autonomy to the 774 local governments in the country. The seven-man panel in a unanimous decision outlawed the appointment of caretaker committees to administer the local governments by state governors. The panel also declared that it was illegal and …

Ndume expressed concern over recent government policies, such as the cybercrime levy, which faced public opposition. Senator Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, has issued a scathing indictment of the Nigerian government, characterising it as a “kakistocracy”, a system where the most incompetent, corrupt, and unscrupulous individuals hold sway, and decrying the reign of ineptitude and malfeasance …

Reforms in the Edo State’s healthcare system in the last eight years have been targeted at strengthening and repositioning the State’s healthcare system to tap from the over $3bn expended on medical tourism by Nigerians, the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said on Thursday. The governor stated this while delivering his keynote address at an event to mark five years …

Ahead of Edo State gubernatorial election slated for September 21, 2024, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, inaugurated a 20-member transition committee to pilot the smooth transition of power and knowledge to the next administration. The Committee is chaired by a former Commissioner for Finance in the State, Mr. Joseph Eboigbe. Obaseki inaugurated the committee members, at the EXCO Chambers, …