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Niger Republic coup leader, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has agreed to dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after his meeting with Nigerian Islamic Scholars led by the national leader of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau in Niger Republic. According to Niger Republic’s Prime Minister, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, General Tchiani gave the …

…I’m fulfilled naming JOOPSA after me Former Governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, has disclosed that his refusal to compromise as Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service during the Military regime led to his early retirement at the age of 48 years. Oyegun made this revelation in his closing remarks at the formal commissioning of the John …

Recruitment of unqualified staff comes at a huge cost to the nation For years, there have been tales about a job racketeering ring which sells employment slots to job seekers. Last week, a former desk officer at the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Haruna Kolo confirmed the development. He told the House of Representatives ad hoc committee that he indeed fronted …

• Bureaucratic Sabotage May Affect Govt• SGF, CoS-P Yet To Show Understanding Of Federal Bureaucracy • HoS Mum On Selective Implementation Though the tenure policy of directors and its equivalent in the federal civil service is seen as a welcome development, the exclusion of the Head of the Civil Service of the federation from the list of those that should …

•Says gov is victim of political jobbers Less than 24 hours after Edo State governor,  Godwin Obaseki, opened up on the crisis between him and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, the latter has said his boss is a victim of political jobbers. He said there is no rift between him and the governor, describing reports to that effect as the imagination …

The police also sealed off the National Secretariat of the union located at Garki 2, Abuja. The Nigerian police have arrested the President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW ), Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa and three others. The police also sealed off the National Secretariat of the union located at Garki 2, Abuja. Others arrested are General Secretary, Anthony …

This is the third and final part of this report. Laws and grey areas For many vulnerable women on the path of surrogacy in Nigeria, the journey is fraught with half-truths, hearsay and a conditioning of the mind that leads them to discount personal health and future complications. This brings the question: is there a legal framework protecting them? Surrogacy …

…To build NCYN house, provide power, internet services Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has pledged to continue to work closely with the youths in the State for its development, growth and progress. Obaseki gave the assurance when he and his wife, Betsy, were conferred as grand patron and matron of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Edo State …

…JOOPSA Is To Bridge Knowledge Gap Edo State Governor Mr Godwin Obaseki said his administration has instituted several policies to transformed the public service ensuring it delivers effective and efficient service to the people of Edo State. Obaseki said this at the commissioning of the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA) in Benin City, in honour of the former …

Interview by Erasmus Ikhide “I came into UNILAG with a journalistic background and a fully formed ideological worldview. We wanted to change our immediate environment, the Nigerian society, and the international situation. We saw a nexus in the dynamics operating at these levels. We articulated practical ideas, first, how to transform the university environment guided by the NANS Charter of …