The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, has raised alarm over the safety of Vice President Kashim Shettima, urging the Federal Government to procure a new aircraft for him due to repeated technical issues with his current plane. Lawan expressed deep concerns over Shettima’s security as he continues to […]
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Fed Govt to Take Over Salary Payments Burden Away From State Governors
The federal government proposes to centralize salary payments for all Nigerian civil servants, renaming them as Nigerian civil servants. This entails the abolition of separate state and local government civil servant structures, ensuring a unified salary system administered through the IPPIS platform. The objective is to ensure timely and complete payment of wages, allowing state […]
Protest Spreads To Kogi State As Traders Decry High Costs Of Food Items
The spread of protests against the Tinubu-led government to Kogi State reflects the escalating discontent among Nigerians regarding the soaring costs of essential commodities. Market traders in Lokoja took to the streets to voice their grievances, highlighting the detrimental impact of high prices on their businesses. Market women and men staged a massive protest, decrying […]
Kano, Sokoto Ban Listening Of Davido’s Music In Public
Information reaching us has it that Kano and Sokoto States respectively have banned listening to Davido’s music in public over disrespect from Logos Olori’s JAYELO music video. Taking to social media, an Arewa Twitter journalist, Wasapping, confirmed the news to his fellow Northern Muslims. However, the video didn’t sit well with many, as some internet […]
Fuel Price, Electricity Tariff: Textile Union Joins Strike
The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has directed its members across the country to join the indefinite strike action as directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) with effect from Monday September 28, 2020. In a circular dated September 25, 2020 addressed to all textile employers, copy which was […]