Primary school teachers, Medical and Allied Workers and workers in Chanchaga and Paikoro local government areas of Niger state have begun a sit at home action over salary cut. Following the partial implementation of the autonomy for local governments in the state, the two local governments have not been able to pay 100 per cent salaries to their workers. In Chanchaga local government, workers were paid 36 per cent of their salaries for the month of July after getting 38 per cent in June this year. The Paikoro local government workers got 66 per cent of their monthly salaries for…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says current e-commerce spending in Nigeria is estimated at about $13 billion per annum and projected to rise to $75 billion in revenues by 2025. Dr Evelyn Ngige, Permanent Secretary of the ministry, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the second National e-commerce Roundtable organised by the ministry. “E-commerce in Post COVID-19 Economy, Potential Change in Business Process Outlook and Shifting Domestic and Global Policies on Commodity Trade,” is the theme of the roundtable. The roundtable’s emphasis is on the development of non-oil sector to generate employment and sustainable revenue earnings. In…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele said on Tuesday that the measures put in place by the apex bank to prevent economic crisis spilling into a financial crisis in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic had paid-up. Emefiele made the assertion at a 14th Annual hybrid banking and finance conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) under the theme: “Economic Recovery, Inclusion and Transformation: The Role of Banking and Finance.” According to him, key indicators in the banking sector continued to reflect that the banking sector remained strong, resilient and…
The PDP Governors’ Forum has urged the National Assembly, NASS, on resumption to immediately set up its Conference Committee to harmonise the different versions of the Electoral Act Amendment Bills passed by both Chambers. The forum made the appeal in a statement by its Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Tuesday in Abuja. The forum said that the committee should be set up with a clear mandate to harken to the wishes of Nigerians and be guided by national interest, particularly on the issue of electronic transmission of results. The PDP governors said any further delay in…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought approval of Senate for external loan as addendum to the 2018 to 2021 Federal Government’s external borrowing plan. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday. Buhari in the letter said the loan which would be sourced from the multilateral organisations would be used to finance critical projects of the Federal and States governments. Buhari’s letter reads: “Addendum to the Request for Senate concurrent approval of Multilateral Fund Projects under the 2018 to 2021 Federal Government external borrowing plan. “I write to the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced a probe into how N11 billion contracts were awarded by the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). The commission is also probing how the Fund spent N1.6 billion grant provided by the federal government for its take-off. The invitation letter dated September 6, 2021 and signed by Director of Operations, Akeem Lawal of the commission was addressed to the Executive Secretary of the Fund. According to the letter, “This commission is investigating alleged violations of the provisions of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act No. 5 2020.…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has directed all successful second batch Narcotic Assistant (NASS) candidates to report for training between Friday, Dec. 3 and Monday, Dec. 6. This is contained in a statement by the agency’s Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi and issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The agency had initially fixed Sept. 25 for the training. According to Babafemi, successful candidates (Narcotic Assistants) are to report at the NDLEA Academy, Kotton Rikus, in Jos, with some documents. He added that the documents included original and photocopy of credentials with NDLEA online application reference slip.…
By Abujah Racheal The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha, says Nigeria is expected to receive a total of 52 million doses of vaccines for Coronavirus (COVID-19) by the second quarter of 2022. Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 disclosed this while speaking at the national briefing of the PSC in Abuja, on Monday. “The most potent way of getting out of this situation is through vaccines, which science and research have presented to us. I call on every eligible person to come out and be vaccinated.…
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, has won the Global Finance ‘Private Bank of the Year 2021’ award. The Deputy Managing Director of the bank, Mr Gbenga Shobo, disclosed in a statement made available on Monday in Lagos. Shobo said the bank was bestowed the award for its excellent service delivery to customers, dedication and commitment toward meeting expectations of the bank and providing state of the art financial services to its customers, irrespective of their location. According to the deputy director, customer service has been integral in fostering the bank’s relationship with customers. “We are delighted to dedicate this award…
North Korea said Monday that it successfully tested newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the first known testing activity in months, underscoring how the country continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the United States. The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the missiles showed they can hit targets 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) away on Saturday and Sunday. State media published photos of a projectile being fired from a launcher truck and what looked like a missile traveling in the air. The North hailed its new missiles as a “strategic weapon…