Delta @ 32: We Have Witnessed Development – Onyeobi; lauds Oborevwori
Ahead of Sunday’s anniversary of the creation of Delta State, the Iyase of Asaba, Chief Patrick Onyeobi, on Friday, said the State has recorded phenomenal growth and development to the…
How Omo-Agege’s petition against Oborevwori collapsed at Election Tribunal
By Pius Mordi For a candidate who won only four of 25 local government areas in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), it…
IPPIS fails to remit N26.6bn workers’ contribution to NHF; Labour threatens withdrawal
The failure of the Integrated Personal Payroll Information System (IPPIS) to remit N26.6 billion of workers’ contributory funds over a period of two years to the National Housing Fund (NHF)…
We’ll conclude review of remuneration templates of judicial officers to fight graft in the Judiciary
August 25, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has vowed that his administration would conclude a thorough review of the remuneration templates of judicial officers in the country. In a statement by…
Uganda bans imports of used clothing from ‘dead people’
August 25, 2023 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has banned the importation of used clothing into the east African country, saying it stifles the development of local textile industries and that…
Unclaimed dividends in capital market hits N190bn — SEC
Aug. 25, 2023 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that the unclaimed dividends figure in the nation’s capital market currently stands at N190 billion. Mr. Lamido Yuguda, the Director-General…
Nigeria’s GDP growth slows to 2.5% y/y in Q2 as reforms get under way
August 25, 2023 Nigeria’s annual economic growth rate slowed to 2.51% in the second quarter, data showed on Friday, hurt by a fall in oil production amid a series of…
What happens to the Wagner Group after Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash?
August 25, 2023 A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the…
Truly poor people not on the social register list, there’s some political influence to it – Betta Edu
August 25, 2023 …Says FG to work with State, local govts., others to verify, update social register Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu says the Federal Government…
A grain of rice, by Tunde Olusunle
If you were a student of English in my generation, there were authors and titles, African and foreign, you just had to encounter. Nigerian writers like Daniel Fagunwa, Chinua Achebe,…