STRIKE: Governor El-Rufa’i Directs Civil Servants From Grade 14 to Resume Work

LabourNewsNigeriaSTRIKE: Governor El-Rufa’i Directs Civil Servants From Grade 14 to Resume Work

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 18, 2021

Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai has described the five-day warning strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress as a campaign of economic and social sabotage. The state government said that the conditions that compelled its decision to right-size its workforce had not been altered by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC’s) five days warning strike. The Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the Governor, Muyiwa Adekeye, described the action of the labour as infringement on the...

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Defence Headquarters Requires N825bn Annually To Fight Insecurity In Nigeria

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsDefence Headquarters Requires N825bn Annually To Fight Insecurity In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Director of Production, Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshall M. A. Yakubu says on Monday that the Defence Headquarters required $2bn (N825bn) annually to fight insecurity in the country. Yakubu revealed this in Abuja at the public hearing on the Armed Forces Support Trust Fund Bill, declared that the sources of funding which the bill recommended were inadequate to address the insecurity in the land. “Every year, how do we get our budget, capital...

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Paramount Traditional Ruler of Mbula Kingdom Dies At 81, Gov Fintiri Condoles The Chiefdom

Culture & TraditionObituaryParamount Traditional Ruler of Mbula Kingdom Dies At 81, Gov Fintiri Condoles The Chiefdom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

The Paramount traditional ruler of Mbula kingdom in Adamawa state, His Royal Majesty Joel Joram Fwa is dead. He died at the age of 81 at the Federal Medical Center Yola, Sunday morning after battling prolonged health challenges. Meanwhile, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has offered his condolences to the Mbula traditional council, the Royal family and the entire Mbula kingdom over the demise of His Royal Highness Joram Joel Fwa. A statement by Press Secretary...

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Gunmen Kidnapped UNIJOS Lecturer, Her Husband

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Kidnapped UNIJOS Lecturer, Her Husband

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

JOS — Plateau State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, on Monday morning kidnapped a Professor with the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Jos, Grace Ayanbimpe alongside her husband. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Ubah Gabriel Ogaba who confirmed the abduction said the Command has deployed operatives to ensure the victims are rescued. “The Command received a report of kidnapping of a man and his wife, behind...

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Sports Writers Association Of Nigeria Expresses Concern Over Performance Of Wikki Tourists Football Club

SoccerSportsSports Writers Association Of Nigeria Expresses Concern Over Performance Of Wikki Tourists Football Club

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

The Bauchi State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN), has expressed displeasure over the current performance of Wikki Tourists football club of Bauchi in the ongoing Nigerian professional football league. State Secretary of the Association, Bala Bawaji Konkyiel said “having played twenty-one matches, the team currently occupies the fifteenth position on the log with twenty-four points, which does not reflect the efforts and investment of the state government in the club.” “However,...

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JAMB Extends UTME, DE Registration By Two Weeks

EducationNewsJAMB Extends UTME, DE Registration By Two Weeks

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has extended the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and the Direct Entry, DE, registration by two weeks. JAMB’S Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, announced the extension at a press conference, Saturday, in Abuja, said the decision was the outcome of a two-day stakeholders’ meeting the board had in Abuja. As at the time the press conference, a total of 1,134,424 candidates have so far registered. “Stakeholders recommended that a...

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Nigeria Labour Congress Grounded Economic Activities In Kaduna State

JobsLabourNewsNigeria Labour Congress Grounded Economic Activities In Kaduna State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

Economic activities in Kaduna State have been grounded following a five-day warning strike embarked on by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over sacking of civil servants by the Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led government. NLC declared strike after the government failed to reverse the mass sack of workers. Kaduna State secretariat, which houses about 10 ministries, is under lock and key, banks, filling stations, shops, offices both public and private, markets as well as other commercial activities...

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44,000 Persons Received First Jab Of AstraZeneca Vaccine In Plateau State

CoronavirusVaccination44,000 Persons Received First Jab Of AstraZeneca Vaccine In Plateau State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

JOS — Plateau state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nimkong Ndam, says that 44,000 persons have so far received the first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the state. Ndam, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Jos, said that the state had stopped administering the first dose of the vaccine, while administration of the second dose of the vaccine would commence on June 13. Ndam, said that this would mark an...

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Nigerian Army Vows To Deal With Its Personnel Using Social Media To Subvert Authority

MilitaryNigerian Army Vows To Deal With Its Personnel Using Social Media To Subvert Authority

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

The Nigerian Army says that it has established mechanisms of responding to administrative issues and resorting to social media was not one of them, but vowed to deal severely with any of its personnel caught using social media to engage the authorities. Mohammed Yerima, Director of Army Public Relations said this in a statement on Saturday while reacting to a petition written to President Muhammadu Buhari by some Non-Commissioned Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers to...

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National Identification Number Registration Prevents Over 600,000 Candidates To Register For 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

EducationScience & TechnologyNational Identification Number Registration Prevents Over 600,000 Candidates To Register For 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said its system dictated efforts/attempts by over 600, 000 candidates to register for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) but failed due to the compulsory use of the National Identification Number (NIN). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said 2021 UTME was hitherto scheduled to commence on 5th of June and run till 19th June, 2021, but the date may be shifted. Oloyede, who disclosed this at a...

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