Some eminent Nigerian leaders from across the nation on Friday held a closed door meeting in Lagos on the need to preserve continued unity and peaceful coexistence of the country. The meeting, which held at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, was chaired by a former Presidential Adviser founding member of Northern Elders Forum, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai. The meeting themed: “National Discourse on Nigeria, Chaos or Community”, was convened by Nigerian National Summit Group (NNSG) in collaboration...
Anambra State Government says it has concluded arrangements to pay N30, 000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state beginning from January, 2020. The decision was arrived at after series of meetings and discussions between the state government and Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JNC) on the payment of new minimum wage to public sector workers on Friday. The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, told newsmen after the meeting...
The Edo Waste Management Agency says it will engage 1,000 cleaners to take care of venues during the National Sports Festival tagged “Edo 2020”. The General Manager of the agency, Charles Imariagbe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Friday that this was part of the agency’s preparedness for the event. “The agency is doing everything possible to discourage indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the state. “We also have plans in place...
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Friday in Abuja, signed into law the state’s N215 billion Appropriation bill christened: “Budget of Accelerated Growth and Development”. Ishaku said that the budget represented an increase of N2.1billion over the N213.6 billion presented to the state House of Assembly on Dec. 19, 2019. He, therefore, expressed gratitude to the lawmakers for the accelerated hearing given the budget, leading to its timely passage.He also assured the lawmakers of the...
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has restated his commitment to the construction of roads leading to the proposed Anambra Airport at Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area. Obiano gave the assurance on Friday when he inspected the dual-carriage road leading to the airport from Nteje in Oyi Local Government Area. While commending the level of work, Obiano, who was accompanied by the Commissioner for Works, Mr Marcel Ivejiofor, commended Kanubeen Construction Company Ltd handling the...
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the bank is not contemplating devaluation of currency following the drop in the country’s foreign reserves. Emefiele stated this while fielding questions from journalists after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) first meeting in 2020 held in Abuja on Friday. He said though, the drop in the Foreign Reserves was noticeable but the apex bank would not make any currency adjustments because of this...
University lecturers have threatened a`No Pay, No Work’ action over the Federal Government’s plan to withhold the January salary of some of their colleagues who failed to enrol on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). The lectures under aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) issued the threat in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. The ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi , said...
The Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has produced an advocacy movie on the ongoing war against terrorism and insurgency by the Nigerian Armed Forces. AGN President, Emeka Rollas, told newsmen on Friday in Lagos that the guild had resolved to encourage and support the military using their acting prowess. “In our quest to provide opportunities for our members to thrive, we went into partnership with the Army. “This was to produce an advocacy film on...
Prof. Olatunji Kolawole of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, says Nigerians spend over N300 billion annually on malaria treatment. Kolawole disclosed this in his paper presentation at the 190th Inaugural Lecture of the university entitled: “Transcending the Viral World: a Tale of Mimicry, Knockdown and Knockout”. He stated that Nigeria recorded over one million malaria cases i per year and a treatment cost of about N3,000 per treatment. The...
There cannot be silence anywhere dog is made to feast on leopard’s tail. There was a civil war in Nigeria during which Chinua Achebe wrote ‘How the Leopard got its claws.’ It is a story of dog usurping the kingship of leopard because dog is blessed with teeth and claws while leopard lacked both. It is also a story of setbacks and comebacks; of leopard recreating himself – teeth, claws and more – and reclaiming...
