The extended public works programme initiated by the Federal Government aimed at creating Seven hundred and Seventy Four thousand (774,000) jobs for young Nigerians has flagged off in Adamawa state. On the occasion held at the Mahmud Ribadu Square Yola, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who spoke through his deputy Chief Crowther Seth lauded the federal government initiative and described it as a panacea for poverty reduction. “I saluted the Federal government for its courage, determination,...

The staff of the National Identity Management Commission has suspended their strike, citing an agreement with the government to address their demands. The president of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), NIMC unit, Asekokhai Lucky, confirmed this to journalists on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the strike was suspended after a meeting with representatives of the federal government where it was agreed that the demands of the employees would be addressed....

Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of Nigeria has directed the drug law enforcement agency, NDLEA, to stall the recruitment of 5,000 personnel. The agency had earlier shortlisted 5,000 persons among those who applied to join it. The shortlisted applicants were to appear at the NDLEA academy in Jos to conclude their recruitment. However, on Friday, Mr. Malami asked that the process be grounded as such gathering would violate COVID-19 guidelines. In a statement released by...

Officials of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) set about a nationwide strike on Thursday morning leaving many National Identity Numbers (NIN) applicants locked outside the offices. Citing poor welfare conditions and poor salary structure the reason behind this move, the strike has stalled the nationwide NIN registration recently ordered by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Citizens were initially given a period of two weeks to link their numbers but the directive was later extended...

The organised labour in Kebbi has suspended its indefinite strike over unpaid leave grant and adjustment on the new minimum wage, among other demands. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), began the strike Tuesday, midnight, after the ultimatum given to the state government lapsed. The state Chairman of NLC, Alhaji Halidu Alhassan, confirmed the development to a correspondent of NAN. “We also suspended...

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has released one point five billion naira (N1.5b) to offset part of backlog of pension arrears. Recently, the state chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Adamawa state chapter Comrade Samson Almuru said the state government owed pensioners more than twenty-seven billion naira (N27b). According to the Executive Chairman Adamawa state pension board, Mr. Thomas Madi about six hundred and sixty (660) pensioners would benefit from the amount...