The Kogi State Government has described the ongoing cash-back promotion exercise as a clear affirmation of the pro-labour governance philosophy of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, stressing that the policy is designed to ensure that promotions translate into real improvements in workers’ welfare. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, stated this on Saturday in Lokoja while speaking with newsmen on the scope and significance of the exercise. Fanwo disclosed that the cash-back promotion...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has berated the red chamber of the National Assembly for adopting delay tactics in passing the Electoral Bill 2025. According to ADC, failure to promptly pass the bill for urgent presidential assent raises suspicions that the legislature is deliberately applying delay tactics to frustrate key amendments, especially those intended to make future elections more difficult to rig. The coalition party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji...

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commissioned a 9.4-kilometre Ogu Community Road Network and a 1,500 seater Royal Hall in Ogu, Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, while speaking at the inauguration yesterday, described the projects as further proof of the Federal Government’s commitment to the development of the Niger Delta region. Wike said he was impressed by the quality and scale of...

The Forum of State Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), comprising the Chairmen of the party in 30 States of the Federation, has declared solidarity with the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. A statement on Saturday jointly signed by Hon. Tony Aziegbemi, Chairman, Forum of PDP State Chairmen and Chairman, Edo State Chapter and Chief Edward Masha Forum Secretary and Chairman of Kaduna State Chapter, reads, “We’ve carefully reviewed...