The Board of Immigration, Civil Defence, Fire, and Correctional Services has approved the promotion of 32,361 personnel. Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior disclosed details of the promotions from the four services through the NSCDC Commandant General, Dr Ahmed Audi, on Friday in Abuja. He however said the majority of those promoted are from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) which had 21,385 out of its 25,951 that sat for the promotion examinations....

The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, says the state is the fifth highest in HIV prevalence rate in Nigeria, and highest in the Southeast region. Dr. Obidike stated this in Awka during a press briefing in commemoration of World Aids Day. Briefing the media, the Commissioner, who noted that HIV is one of the issues of public health importance, revealed that it is estimated that ninety-eight thousand, nine hundred and sixty Ndi...

Nigerian workers have a cause to rejoice as the federal government has announced that a new wage regime will take off from 1 April 2024. Idris Mohammed, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, said Thursday that the subsisting minimum wage of N30,000 will expire by the end of March 2024. The labour unions in Nigeria, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have been at loggerheads with the federal government...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has raised alarm over the attack on its electoral commissioner in Kogi State, Dr Hale Gabriel Longpet. In a social media post on Friday, INEC said the Longpet’s residence in Lokoja came under siege by unknown gunmen around 3:30 a.m. today. It rained bullets as the gunmen and security guards exchanged fire. The bandits fled after minutes of futile attempts to penetrate the building. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC,...