…Lauds reappointment of Samuel Ogbuku The apex socio-cultural body of the Niger Delta region, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has commended President Bola Tinubu for the nomination of members of the board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The new nominations, according to the organisation, largely satisfy its expectations and that of a majority of the people of the Niger Delta, stressing that the President’s action complies with the law, and fundamental...

…Supports members logistics with N37.7m Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has approved a 100 per cent increment in the allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to Kogi State for their mandatory one-year service. Bello approved the raise considering the current economic realities and the overall importance of the NYSC scheme to national and state development. The Governor spoke during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream 2...

The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institution Employees, NUBIFIE, has issued a directive to banks and other financial institutions to stay off duty on Tuesday and Wednesday. The directive is contained in a memo signed by the union’s general secretary, Mohammed I. Sheikh. Sheikh explained that the directive complies with the two-day nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, beginning on September 5 and ending on September 6. “The directives is imperative...