Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has vowed that civil servants in the state under his government would be rewarded for exceptional performance. Oyebanji stated this yesterday, while swearing in a former Permanent Secretary in the Ekiti State Civil Service, Mr James Folorunso as Director General/ Special Adviser Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), reiterated his determination to reward officers who distinguished themselves in the area of service delivery and impeccable integrity. The Governor urged civil servants...

Recently, there has been sustained conversation around the conduct of local government elections in Anambra State. To systematize and mainstream this call for the conduct of local government election in Anambra State, the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) has partnered International Peace and Civic Responsibility Centre, in collaboration with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, to raise again awareness on the need for a fully functional local government in Anambra State....

The South East leaders and stake-holders have agreed on steps to take to tackle some of the challenges affecting the region. A communique issued at the end of an emergency meeting held in the Old Government Lodge, Enugu on Thursday and chaired by the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, which also had in attendance, current and former members of the National Assembly, traditional rulers, current and previous leaders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, captains...

The Bill sponsored by the senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro and co-sponsored by all the senators from North Central for the establishment of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) passed the Second Reading on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. The First Reading of the bill was on the 5th of October, 2023, and sponsored in the 9th Senate by Senator Moro where it passed the...

…”Protest will go on”, NLC responds As Nigerian workers under the umbrella of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, are warming up for a total shutdown on February 27 and 28, the Department of State Services, DSS, wants the protest cancelled “in the interest of peace and public order.” Last Friday, the NLC declared a two-day nationwide mass protest to press the government to address the economic turbulence that has seen the naira weaken by the...

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the Petition of the Action Peoples Party (APP) challenging the election victory of Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo at the November 11th Governorship Election, in Kogi State. This followed the withdrawal of the petition by Counsel to the Petitioner Daniel Edeachi, Esq. In the copies of the application sighted by journalists, the petitioner had sought to withdraw the petition on the ground of...