The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale has resigned from his position with immediate effect. The Presidency in a press statement on Saturday noted that Ngelale said he had submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, informing him of his plan to proceed on indefinite leave. Ngelale added that he has also stepped down as the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action and...

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has dissolved the 17 Local Government Transition Implementation Committee Chairmen, effective from Friday, September 6, 2024, barely a month to the upcoming local government elections in the State. Recall that the Transition Implementation Committee chairmen were constituted on June 9, 2023. In a press statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, Mr Gyang Bere in Jos, the State capital, Friday night, the governor...

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has approved a work-from-home arrangement for civil servants in the state. The arrangement is aimed at further cushioning the effect of the current economic situation on workers in the state. The Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Mr Yinka Oyebode, in a press statement on Friday noted that under the new arrangement, officers on level 01- 07 will work from home three days a week. According to the statement,...

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has expressed strong disapproval of the recent hike in fuel prices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. The NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, describe the increase from N617 to approximately N900  per litre as “unbearable” and “unsustainable” for Nigerians. “This significant and abrupt hike has imposed an unbearable burden on the already overstretched finances of ordinary Nigerians, further aggravating the economic challenges faced by millions across the...