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UPDATE : Doctors suspend nationwide strike

Resident doctors have suspended their nationwide strike after 10 days. Their president, Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi,  said, “We suspended the strike about one hour ago. We are responsible to Nigerians, the government has acceded to some demands.” According to him, the strike was suspended after meetings with various stakeholders in the health sector. The doctors commenced “a total and indefinite strike” ... Read More »

FG printed additional N50bn to support March FAAC – Obaseki

The Federal Government had to print additional N50-60bn to augment March allocation to States, Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki has disclosed. The development, he said, is a clear indication Nigeria is in huge financial trouble. Speaking at the Edo transition committee stakeholders engagement, Obaseki said the nation’s economy is no longer what it used to be. “When we got FAAC for ... Read More »

Primate Ayodele Congratulates New IGP, Urge Him To Put God First

The leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has sent congratulatory message to the newly appointed acting Inspector general of police, Usman Baba Alkali. The man of God, who just returned to Nigeria from his prayer mountain explained that the appointment of the new IGP is divine because he was chosen out of so many better options. Primate ... Read More »

RED LINE PROJECT : Lagos to close Ikeja road for 15 months

The Lagos State Government will be diverting the traffic on Adegbola Street from Sunday 11th April, 2021 for 15 months. This is to enable the construction of Ikeja Overpass for the Red Line Project of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit. Commissioner for Transportation Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, in a statement, explained the diversion was in line with the need to preserve ... Read More »

Adamu was Sacked as the Inspector-General of Police

….Usman Baba take over as acting Inspector-General of Police with immediate effect President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has appointed a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, as the acting Inspector-General of Police with immediate effect. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday. Baba is taking over from Mohammed Adamu, whose tenure ... Read More »

DOMESTIC DEBT : We’ve uncovered N50bn hidden debt by Amosun govt – Dapo Abiodun

The Ogun State Government says it took its diligence to discover an alleged hidden additional N50bn domestic debt left behind by the immediate-past administration of Senator Ibikunle Amosun. Abiodun said the figures given to it by Amosun’s administration did not capture the entire liabilities it left behind when the former governor left office in 2019. In a statement signed by ... Read More »

Negotiating with bandits to free 39 students attracts prosecution Says Nasir El-Rufai

The Kaduna State Government has said it never appointed any group or individual to negotiate with bandits over the abduction of the 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Mando, in the Igabi Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, who stated this on Sunday, added that ... Read More »

2ND OJOKORO FESTIVAL: OBA LAMBE DECRIES GOVERNMENT NEGLIGENCE

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY ALAIYELUWA, OBA OLUWALAMBE RILWAN TAIWO has decried the local government negligence of his domain, especially the tradition and cultural development activities. The Oba and paramount ruler of Ifako Ijaiye Local Government area of Lagos State was disheartened while speaking with journalists in his palace towards the preparations for the 2ND Ojokoro Festival. The festival, according to the ... Read More »

Banking fraud: Activist backs EFCC Chairman on Banker’s Asset Declaration Policy

…Says, Bank workers promote fraud in the sector A human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, has thrown his weight behind the decision of the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, that the Bank officials in the country should declare their assets, saying it is right decision at the right time. Specifically, he ... Read More »

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