A former National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbe (not Ogbeh), died peacefully in his sleep, the family has said. The Benue State-born politician who also served as Minister of Agriculture in the Muhammadu Buhari administration, neither showed any sign of ailment nor complained before going to bed. “He told us […]
By FABIAN EKERUCHE SOME Lagos residents have expressed concerns over the widely usage of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across markets, parties and retail spaces in the state in spite of the recent ban. They expressed their concerns in separate interviews on Sunday in Lagos. A correspondent who monitored the compliance in some areas of the state […]
By NEFISHETU YAKUBU MANAGEMENT of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC), on Sunday, commended the Federal Government for appointing Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu as Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). BEDC’s Managing Director, Engr Jonathan Lawani in a statement in Benin, commended President Bola Tinubu for choice of Ize-Iyamu. […]
THE Federal Government has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to oversee the implementation of agreements reached with health sector unions and associations. The move is part of a broader strategy to ensure lasting industrial harmony in the nation’s healthcare system. The committee is chaired by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Izaq […]
By JOAN NWAGWU THE Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has said that the National Industrial Relations Policy recently announced by the Federal Government, negates workers’ rights. The Union made its position known in a statement jointly signed by Mr. Kabiru Ado Minjibir and Mr. Martins Egbanubi, JOHESU National Chairman and National Secretary respectively. The union […]
THE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has hosted its inaugural Research Day, a milestone event aimed at embedding research-driven decision-making into Nigeria’s tax administration. The event, championed by the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, brought together internal stakeholders, scholars, policymakers, and tax professionals to unveil a set of knowledge products designed to boost […]
THREE South-South states — Edo, Bayelsa, and Delta — say they are taking bold steps to implement Nigeria’s decentralized electricity policy and entrench local government autonomy, signalling a shift in how subnational governments manage critical infrastructure and grassroots governance. Survey shows that the three states have domesticated key provisions of the Federal Government’s unbundling of […]
STAKEHOLDERS in Nigeria’s criminal justice system have advised state governors to be decisive in the execution of condemned prisoners rather than continue to torture them in prison. In a conducted survey on the failure to sign death warrants of condemned prisoners since the advent of civilian government in 1999, the stakeholders attributed the governors’ apathy […]
By ALEX ENEBELI GOVERNOR Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Saturday, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 5,000 shop-capacity Nsukka International Market. Speaking at the event, Mbah promised that his administration would always take into account persons affected by development projects in the state. He dismissed the allegation of targeting to compensate […]
By EMMANUEL OLONIRUHA A former National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbeh, is dead. A statement issued by the Ogbeh family said that the elder statesman who was also a former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, died on Saturday at the age of 78. The family described the deceased as a […]