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Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for the alignment of Nigeria’s regulatory practices with global standards to enhance the country’s business environment while emphasizing on the importance of transparency, trust, and efficiency among regulatory bodies. This is according to a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole on Friday. According Oduwole, Shettima, who also serves as the chairman of […]

The people of the South East have been warned against shunning intervention programs introduced by the Federal government to cushion economic hardship. The traditional ruler of Umutowe autonomous community, Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA, Godfrey Onwuka, stated this in Umuahia at a sensitization program organized by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, on Thursday. He identified student loan, Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, micro and small business loans, among others […]

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department says it has set up an ad-hoc Committee on Emergency Preparedness to sensitise residents on what to do during and after the tremors. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Agency’s Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, on Wednesday, following a meeting with stakeholders on recent vibrations in some parts of Mpape, Katampe and Maitama. Residents in Mpape and surrounding communities […]

The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions has announced plans to commence an indefinite strike if their outstanding salaries are not paid within three weeks. The unions are demanding, among other things, the payment of four months’ withheld salaries, improved remuneration, earned allowances, and the implementation of the 2009 agreements with the government. In a […]

The Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated. According to the Federal Government, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the current economic reality, emphasising that no Nigerian worker, whether in government or private employment, should be paid less than the minimum wage. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and […]

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has urged states along the Benue River to heighten their vigilance, following the planned release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. In a statement issued on Tuesday by NIHSA's Director General, Umar Ibrahim the agency warned that states likely to be affected include Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Rivers. The agency called on governments at […]

Some schools in Abia State have resumed for the 2024/2025 academic session, defying the State government's directive to reopen on Monday, 23rd September. The State government has warned that sanctions may be imposed on these schools and their principals for their disobedience. The Commissioner for Information on Wednesday, Okey Kanu, made this known while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting, chaired by Governor Alex Otti. […]

The Federal Government has called on Nigerians to take advantage of various intervention programmes designed to ease the impact of recent policy changes, particularly the removal of the fuel subsidy. Speaking in Umuahia on Tuesday during a sensitization programme, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, emphasized that while the subsidy removal was necessary, the government acknowledges the challenges it has created for Nigerians as he reassured the […]