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The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has threatened to cripple the activities of states that refuse to implement the N70,000 new national minimum wage. President of the Association Shehu Muhammed, gave the threat yesterday during the association’s 5th Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos, where he emerged as the new president. He urged state governments to implement the new wage to improve the standard of living of their […]

The Federal Government has paid the outstanding 45-month minimum wage arrears owed to employees of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. This was revealed in a statement issued on Monday by the Secretary of NiMet Union Joint Action Committee, Okechukwu Nwokoro. The unpaid arrears, which date back to 2019, had been a source of tension between NiMet management and its staff, leading to frequent clashes with labour unions. Earlier this year, the […]

The Niger Delta Development Commission has debunked social media reports that it was using funds meant for contractors to finance the campaigns of the Governorship campaigns of All Progressives in Edo State. This was contained in a statement issued and sent to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday by the Director of Corporate Affairs of NDDC, Seledi Thompson-Wakama. Insisting that the report is false, the interventionist agency stated that it […]

The Federal government, through the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has announced the deployment of 10,000 agro rangers across the country. This was disclosed by the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on New Media, Olusegun Dada, in a post via his official X handle. According to the statement, the agro-rangers initiative is a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the NSCDC noting that the […]

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has maintained that its directive on the suspension of biometric clearance and Community Development Services (CDS) is still in effect. This is against a circular making the rounds on social media purportedly signed by the NYSC Director General. The Scheme stated that the directory in circulation was a ruse which only existed in the imagination of those it described as unpatriotic elements behind its […]

The West African Examinations Council has officially released the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. According to the examination body, candidates can now access their results,which were made available eariler today, Monday August 12th. The announcement was confirmed by the examination body in a post on X

A dynamite explosion rocked the secretariat of the Action People’s Party along the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Monday morning. Reports indicate that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning, with assailants allegedly hurling dynamite into the building housing the secretariat, shattering windows and doors, as well as destroying other property of the party. As of now, the identities of those responsible for […]