Senate confirms Nomination of Ahmed Kuru as AMCON MD
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Ahmed Lawan Kuru as Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Recall that Kuru was appointed by President Muhammadu was…
Tolerance must be taught, nurtured, defended – UN Secretary-General
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says, in a message on the International Day for Tolerance, that the world should recognize the mounting threat posed by those who strive to divide and…
Buhari leaves for Malta, to participate in CHOGM
President Mohammadu Buhari is due to leave Abuja on Thursday for Malta Island to participate in the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which begins on Friday. The president is…
CODE: ATTEND 2015 OPEN DATA PARTY IN BENIN CITY!
2015 Open Data Party is here again and has been scheduled for December 11 – 12 2015 in the ancient Benin City! For some of you, the ODP is an…
Mixed reactions greet Kogi inconclusive Guber poll
The Coalition of Civil Society, politicians and voters in Kogi have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to intensify efforts in educating the electorate on the need to…
N18,000 minimum wage: Prepare for war, NLC tells govs
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday warned that attempts by the governors through the Governors’ Forum to renege on the N18,000 national minimum wage signed into law by former President…
Mimiko’s defence of N7bn loan request lame, witless – Boroffice
Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice, has described as lame and witless the defence of Governor Olusegun Mimiko-led Ondo State Government, over the N7 billion loan request…
UNION WARNS GOVERNORS AGAINST SLASHING MINIMUM WAGE
Following yesterday’s announcement by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) to slash the N18,000 minimum wage of Nigerian workers, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has cautioned the Governors against the move.…
Reps probe AMCON over alleged sale of tank farms
THE House of Representatives Tuesday moved to probe the Assets Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, over alleged under-valuation of some tank farms that it put up for sale on behalf…
WE ARE GOING BROKE SERIOUSLY — NIGERIAN GOVERNORS CRY
The Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, is worried that more states may be unable to pay workers’ salaries if the revenue of the country continues to be on the decline. Abdul’aziz…