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Abia doctors barricade govt house, demand payment of 24-month salary arrears

Medical Doctors in Abia State, protesting 24-month salary arrears owed medical and non-medical staff of Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba…

1 year ago

MURIC to Govt : Pay retired teachers, contract workers and retirees’ entitlements before election

An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Monday appealed to the Zamfara State Government to pay…

1 year ago

January 1 is Christian holiday, declare Muharram 1st holiday for Muslims – MURIC tells govt

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic rights advocacy group, has urged the Nigerian government to declare the first day…

1 year ago

Buhari govt insists it negotiated with Twitter Before lifting ban

The Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has dismissed claims that it failed to negotiate with social media giants, Twitter, before allowing…

1 year ago

Terrorists creating ‘parallel’ govt in Kaduna, El-Rufai tells Buhari

Terrorists are creating a parallel government in Kaduna State, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has told President Muhammadu Buhari. In a July memo to…

2 years ago

Organ harvesting: Govt doesn’t interfere in judicial issues — Malami

THE Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, yesterday, said that the Nigerian government has…

2 years ago

WAEC increases fees to N18,000, seeks govt support to procure $3.9m printing machine

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has introduced a marginal increase of the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Mr. Patrick…

2 years ago

You fixed lecturers’ wages unilaterally, govt tells ASUU

Proposal will cost govt N1.2tr No agreement yet on the table The Federal Government yesterday accused the Academic Staff Union…

2 years ago

Govt shares $322.5m Abacha loot to 1.9m Nigerians

The Federal Government has disbursed the entire $322.5 million Abacha loot of 2017 to 1.9 million poor and vulnerable Nigerians.…

2 years ago

Man Swindles Banks, Gov’t N816m To Fund Extravagant Lifestyle

Detectives from the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi, have arrested a 50-year-old man, Odeleye Oluwabukola Moses, alias Beedel, for allegedly…

2 years ago