Thursday, 19 December, 2024

Month: April 2024


The Federal Government has approved a substantial increase in salary ranging from 25% to 35% for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures. This augmentation applies to the six remaining consolidated salary structures, namely the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure Read more…


Twelve Governors were absent on Tuesday at the Northern States Governor’s meeting held in Kaduna. Those in attendance were the governors of Gombe State, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Borno, Zamfara, Katsina, and Bauchi State. Meanwhile, our correspondent observed that the twelve governors Read more…


The popular Landmark Beach in Victoria Island of Lagos State is facing a significant transformation as demolition for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway commenced on Monday. PUNCH reports that the Minister of Works, David Umahi, ordered the closure of the beach Read more…


Beijing has warned that anti-China legislation signed into law last week by US President Joe Biden will lead to “forceful” retaliatory steps if Washington doesn’t change its course on the hostile initiatives. At issue are US plans to counter Chinese influence by Read more…


By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo A unique guest house with a compact bar lounge exquisitely furnished to attract an upper middle class patrons is test-running its facilities for effective take-off for proper business activities. On the wall of the lounge hung Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor                                         An Ihiala High Court in Ihiala Judicial Division, sitting at Nnewi,  Nnewi LGA of Anambra State has heard  Read more…


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed fintech companies to stop onboarding new customers until further notice. This directive is coming few months after the CBN mandated all financial institutions to collect ID cards before creating financial accounts, which Read more…


The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a total of 64,624 results of candidates withheld over various forms of infractions. Candidates are to check their results by Read more…


Finidi George has been appointed as the new coach of the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced George’s appointment on Monday in a statement on its official website. The statement reads in part, “The Board of Nigeria Football Read more…


The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has called on Nigerians not to pay the new electricity tariff if they do not have supply that tallies with hours on their electricity bands. According to the Minister, any customer on Band A Read more…


The latest US aid package for Kiev, which was only approved by Congress after more than six months of partisan feuding, might be small potatoes compared to what Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has in mind for his biggest benefactor. The Read more…


“Venice is called to be a sign of beauty available to all, starting with the last, a sign of fraternity and care for our common home,” said Pope Francis on Sunday to the some 10,500 faithful gathered in the city’s Read more…