Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, took a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party, saying the the party had failed the people of the state. He stated that the party leadership had not played the role expected of it Read more…
Category: Policy
Anambra State Government has conducted a validation exercise on the draft masterplan for the Anambra Mixed-Use Industrial City. The masterplan is a concept which will ensure harmonious integration of the various sectors of the economy and catalyze the industrial agenda Read more…
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the suggestion by governors that they should be allowed to determine the wages of their workers, saying it is not only dictatorial but against the concept of the minimum wage. The Southern Governors Forum, Read more…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued fresh guidelines to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) on the deposit of foreign currency notes with the apex bank. In circular no: COD/DIR/INT/CIR/001/016 issued by the Director of Currency Operators Mr. Mohammed Solaja Read more…
Governors from the Southern part of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, yesterday called for the consideration of the ability of each state to pay the new minimum wage. Their call came as the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Read more…
The sanctions and targeting of property practiced by the US and its allies could be considered acts of aggression and grounds for declaring war, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said. Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chair of the Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor A support group in the Labour Party (LP) Grassroot Warriors Initiative has decamped to All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The leadership of the group was received at the S.pSG Hall Government House, Awka on Wednesday. The Coordinator Read more…
Hungary once again waged its veto to derail the European Union’s foreign policy on Wednesday by blocking the release of a joint statement denouncing the Kremlin’s recent decision to ban 81 European media outlets in Russia. The outlets targeted by Moscow include Read more…
Two days ago, Vision Newspapers published a story that purported to show that touts and hoodlums were harassing the businessmen and women in the market, extorting and threatening them with dangerous weapons. At the time of our publication, we could Read more…
The 36 State Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are currently holding a physical meeting in Abuja to review the outcome of the ongoing negotiation on the proposed new national minimum wage embarked on by the Read more…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that the Tuesday explosion in front of Hotel Presidential Port Harcourt was an action orchestrated by detractors of the state to justify the call for a declaration of a state of emergency Read more…
The leadership tussle of the Labour Party escalated on Tuesday, June 25, as the Labour Party National Transition Committee (LPNTC) demanded the resignation of the party chairman, Julius Abure. The labour leaders, who stormed the venue of the meeting of Read more…