Training By Franca Ofili The Federal Government has announced a partnership with Germany to launch an innovative dual vocational training programme aimed at equipping Nigerian youths with essential skills for the job market. The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, gave this update in Abuja on Thursday during aContinue Reading
Suspension By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide rally over proposed 50 per cent telecommunications tariff hike. Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of the NLC disclosed this in a statement addressed to all its state councils and affiliates on Tuesday in Abuja. It wouldContinue Reading
Wage By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) sys that stringent measures are in place to ensure that states and employers implement the national minimum wage and the consequential adjustment before the end of March. Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, President Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) said this atContinue Reading
Appointments By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Board Chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a Secretary for the Board of the Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made this known in aContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu’s administration is not about party but about changing the lives of Nigerians. Wike stated this while inaugurating the five-kilometre dualised Kuje township road, from Tipper Garage Junction to LEA Secretariat, in KujeContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mr Luka Nizassan, Etsu of Kwali, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s rural road projects are beaming a light of hope on rural communities. Nizassan stated this while reacting to the newly inaugurated 11-kilometre Yangoji – Sukuku – EbboContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, said that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration was committed to the development of rural communities in the territory. Wike stated this while inaugurating the newly constructed 11-kilometre Yangoji – Sukuku – Ebbo Road in KwaliContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), has condemned the harassment and molestation of officials of the Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCT), on official duty by individuals and organisations. The institute President, Dr Chime Ogbonna, condemned the act when he visited the directorContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has fixed N8.7 million as the Hajj fare for the intending pilgrims from Southern States and N8.3 million for those from Borno and Adamawa Zone. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, made this known in a statementContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mr Luka Nizassan, Etsu Kwali, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has rated FCT Minister Nyesom Wike high on school rehabilitation and upgrade across the territory. Nizassan stated this in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. NANContinue Reading
