The Federal Government, on Monday, approved the implementation of some of the Stephen Oronsaye Report recommendations to reduce the cost of governance. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, Monday. With the apex government adoption, 29 government agencies will be merged and eight parastatals will be subsumed into eight other agencies. Also, four agencies have been relocated to four various ministries and one was earmarked for scrapping. President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, in 2012, set up the Presidential Committee on the…
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Hundreds of civil servants took to the streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital on Tuesday to protest current economic hardship in the country. The protest was based on the directives of the national body of the Nigeria Labour Congress. The peaceful protest is ongoing along the major roads in the capital city while the protesters are chanting various solidarity songs. They also wielded placards with different inscriptions such as, “Stop the hunger, lower food prices,’ ‘Fix the local refineries end, oil subsidy,’ ‘Tax the rich, subsidise for the poor, and ‘ ‘End naira devaluation, support local production’ among others.…
Civil servants in Kwara and Kaduna States have stormed the streets of Ilorin and along Independent Way in Kaduna respectively to voice their concerns about the prevailing economic challenges in the country. The workers in their masses were seen carrying placards and banners with different inscriptions while chanting protest songs on Tuesday. The protesters said threats by the govt can deter them from registering their displeasure over the poor economic situation in the country. The workers are protesting what they perceive as the government’s failure to uphold agreements made between the parties on October 2, 2023, subsequent to the removal…
The Nigeria Labour Congress and other related unions have commenced their protest in Abuja over the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity, and hardship in the country. The protest started from the Labour House Headquarters in Abuja at exactly 9:36 am. Unions taking part in the protest include the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, the FCT Council, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, and the Nigeria Union of Teachers and Construction Workers’ Union, among others. NLC protesters at the National Assembly. Also present at the national protest is a former Nigeria Country Director, ActionAid, Ene Obi;…
Date: 2024-Feb-27 🎯TOPIC: A PRAYER OF DAVID 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/csPI4FEVmGE?si=xgxUUZMip8h-Hy5t ✝️TEXT: Psalm 61: 1-8(NKJV) 61:1. To the Chief Musician. On a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. HEAR my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. 61:2. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 61:3. For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. 61:4. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report. Consequently, it announced the merging, subsuming, scraping and relocation of several agencies of government. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House Correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. “So in a very bold move today, this administration, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, consistent again with his courage to take very far-reaching decisions in the interest of Nigeria, has taken a decision to implement the so-called Oronsaye Report.…
No fewer than seven people were reportedly killed in a rival cult clash that rocked North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State. The severity of the clash, according to an eyewitness, forced the market located around the area to close for business. According to a source, the clash was between Black Axe and Red Axe cult groups. An eyewitness, who is the chairman of North Bank market, Cibilus Odinaka, narrated how the crisis started, stating that one of the rivals came to the market to access some product and the other people saw him and harassed him. “He went…
The National Examination Council NECO, on Monday, revealed that 50,066 candidates representing 67.35 percent of the total number of candidates that sat for Senior School Certificate Examinations got five credits including Mathematics and English language. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this while releasing the results and launching the Automated Annual Posting Calendar at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State. A total of 74,950 candidates made up of 39,213 males and 35,737 females sat for the examination which was held from November 20th to December 20, 2023. “73,124 candidates sat for the English language out of which…
Ahead of the planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress alongside other unions, scheduled to be held on the 27th and 28th of February 2024, the Commissioner of Police in Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, has ordered massive deployment of personnel across the state to ensure adequate security and safety during the protest and to ensure that the protest is not hijacked. According to him, the measure was taken in line with the directive of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. This was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command,…
A group of bakers in the country, on Monday, kicked against the nationwide strike declared by some of their counterparts, starting on Tuesday. The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria announced on February 14 that it is poised to begin a nationwide strike on February 27 unless the Federal Government honours the agreement made with the association in 2020. It also called for the temporary suspension of all types of taxation on the bakery industry at the federal, state, and local government levels. In a statement announcing the strike, the National President of AMBCON, Mansur Umar, said, “The…