•TUC warns govs to pay workers’ arrears, experts flay jumbo packages No fewer than 18 outgoing state governors will retire into lives of luxury with generous pension benefits despite mounting debts and unpaid workers’ salaries. The PUNCH investigations showed that the governors, who will hand over to their successors on May 29, 2023, would be leaving behind at least N3.06tn debt for the incoming administrations. According to data from the Debt Management Office, the debt figure of these states included N2.27tn domestic loans and $1.71bn foreign borrowing. The foreign debt is about N787.51bn, using the exchange rate of the Central…
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Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder. With her feat, she’s poised to break the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” after hitting the 87 hours 50 minutes mark. The restaurateur began the competition on Thursday after she turned on her cooker at 4pm and surpassed the current world record holder on Monday morning. If certified by the Guinness World Record, she will be displacing the current world record holder, Lata Tondon, an Indian chef who achieved the feat in 2019 with 87 hours…
The passage of the late Professor Emeritus of History, Venerable Professor Obaro Ikime was on Saturday night announced by his family. The Academic guru is to be laid to rest in Ibadan, Oyo State where he made his great academic sojourn on Friday 19th May. The announcement said Prof. Ikime who passed on 25th April at the age of 86 will lie in state at the Trenchard Hall of The University of Ibadan where he delivered his inaugural Lecture decades ago on Friday at 8 am. A Funeral service will be held for the Cleric Historian of note at the…
Just days after anointing King Charles III, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was prosecuted in court for speeding, it emerged on Friday. The offence occurred on October 2, and the leader of the worldwide Anglican communion tried three times to pay the £300 ($375) fine in order to avoid court action, a Lambeth Palace spokesperson said. “He has all the paperwork to prove that he has tried to pay. Admin errors seem to be causing problems,” the spokesperson told AFP. “He hadn’t been notified that it had gone to court.” After the fine went unpaid, a court prosecution followed automatically…
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has dedicated a new church building in Abuja, named ‘Jesus House’, in a ceremony presided over by the General Overseer of the church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. The dedication ceremony, which took place on Saturday, was a grand affair attended by thousands of RCCG members and dignitaries from across the country. The newly completed church building, located in the Durumi area of Abuja, is a magnificent 5-storey facility that can accommodate up to 3,000 worshippers at once. Speaking at the dedication ceremony, the Pastor-in-Charge of the ‘Jesus House’ parish in Abuja, Major-Gen. Pat Akem-Vingir…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja on Sunday forecast a sunny atmosphere with few patches of clouds over the northern region. It anticipated prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe and Kaduna States during the afternoon and evening hours. “ Cloudy atmosphere with intervals of sunshine are envisaged over the North Central with chances of early morning thunderstorms over parts of Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory, Kogi, Niger and Kwara States. “ Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of…
Date: 2023-May-13 🎯TOPIC: A SPIRITUAL FATHER’S PRAYER 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW 👇 https://youtu.be/hCd2TAWqPMk ✝️ TEXT: 2 Thessalonians 1: 1-12(NKJV) 1:1. Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 1:2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:3. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, 1:4. so that we ourselves boast of you among…
DISCUSSION VIDEO LINK AND STUDY GUIDE 📺 WATCH THE DISCUSSION VIDEO VIA THE LINK BELOW 👇 https://youtu.be/r1hjqamDKXI GOD’S CHILDREN AS PILGRIMS TO THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM: MANIFESTATION OF GOD’S REIGN ON EARTH ROGATION SUNDAY Date: May 14, 2023 Sub Theme: Dangers on the path of Pilgrims to heavenly Kingdom 5 Topic: Sanctimony Text : Luke 18:9-14 Aims to expose the attitudes of a sanctimonious believer and to discuss the menace on the path of pilgrims to the Kingdom of God. Introduction Sanctimony in the religious sense is making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety and righteousness. A sanctimonious person is…
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) for the training of 500,000 public service workers on digital literacy and skills. The Director-General, of BPSR, Mr Dasuki Arabi inaugurated the team on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the training is to close the growing gap in digital literacy among public service workers. He said digital literacy proficiency was vital to a 21st-century public service regime, as such all federal workers should be conversant with digital service development, security,…
Burkina Faso dislocates Golden Eaglets’ wing moves into U17 semis and World Cup with 2-1 victory. …Stallions to face Cub Lions of Senegal in the Semifinals on Sunday. The Stallions of Burkina Faso gave a devastating shock treatment to most celebrated U17 team in Africa, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria 2-1 in an epic battle at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers on Thursday night that Nigerians will want to forget quickly. Incidentally the Golden Eaglets had beaten the Burkina Babe by the same margin at the WAFU zonal qualification in Ghana last year but now the Eaglets will within…