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The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has accused the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, of inciting people of the South-East against the Federal Government over the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project. Umahi said this in Lagos on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting on the road project. The Federal Government had recently commenced the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road. According to the FG, the coastal highway will run through the Lagos shoreline of beach resorts in Lagos, while passing through eight other states. Since the announcement of the commencement of the project, it has…

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has appointed himself as the commissioner for lands, survey and physical planning in the state. Mr Uzodinma announced this on Tuesday during the swearing-in ceremony of 23 newly confirmed commissioners, according to his spokesperson, Ogunwike Nwachuku. This is coming weeks after the governor announced the appointment of his brother as his deputy chief of staff. Why I appointed myself commissioner According to Premium Times, Mr Uzodinma explained that the decision to appoint himself to the position was because of the need to restore the confidence of the residents in the lands ministry in the…

Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has extended his good wishes and greetings to all Nigerian workers on this year’s May Day celebration. Osonwa in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja described Nigerian workers as key drivers of development despite the challenges they face. “Despite the challenges and other difficulties faced by Nigerian workers, they remain one of the most dedicated, resilient and hardworking in the world. They remain a key driver of the country’s multi-facet development. “I celebrate Nigerian workers for staying positive and being a partner in nation-building as…

The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary Increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures The Salary Structure is the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS). It will be recalled that those in the Tertiary Education and Health Sectors had already received their increases which involved Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS)…

Chairman Senate Committee on Privatization and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has commended workers across the country for their contributions to nation building. Emphasizing on the role of workers in building a robust economy, Kalu urged government and the organized private sector to prioritize the well being of Nigerian workers in their agenda. Kalu, who is a successful businessman, noted that the labour force in Nigeria should be applauded for their perseverance, patriotism, steadfastness and efficiency, adding that workers remain the key asset of any organization. In a statement in commemoration of the 2024 Labour day,…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to lead a walk to commemorate 25 years of Nigeria's unbroken democracy. The National Democracy Stakeholders Group (NDSG), organisers of the walk, said it is mobilising a minimum of one thousand Nigerians in each state and Federal Capital Territory Abuja as part of a series of other activities lined up to celebrate the epoch making event. Dr Kletsaint Akor, NDSG Chairman, said at a Press Conference on Tuesday, that the National Democracy Solidarity Walk would take place concurrently across 36 states and Abuja on May 29. As the cornerstone event of Nigeria's Democracy Week, the…

The first day of Senate's plenary in the renovated Hallowed Chamber on Tuesday, was marred by quarrels among senators over sitting arrangements. Ecstasy of holding plenary proceedings in the renovated hallowed chamber first enveloped the session at the beginning, but trouble started when the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio started reading names of Senators who marked their birthdays during the forty days recess. Specifically, Senator Sahabi Alhaji Ya'u ' ( APC Zamfara North), angrily stood up from the seat allocated to him to complain on it , to the Leader , Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele ( APC Ekiti…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu Monday warned that there would be total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented. The minister disclosed this yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Power at an investigative hearing over the recent electricity tariff hike by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). This followed the rejection of the new tariff regime by the Senate committee, led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. Adelabu said, “The entire sector will be grounded if we don’t increase the tariff. With what we have…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, released the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, showing that 1,402,490 candidates out of 1,842,464 failed to score 200 out of 400 marks. The number of candidates who failed to score half of the possible marks represents 78 per cent of the candidates whose results were released by JAMB. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who made this known while giving a breakdown of the UTME results said that while 8,401 candidates scored 300 and above, 77,070 scored 250 and above; 439,974 scored 200 and above while 1,402,490 scored below…