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Cross River workers react to state government’s plan to introduce new dress code
Civil Servants in Cross River have urged the state government to channel its energies toward addressing challenges in the system rather than introduce new dress code for them.
Nextdoor scrambles to address QAnon after Capitol attack
For months, Nextdoor moderators have struggled with the challenge of addressing QAnon content on its neighborhood sites — but after last week’s deadly attack on the Capitol, the pressure between moderators and the company’s policy team may have reached a breaking point.
Oyo governor lists 128.5km road projects, others for commissioning in 2021
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said at least seven road projects, totalling 128.5 kilometres, which were flagged off by his administration in 2020, will be completed and commissioned this year as he reassured the people that he will continue to put their interest first.
9mobile appoints new CTO, deputy CTO, director of strategy
9mobile has announced a new Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Deputy Chief Technical Officer, and Director of Strategy within its Senior Management team.
NLC, TUC suspend strike in Kebbi
Newsmen report that other demands by the NLC and TUC are payment of leave grants to civil servants on grade level 07 to 16 in 2019, payment of leave grants of the year 2020, remittance of teachers pension contributions to Pension Funds Administrators, PFA and payment of gratuity to pensioners from 2017 to October 2018 as well as payment of new retirees from November 2018 to 2019.
American investors ALK Capital complete Burnley’s takeover
“Garlick, alongside former shareholder John Banaszkiewicz, will remain on ALK Capital’s new board of directors at Burnley, ensuring a smooth transition to new ownership and providing valuable knowledge from his eight-year tenure as club chairman,” the statement said.
PSC: Promotion in Police based on availability of vacancies, seniority, merit not ethnical
The Police Service Commission (PSC), has debunked claims by the OHANEZE Ndigbo, that only one Igbo indigene was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police in the recent promotion exercise of the Nigerian police.
Ohanaeze: Only one of 37 police commissioners is Igbo
Only one out of 37 commissioners of police recently appointed is Igbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has revealed.
Court reinstates 32 sacked Ekiti university workers
The National Industrial Court, sitting in Akure, Ondo State has reinstated 32 out of over 900 workers disengaged by the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) in December last year.
Nigerian Army chief warns new generals against scuttling democracy
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has warned the newly-promoted generals against coup plots.
Nigerian Navy promotes 19 Rear Admirals, 24 Commodores, 160 others
Director Naval Information, Commodore Suleiman Dahun, who made this known in a statement said 122 Lieutenant Commanders were promoted to the rank of Commander, 38 Commanders to Captain, 24 Captains to Commodore and 19 Commodores promoted Rear Admiral.
Centre demands appropriate policy for rehabilitation, recovery of gender-based violence victims
The Executive Director of Mothers And Marginalised Advocacy Centre, MAMA Centre, Chioma Kanu, has stressed the need to involve school girls in the public outcry against Gender-Based Violence, demanding appropriate policy attention to effective rehabilitation, recovery, and reintegration of victims of gender-based violence
Women in finance must ask for promotion, unlike men – survey
Far fewer women than men are promoted in the finance industry unless they first ask for seniority, a sign of institutional gender bias, according to a new study in Australia.
Nasarawa governor suspends councils directors for inflating salary figures
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has directed the suspension of directors of personnel management (DPMs) and directors of finance and supplies (DFS) in 13 local governments.
Nasarawa governor orders DPMs, DFS to go on compulsory three months suspension over abnormalities
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has on Sunday directed the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), to send all the Directors of Personal Management (DPMs) and Directors of Finance and Supplies (DFS) in the 13 local governments and 18 development areas to go on compulsory suspension for three months.
Niger governor presents N151.2 billion budget to assembly
Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello on Thursday presented a budget of N151.2 billion for the 2021 fiscal year to the Niger State House of Assembly.
NLC stands down two weeks ultimatum to Akwa Ibom government
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Akwa lbom State Council has resolved to withdraw the 14-day ultimatum to the State Government to address outstanding workers’ demands and other labour issues.
Osun government approves new minimum wage, lifts ban on workers’ promotion, others
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State approved the immediate implementation of Minimum Wage, lifting of ban on Annual Salary Increment and embargo placed on promotions and conversions since 2012.
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Parents canvass two shifts system in schools to forestall coronavirus spread
A cross-section of Enugu parents, on Saturday, advocated two shifts for academic activities in primary and secondary schools, reduce overcrowding and thus wide-scale transmission of COVID-19 within schools.
Governor Inuwa: Gombe’ll resume payment of N30,000 minimum wage end of January
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has assured that payment of the N30,000 minimum wage will be resumed this January having been suspended due to the negative effect of the covid-19 pandemic.
9ice, Jide Kosoko join Akin Lewis, Ibidun Allison, others in ‘The Village Headmaster’
Months after it was announced that the Nigerian Television Authority and Wale Adenuga Productions had embarked on a ground-breaking partnership to revive the iconic TV drama series, ‘The Village Headmaster’, it was recently announced that the recording stage of the first season had been successfully-concluded, and the promotional trailer had started airing across Nigeria.
Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni set for sixth term after 35-year rule
Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni looked headed for a sixth term as president with election results Saturday placing him firmly ahead of his main rival, who has cried fraud and whose home has been put under heavy guard.
Genk chief: Paul Onuachu good enough to play for Europe top clubs
KRC Genk Sporting director Dimitri De Conde believes Paul Onuachu has the talent to play for any club in the world.
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Rivers governor joins calls for sack of service chiefs
Governor Nyesom Wike has join the calls for change of Nigeria’s heads of security and rejigging of the nation’s security architecture as Boko Haram and bandits up north continue to overwhelm federal forces.
Uganda’s Bobi Wine says ‘fraud and violence’ marred election day
Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine said early Friday that the country's election had seen "widespread fraud and violence", but he remained positive as votes were counted under an internet blackout.
Facebook says it’s banning the phrase ‘stop the steal’
“We are treating the next two weeks as a major civic event,” the post reads. “We are now removing content containing the phrase ‘stop the steal’ under our Coordinating Harm policy from Facebook and Instagram... With continued attempts to organize events against the outcome of the US presidential election that can lead to violence, and use of the term by those involved in Wednesday’s violence in DC, we’re taking this additional step in the lead up to the inauguration.”
US diplomat visits Western Sahara after Morocco-Israel deal
A top United States envoy has visited contested Western Sahara after Washington recognised Morocco’s sovereignty there in exchange for Rabat normalising ties with Israel.
‘We joined APC to sack PDP in Adamawa’
Sen Abdulaziz Nyako, who left the APC towards the 2019 elections to become the governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) and led the ADC to fuse into the APC during the weekend, said he and the other prominent politicians coming into the APC were resolved to forge an united front against PDP.