President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday in Abuja said improved livelihood for Nigerians remains a top priority of his administration, with more people-focused economic policies, assuring that the national minimum wage needs a review to reflect realities. The President, who received members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) led by […]
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to Embark on Nationwide Strike Next Wednesday Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
The Nigeria Labour Congress said it will embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday next week. The Congress said the strike action would be implemented if the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited fails to reverse the new pump price for the Premium Motor Spirit. The NLC took the decision at […]
Court remands 15 in Enugu for alleged IPOB membership
An Enugu Magistrate’s Court, presided over by Mr A.C Mbah remanded 15 persons at an Enugu correctional facility on Friday over their alleged membership of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). They were arraigned on a four-count charge of conspiracy, treasonable felony and belonging to proscribed and unlawful organizations, […]
Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, Akume SGF
The President, Bola Tinubu, on Friday, appointed the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his new Chief of Staff. He also appointed a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, as Deputy Chief of Staff and Former Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, as […]
Biden Trips, Tumbles On Air Force Stage
President Joe Biden took a face-first tumble on Thursday after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, but he appeared unhurt. Biden, 80, who had delivered the commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken hands with a cadet and begun […]
UTME 2023 -Fountain Heights Secondary School student scores 99% in Mathematics
A student of Fountain Heights Secondary School, Surulere Lagos State, Michelle David had 99% score in Mathematics at the just concluded UTME 2023 exams scored. A statement made available to kpakpando radio read in part that “15-year-old David has demonstrated a level of proficiency in Mathematics and other sciences that […]
Subsidy Removal: Fuel Queues To Disappear Within Two Days – NNPC’s Kyari
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, is optimistic that the fuel queues across the country will be a thing of the past in the next two days. On Monday during his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square in Abuja, President Bola […]
Enugu State Governor Bans Monday Sit-At-Home-Order.
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has banned the sit-at-home order in the state while calling on President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. Mbah made this known while briefing journalists on the outcome of his first security council meeting with […]
EFCC Interrogates Fayemi Over Alleged Money Laundering.
The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Fayemi, is currently being quizzed by Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Competent sources disclosed that the ex-governor of Ekiti State arrived at the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Commission at about 10 am today, June 1, 2023. […]
Anambra LG Service Commission Wades Into NULGE Crisis
The chairman, Anambra State Local Government Service Commission, Barrister Vin Ezeaka, has set up a peace and conflict resolution committee of nonpartisan technocrats to broker peace between the two factions of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE. The committee, comprised of heads of local government administrations, is looking into […]