The Trump administration plans to reduce the number of staff at the US government’s giant humanitarian agency USAID to fewer than 300 people from more than 10,000, the New York Times reported Thursday. The staff who remain include employees who specialize in health and humanitarian assistance, the Times said, citing three people with knowledge of…
Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesperson of the Labour Party, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has itself to blame for the crisis destabilising it, saying the party leaders have become servants to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okonkwo said President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Nyesom Wike reduced the PDP’s political standing as an opposition party….
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this call on Friday while speaking during Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. She argued that only strict penalties would deter drug peddlers, especially when their actions result in the…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has reiterated her commitment to the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), urging collective action to eradicate the harmful practice. In a statement marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Meranda stood in solidarity with global advocates condemning the human…
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State , Olorogun Okiemute Okwagbe, has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, should accept the dominance of PDP in the state, saying it doesn’t have prospects in Delta.He also said former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, lacks the political weight to challenge Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.Okwagbe, who…
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has debunked media reports suggesting that the federal government has scrapped the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) and replaced them with a new 12-year uninterrupted basic education model. The minister, who insisted that the reports were not true, explained that he only submitted a proposal…
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has cautioned contractors handling the state’s mosque rehabilitation project against delivering substandard work, warning that any attempt to cut corners will attract consequences.This was contained in a statement signed by Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser (SA) on Media and Publicity to Kebbi State Governor on Friday. According to the statement, the…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the transition of the Alaperu of Iperu-Remo, Oba Adeleke Adelekan Idowu-Basibo, as a deeply shocking, irreplaceable personal loss.Abiodun, a prince of Iperu-Remo kingdom, added that even though he was still trying to come to terms with the news of the passing of the royal father, he acknowledged…
THE Federal Government has assured the organised labour especially, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, that President Bola Tinubu was committed to industrial peace in the country. The government also appealed to all stakeholders in the labour sector to avoid all unnecessary issues that would lead to industrial disputes, and assured that the Federal Government would…
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has called for greater transparency and accountability following the recent increase in the Budget of Restoration to ₦54 trillion due to reported revenue growth. In a statement on Friday via X, Obi noted that while the sources of revenue were detailed, there was no corresponding breakdown of expenditures to justify…
