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Management and staff of the Edo State Ministry of Social Development and Gender Issues now Ministry of Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs have bid farewell to the Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Barbara Nekpen Osobajo, who was recently transferred to Transformation Office, Office of the Head of Service, Government House.   At the emotional farewell event, on […]

Stakeholders in the Petroleum Industry are currently meeting to harmonise the draft Midstream and Downstream Petroleum (Safety) Regulations and Petroleum Measurement Regulations to enhance operations of the sector.   The event tagged “Stakeholder’s Consultation Forum on Regulations”, billed to hold from Oct. 4 to Oct. 6, is being organised by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream […]

In 2017, the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki stated that his administration would domesticate the National Health Act (NHAct) in order to boost healthcare delivery in the State. It was against this backdrop that the State Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), organised a workshop at the […]

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Tuesday called on governors that were owing teachers salary arrears to use their remaining months in office to pay off the arrears.   The Secretary-General of the Union, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, raised the concern in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja ahead of […]

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says its liquidation activities involves no fewer than 467 insured banks with a view to settle claims of depositors and creditors of the banks.   The Managing Director of NDIC, Mr Bello Hassan, said this at the 2022 International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) Africa Regional Committee (ARC) workshop […]

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has charged its employees to imbibe ethical standards in all their operations for efficient service delivery.   The Director-General, SON, Malam Farouk Salim, gave the advice at a week-long orientation exercise for its staff on Tuesday in Lagos.   Salim, describing the SON as an crucial agency of the […]

Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has approved free medical care for workers in the state’s workforce as part of the state’s Social Health Insurance Scheme.   Uzodimma gave the approval at a town hall meeting he held with top management staff of the Imo Civil Service, in Owerri on Tuesday.   The governor said the […]

Chief Executives of African news agencies  are converging on Rabat, Morocco, ahead of the formal opening of the Sixth General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) on Thursday.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum is expected to  open with an inaugural seminar themed: ” Post COVID: […]

Former Governor of Enugu State, Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani, has dismissed as a ruse, the report of a $41.8 million judgment against him in the United States.   Nnamani in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the report was fake news and targeted at maligning him because of his alternative views on recent political development […]

The Kwara Government says previous Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administrations in the state left over N11 billion in pension and gratuity arrears.   The state Commissioner for Finance and Planning, Mrs Florence Oyeyemi, confirmed this while addressing the people of Oke-ero LGA at a Town Hall Meeting organised by Rep. Tunji Olawuyi, on Wednesday in […]