Strike paralyses Ondo hospitals over half pay

Hospitals owned by the Ondo State Government have been shut down owing to the strike embarked on by the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP). Doctors and nurses in the employ of the government have been on strike since last month over payment of half salary for November and December 2020 and other sundry […]

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Bandits killed 937, abducted 1,972 abducted in Kaduna last year

El-Rufai says criminals must be wiped out immediately and without hesitation, rules out amnesty for bandits Bandits killed 937 persons in Kaduna State last year, a report submitted yesterday by the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs has shown. According to the Commissioner in charge of the ministry Samuel Aruwan, 1,972 residents were kidnapped […]

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Northern leaders hail Zamfara governor for exposing bandits sponsors

Anglican primate accuses influential Nigerians of funding criminality Sani lauds Catholic clerics for frankness Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has commended Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State for exposing sponsors of banditry. In a statement yesterday by its spokesman, Emmanuel Yawe, the group stated: “About a week ago, ACF issued a press release calling on Zamfara […]

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Oyo suspends monthly sanitation exercise

Oyo State Government has announced the suspension indefinitely of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise and restriction of movement during the period in the state. The last Saturday of the month environmental sanitation exercise between 7am and 10am was introduced over 20 years ago by the then military government to inculcate in the populace the culture […]

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Leave politics for politicians, Akeredolu tells civil servants

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has warned of the dangers in politicising the civil service. According to him: “No doubt, politicising of the civil service will invariably kill morale, lower standards and threaten productivity among other adverse effects.” He said: “Keen observers and other stakeholders of the service will attest to the […]

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Akeredolu, deputy, others take jabs, flags off vaccination

By Banji Ayoola Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday, took the first jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses as he assured the people of Ondo State that the vaccine is safe for use. He took the first jab alongside his Deputy, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa; the Osewawe of Ondo Kingdom, Oba Dr. Victor Kiladejo; Deji […]

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NLC protests against planned removal of minimum wage law from exclusive list

Nigerian workers under the aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress are protesting against the planned relocation of minimum wage law from the exclusive to co current legislative list. The workers who assembled at the Unity Fountain opposite the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja are expected to walk through the Federal secretariat to the three armed zone where […]

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Queen Elizabeth sad over Harry, Meghan revelations

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has said the whole family was saddened to hear how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan. Responding to the couple’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in a statement released by Buckingham Palace yesterday, she added that the allegations of racism would be “addressed […]

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Workers take protest against decentralisation of minimum wage to Ogun Assembly

The protesters in front of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Secretariat, Ogun State chapter, on Abiola Way, Abeokuta The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Secretariat, Ogun State chapter, on Abiola Way, Abeokuta, the State capital surged with organised workers trooping in their numbers on Wednesday morning preparatory to storming the House of Assembly, Oke – Mosan. The […]

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