FG, ASUU fail to agree as strike persists
As the strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, enters its second week, effort by the federal government to negotiate with the union has ended in a stalemate.
ASUU ordered its members across the country to take the industrial action on November 5, but government authorities have been reluctant to enga [...]
Minister task DisCos on innovative metering
Electricity Distribution Companies operating in the country have been asked to embrace innovative ways of metering so as to significantly reduce the number of unmetered customers in the system.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, gave the charge at the second Nigerian Electricity Management Services A [...]
SEC extends deadline for consolidation of shareholders’ multiple accounts
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has extended the deadline for consolidation of multiple accounts into one account, to December 31, 2019 from the December 31, 2018 initial deadline.
This, the Commission said is to allow more investors to embrace the initiative aimed at reducing unclaimed dividends.
During the capital ma [...]
We are overwhelmed by rape, incest cases – FCTA Family members, clergy top abuse list
Officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration Social Development Secretariat have revealed startling details of rape and incest against minors and teenagers in the territory, especially in the suburbs.
Though, official statistics from the FCT Social Development Secretariat was not made available at the time of filing this repo [...]
Bello lauds lawmakers’ contribution to Abuja’s development
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, has commended federal lawmakers for their enormous contributions to the development of the FCT, saying their guidance and support have helped to ensure that the current FCT Administration succeeds in the discharge of its mandate.
Bello gave the commendation when th [...]
Varsity don tasks Africans on sound reading skills
Professor Akua Britwum, has urged Africans to develop sound reading skills to gather information on solving the continent's developmental challenges.
She made this known in a lecture titled reading skills, at the Amilcar School, Aburi Ghana, organised for workers in Africa to promote socialism in the continent.
Britwum noted th [...]
HURIWA seeks probe over ‘assassination’ attempt on Ekweremadu
Human Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has condemned the alleged assassination attempt on the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his family in Abuja.
The group also warned against what it termed 'targeted violence' against notable political opposition figures and credible leaders of the organized civil society commu [...]
Non-release of FCTA 2018 budget grounds activities
The non-release of the 2018 budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has grounded both capital and statutory activities of the administration, investigation by The Abuja Inquirer has learnt.
Also, staff salaried for November remains uncertain as the administration has exhausted its 2017 statutory budget.
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Delta assembly tasked on Ossisa/Ugiliamai road in 2019 budget
Just as the various committees in Delta State House of Assembly fine tune the 2019 budget, an appeal has been made for Ossissa/Ugiliama road project to be captured, in the budget.
A community leader from Ndokwa West Local Government Council, Chief Ifeanyi Obi, has called on the legislator representing the Ndokwa West constituency in the s [...]
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