Nurses ask govs to implement 25% upward review of salary

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has called on the 36 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory to implement the 25 per cent upward review of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure and hazard allowance. NANNM also called on the state governments to implement revised call duty allowance in their respective civil services…

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Nigeria ripe for tech investments, Tinubu tells Samsung

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said Nigeria’s tech environment is “absorptive and ready” for foreign investments. He said the local investment environment operates on the principle of ‘a willing buyer and willing seller, which ensures seamless access to capital for investors both within and outside the country. This was as he hailed Nigerian youths saying…

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Bullying: FG sets up panel to probe Abuja school

The Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, has disclosed that the Ministry of Education has set up a seven-man committee to probe the bullying incident in Lead British International School, Abuja. As seen in two viral videos over the internet late Monday, a female student (names withheld) was seen bullying her female colleague (names…

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Burkina Faso suspends Guardian, Deutsche Welle, other news media

Burkina Faso has suspended several international news organisations, some of them for an indefinite period, said a statement from communications regulator the CSC. Among those named in the weekend order are French newspaper Le Monde, British publication The Guardian, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and French broadcaster TV5 Monde. They were suspended for reporting on a…

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PDP wins Oyo 33 LG seats

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State has won all the chairmanship seats in the 33 local government areas of the state. The local government election was conducted on Saturday by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission. The OYSIEC, Isiaka Olagunju (SAN), who announced the results of the poll on Sunday at the OYSIEC’s…

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