The Association of Resident Doctors at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State, has commenced a 14-day warning strike over the non-payment of seven months’ salaries to their new members. Members of the association, who staged a protest on the premises of the facility on Tuesday, vowed to ground the activities at the…
Transporters and other trade unions in Plateau State under the auspices of Plateau State Joint Transport, Traders and Marketers Association, on Tuesday, announced that there would be a sit-at-home across the state on Wednesday, April 4, 2024. The spokesperson for the group, Abubakar Garba, who disclosed this at a press conference in Jos, the state…
The late legendary folk music artiste, Olujimi Solanke, will be laid to rest on Friday, April 5, at a private cemetery. Funeral services will take place at the Methodist Church Nigeria, Ipara-Remo, Ogun State. Solanke, who passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at the age of 81, was a multifaceted artist known for his…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reiterated the enforcement of approved guidelines as a condition to enjoy the new retirement age, 65 years old and length of service, 40 years for teachers in the state’s public schools. This is contained in a circular issued by the state Head of Service, Mr. Ayanleye Aina, on Tuesday…
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has affirmed the suspension of its Women Leader, Maryam Suleiman, who criticised state governor, Senator Uba Sani, over the huge debt inherited from previous administration in the state. The party said the disclosure of the state’s debt profile was commendable and showed the governor’s commitment to…
The Ogun State Police Command said it has launched a manhunt for the abductors of one Nurat Ogundipe and the commercial motorcycle rider carrying her when they ran into their abductors. They were said to be coming from from Ijio, Iwere Ile, an Oyo community whch shared boundary with Ogun State on Monday, April 1…
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to remove electricity subsidy for 15 per cent of consumers. The move would reduce its N3.3tn cost and save the government about N1.1tn annually, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, told Reuters on Tuesday. Onanuga said the Bola Tinubu-led administration was poised…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has apologised to the Christian Association of Nigeria over an Easter post the association described as being provocative. The PUNCH earlier reported that the Christian body had demanded a public apology from the FIRS after the Service posted a picture on its X (formerly Twitter), #FIRSNigeria. The service had shared…
The old Lokoja water works premises has been invaded by vandals who carted away electric cables, some pumping machines, and other valuables, Arewa PUNCH reports. This has escalated the water scartcity being experienced in the state capital in the last three months due to the maintenance works going on at the Greater Lokoja water works. Our correspondent…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has demanded a public apology from the Federal Inland Revenue Service over an Easter post, which the Christian body said it deemed offensive to adherents of the faith. The FIRS, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), #FIRSNigeria, had shared a picture with the caption “Jesus paid your debts, not…
The paramount ruler of the Tiv Nation, the Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Prof. James Ayatse, has brokered peace between the Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. A lingering feud between Alia and Akume, who are both chieftains of the All Progressives…
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, mourned the death of his former Special Adviser on Vocational and Technical Education, Prof. Joseph Odemuyiwa, describing it as a great loss to the state and the education sector. Odemuyiwa reportedly died in an auto crash on Tuesday. The 66-year-old don was said to be travelling…