THE National Pension Commission (PenCom) has announced the recovery of ₦1.58 billion from defaulting employers through enhanced enforcement efforts. This information was shared by the Director General of PenCom, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, on Wednesday in Kano during the First…
NIGERIA will fully digitise its expatriate residence permit system from May 1, marking a major policy shift aimed at accelerating approvals, closing loopholes, and reducing corruption, Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced. The reform centres on the Combined Expatriate Residence…
THE Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has announced a postponement in date of resumption of plenary sittings from April 29 to May 6, 2025. The announcement was contained in an internal memo dated April 20, 2025, addressed…
THE Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has given a marching order to the Nigerian Army to flush out bandits terrorising the people of Barutein and Kaiama local governments of Kwara. The Chief of Army Staff similarly…
THE Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has advocated drug integrity tests for corps members, prospective couples, and others aimed at discouraging substance abuse. Marwa said the proposed integrity tests were…
THE Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has appealed for support in implementing the Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme. Sununu made the appeal during a meeting with development partners, NGOs, and…
NATIONAL Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yusuf Dantalle, has urged stakeholders to intensify efforts toward eliminating all gender-related barriers, especially those inhibiting inclusive politics in Nigeria. Dantalle made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at a conference for…
PROF. Samuel Asagba, the Vice Chancellor, Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, says the institution spends about N720 million annually on electricity bill. Asagba, the 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of DELSU, made this known during the university’s 17th Convocation Press Conference,…
Aviation workers’ unions, which include those representing workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), have declared an indefinite nationwide strike, effective Tuesday night. The strike is in protest against poor remuneration and the failure of the agency’s management to fulfil agreements made with the…
THE Executive Council of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Benue State Branch, on Tuesday suspended its indefinite strike. This was contained in a memo signed by JUSUN Chairman, Mr Terlumun Aba, on Tuesday in Makurdi, and addressed to…
