Presidency throws weight behind Pantami
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENCY ON RECENT CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL ECONOMY Today, there is an unfortunate fashion in public discourse that makes leaders in politics, religion, and civil society liable in the present for every statement they have ever made in the past – no matter how long ago, and even […]
MADNESS MANIFESTS ITSELF IN DIFFERENT FORMS
Gora Albehu Dauda. Before you start wondering, I have this confession to make to the effect that I am NOT a psychiatrist however, in my village many years ago we used to occasionally see a mentally sick individual who strayed to my village. Our parents used to describe or call them in the Hausa language […]
KDSG Statement on disengagements in the public service
In September 2019, the Kaduna State Government became the first government in the country to pay the new minimum wage and consequential adjustments. The state government followed this up by increasing the minimum pension of persons on the defined benefits scheme to N30,000 monthly. This step to advance the welfare of workers significantly increased the […]
Pantami: Concerned Nigerians group condemns declaration of Fatwa on Adeyanju
Pro-democracy, good governance and human rights group, Concerned Nigerians has condemned the declaration of Fatwa on its Convener, Deji Adeyanju for calling for the investigation of the Minister of Communication, Sheik Isa Pantami over sympathetic comments on terrorist groups. Adeyanju had written the US Embassy, as well as the Nigerian secret service, SSS, to investigate […]
How racketeering, fraud threaten Railway’s e-ticketing platform
Following complaints by passengers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation rail service, the Federal Government introduced the e-ticketing platform to checkmate the fraudulent practices at the various stations, especially those on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor. FAITH YAHAYA reports that despite this measure, there are still compromises of these seemingly foolproof measures. Most Nigerians preferred land transportation to air and […]
Obaseki pledges support for creative industry, urges youths to embrace technological innovation
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reassured that his government will continue to support the state’s creative industry, providing an enabling environment and ensuring the removal of all impediments to the growth of the subsector. The governor gave the assurance in commemoration of the World Creativity and Innovation Day marked yearly by the […]