Sokoto multi-billion world class diagnostic centre set for commissioning by Governor Okowa
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto THE Sokoto state multi-billion ultra modern advanced medical diagnostic centre has been completed and billed for commissioning by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state. Okowa, during the commissioning will be assisted by the host , Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, other important dignitaries well officials of the Nigeria Medical Association(NMA). The centre, […]
CAN Rejects El-Rufai’s 4-day Workweek In Kaduna
The Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has rejected Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s four-day workweek for civil servants in the state, alleging a hidden agenda in the policy. On Monday, Mr El-Rufai had announced that the state government would begin implementing the transitional arrangement in the public service starting from December 1, […]
WHY THE KADUNA FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (2016) SHOULD BE AMENDED
By YUSUF ISHAKU GOJE It is no longer news that Kaduna State government has signed up to the Open Government Partnership (OGP). For those that have followed up with or actively participated in the OGP driven reforms, it is common knowledge that one of the key commitments out of the five adopted in the ended […]
PROPOSED N5,000 MONTHLY ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSIDY REMOVAL, SCAM – KUKAH
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Matthew Kukah, has described as scam the Federal Government proposed payment of N5,000 transportation allowance as a remedial for the removal of fuel subsidy billed to take effect early next year. The Bishop who appeared on Arise News primetime news hour for brief interview, as monitored by Pointblanknews.com, noted […]
N7 BILLION LIBEL SUIT: I’M IN COURT TO GET JUSTICE, CLEAR MY NAME-WIKE.
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Tuesday appeared before the State High Court in Port Harcourt, to testify as a witness in a Seven Billion Naira (N7B) libel suit against THISDAY Newspaper. Governor Wike, said he was in court to seek justice and clear his name as a person from the malicious publication […]
FACTORS FUELING THE SPREAD OF HIV ARE THE HALLMARK OF INEQUALITIES AND PANDEMIC.
We join the rest of the world to mark WORLD AIDS DAY 2021 with the theme “END INEQUALITIES, END AIDS, END PANDEMICS”. Over the past 40 years, issues surrounding HIV have continued to be on the front burner when discussing health, socioeconomic and cultural. Despite the target to End AIDS by 2030, a lot of […]
LEKKI MASSACRE: Sanwo-Olu Speaks To Lagosians
GOVERNOR BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU’S SPEECH TO THE PEOPLE OF LAGOS STATE ON THE LEKKI TOLLGATE INCIDENT – DELIVERED ON TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER, 2021. My dear good people of Lagos State, It is with great sense of responsibility that I address you today on the reactions that have trailed the release of the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of […]
KDSG begins transition to four-day working week from 1st December 2021
The Kaduna State Government will commence a transition to a four-day working week in the state. In the interim, it will permit public servants to work from home for one day per week. This measure is designed to help boost productivity, improve work-life balance and enable workers to have more time for their families, for […]
OGUN FIRE ACCIDENT: ABIODUN ORDERS DPO’S RE-DEPLOYMENT, ARREST OF MISCREANTS
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has directed the Commissioner of police, Lanre Bankole to immediately redeploy the divisional police officer in charge of Lafenwa in the State Capital, for aiding and abetting crimes and criminality in and around the area, especially inside Lafenwa market and its environ. He also ordered the arrest of all […]
Anti-Corruption: As Judicial Officers Re-Echo Need For Special Courts
By Walter Duru, Ph.D One of the issues that came up strongly during last week’s peer review meeting of judicial officers in Abuja is the need for special courts for corruption cases in Nigeria. The setting was a National Peer Learning Review Roundtable for State Judges on the Implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, […]