The newly elected Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly, Mr. Adewale Egbedun, on Wednesday, pledged to run an open office and be accountable to the people. Egbedun made the pledge during a media parley with journalists at the parliamentary room of the Assembly in Osogbo. The speaker also solicited the support of the media in disseminating information on legislative activities and the laws enacted by the legislature to the public. Egbedun disclosed that he had met with his colleagues and after rubbing minds, they all agreed to put their differences aside and work for the success of the 8th…
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The Controller, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Adamawa, Ibrahim Maina, on Wednesday decorated 62 officers who benefited from recent promotions in the service. Maina said in Yola that the officers were promoted due to their hard work, sacrifice and dedication in the discharge of their responsibilities. The controller said that the service still require more from them to ensure effective service delivery. “This promotion will not have been achieved without getting out of your comfort zones, therefore to whom much is given much is expected. “So you should continue to put in your best for the service and the nation…
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Wednesday promoted 32 officers of the Katsina State Command to their next ranks. Mr Adamu Mohammed, the state Comptroller of the command, in his remarks at the decoration ceremony, urged the newly promoted officers to remain resolute in discharging their duties. He listed three Assistant Comptrollers of Immigration (ACI) as the newly promoted officers to Deputy Comptrollers of Immigration (DCI) and four Superintendents of Immigration (SI) who also were newly promoted to Chief Superintendents of Immigration (CSI). Others are two Deputy Superintendents of Immigration (DSI) to Superintendents of Immigration (SI), five Assistant Superintendents of Immigration…
Bolts drivers in Calabar have announced a three-day nationwide withdrawal of their services to demand an upward adjustment in both their bonus and fare. The drivers, operating under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria, announced the planned protest at a news briefing on Wednesday in Calabar. Mr Mike Neji, the Treasurer of the group and Chairman of the task force, set up to enforce the downtool, described the alleged treatment being metted to the union members by the management of the App-Based company as “unfair”. Neji said that the demand for an increase in…
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has approved the appointment of Alhaji Awwal Tukur as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, Chief Press Secretary to the governor stated on Wednesday in Yola that the governor also appointed Dr Edgar Amos as Chief of Staff, Government House. “Following the appointment of Dr Amos who before now was the Head of the Civil Service, Malam Shehu Ardo takes over as Head of the Civil Service. “The appointments take immediate effect,’’ Wonosikou stated. Tukur, the new SSG was a member of the House of Representatives and served as the Peoples…
The 9th Kebbi State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the names of 30 nominees as requested by Gov. Nasir Idris to be appointed as Special Advisers. Speaker of the Assembly, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar-Lolo, made this known in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the House, Malam Muhammad Bello-Suleiman in Birnin Kebbi. The statement quoted the speaker as saying that all the 30 nominees were screened before approval was given. “The approval is in line with the commitment of the Assembly to support the governor in selecting good people who would move the state forward,’’ Abubakar-Lolo said in…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday inaugurated the Edo State Forestry Commission with a 10-year Forest Restoration and Plantation plan to tackle deforestation, forest degradation and develop the forest assets. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at the Okomu National Park in Udo, Ovia South West local government area of the state, Obaseki decried the loss and degradation of forest lands, over the years. Obaseki promised that the newly inaugurated commission would reverse the trend, harness the forest wildlife resources to promote conservation of the ecosystem and take charge of the ungovern spaces in the forest. He noted that…
The Kwara House of Assembly has urged the state government to dissolve the current board of Kwara Ladies FC and constitute a new one to reflect the geographical realities of the state. This was part of the resolutions of the House following the adoption of a report on a petition by the Committee of Sports Tourism and Culture. The committee, chaired by Mr Awolola Olumide Ayokunle (APC/Isin), said it discovered that the monthly subvention being paid to the club was misappropriated, hence required a drastic measure to put things in order. The house, however, dissolved itself into Committee of Whole…
The Kwara House of Assembly said it passed 29 people-oriented Bills into law with 58 motions during the outgoing legislative session. out of which seven were private during the outgoing legislative session The Speaker of the House, Mr Yakubu Salihu, disclosed this in his valedictory remarks session on Wednesday. He stated that out of number, seven were private members Bills. Salihu said within the period under review, 58 motions and 38 reports from various committees of the House were considered with resolutions passed on them through effective use of public hearings and other necessary tools of legislation. The speaker described…
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has said the meeting held between it and Polaris Bank management over the sack of its members ended inconclusively. The Secretary-General, NUBIFIE, Mr Mohammed Sheikh, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the meeting ended with nothing tangible to hold on to. NAN reports that the union had on June 6, 2023, picketed the head office of the bank in Victoria Island of Lagos State over alleged violation of workers’ rights. The union’s secretary-general accused the bank management of sacking workers without following due…