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The University of Ibadan chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, and a former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, lamented the plight of Nigerian workers, saying their conditions had worsened under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). ASUU said corruption and insecurity were the trademarks of the Buhari. The ASUU Chairman, UI, Prof Ayoola Akinwole, in a statement to mark the International Workers’ Day on Saturday (today), said the workers’ ...

Daily Post Nigeria Published It is often said that for the foundation of any organization or a nation to be sustainable, the rule of law must and adherence to the Constitutional provisions must be in the front burner for both the government and the governed. This is the practice in the advanced democracy of the world where interest of the nation is made most paramount over and above any individual or group no matter how highly placed or endowed in terms of resources. Under the Presidential syst...

Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi has advised President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to seek foreign help to solve insecurity issues in Nigeria. The former Governor gave the advice on Thursday, noting that the nation is fast becoming a failed state. He urged Nigerians to come together irrespective of party affiliations to tackle insecurity, poverty and unemployment ravaging the nation. Obi on his Twitter page wrote, “We cannot allow the downward s...

Daily Post Nigeria Published There is palpable tension in Imo State as the military have laid serious siege at all nooks and crannies of the state capital, Owerri, scaring residents with firearms. DAILY POST learnt that two military helicopters have kept hovering around the city since three days, mounting surveillance to ensure that they were not taken unawares by the ‘unknown gunmen’. The development may have come as a result of the recent attack on governor Hope Uzodinma’s house in Omum...

COVID-19 Crisis Deals Heavy Blow on States Internally Generated Revenue, NBS Report Shows COVID-19 Crisis Deals Heavy Blow on States Internally Generated Revenue, NBS Report Shows The harsh economic reality of the COVID-19 pandemic is seriously affecting the revenue profile of the 36 states of the federation. The 36 states, going by the data provided by States Internally Generated Revenue fell by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is facing tough times with their internally generated reven...

Vanguard News JUSUN insists Judiciary funds must be deducted directly from source by AGF On Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Thursday insisted that each state must implement its self-accounting law in dealing with Internally Generated Revenue. JUSUN, in a statement issued by its General Secretary, I. M. Adetola, in Kaduna, said:”each state should implement its self-accounting law or Fund Management law in dealing with IGR also known as s...

Vanguard News IGR: Lagos tops other states with N418.99bn in 2020 On Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State topped other states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2020, realising a total of N418.99 billion in the year. This is indicated in the National Bureau of Statistics’ Published Internally Generated Revenue for State level for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020. It showed that in spite the challenges posed by the CO...

Ikpeazu assures NARD of resolution of outstanding issues On Governor Okezie Ikpeazu Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has said that his administration will provide the needed funds for accreditation of Departments at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, ABSUTH, study the Act of the National Association of Resident Doctors for domestication as well as maintain regular payment of salaries of resident doctors in the state. Ikpeazu who spoke while receiving a delegation of the NARD sa...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 12:20 am WITH one out of every three persons of working age unemployed, Nigeria is on the verge of a major social crisis. Already notoriously dubbed the world poverty capital, the self-styled ‘Giant of Africa’ is on its way to becoming the ‘world unemployment capital’ going by the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics. In its report, ‘Labour Force Statistics: Unemployment and Underemployment,’ the NBS said Nigeria’s unemployment rat...

Livestock Pilot Scheme Project Underway in States Livestock Pilot Scheme Project Underway in States The Buhari administration will soon commence a ‘livestock pilot scheme programme’ in selected states of the federation to transform the livestock sector and amass more revenue for the economy. Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Sabo Nanono, who made this public notes that it was high time the country exploited the livestock sector, describing it as a national asset worth over N33 tri...