City News Archives — Page 29 of 39

June 28, 2020 No Responses

TUC, NULGE, NUT Dissociate Selves From NLC-Planned Strike

Three labour unions in Cross River have dissociated themselves from the strike being planned by the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to commence on June 29.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the unions are Trade...

June 28, 2020 No Responses

Abuja Airport 90% Complete, Ready To Resume Operations

The Minister of Aviation, Sen Hadi Siriki, on Saturday, said the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, is 90 per cent completed and ready to reopen for business with strict compliance to COVID-19 protocols. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observed that...

June 26, 2020 No Responses

Police Arrest Man For killing, Dumping Wife’s Body In Well

The Police in Katsina State on Thursday arrested one Abdulrahman Abdulkarim, 40, for allegedly killing his junior wife and dumping the corpse in an abandoned well. The police spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident in a...

June 21, 2020 No Responses

EU, UN Hand Over Medical Supplies To Nigeria

European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) have received and handed over urgently needed essential medical supplies to the Nigerian Government to fight COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The UN stated this in a statement jointly issued by EU on...

June 20, 2020 No Responses

SON Approves 168 New Standards

The Governing Council of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has approved 168 new Standards for publication and dissemination to various sectors of the nation’s economy. According to SON, this is in furtherance to the economic diversification policy ...

June 20, 2020 No Responses

NLC Urges FG To Ratify ILO’s Convention 190 On Sexual Violence, Harassment

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its allies in the civil society have called on the Federal Government to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO’s) Convention 190, on Sexual Violence and Harassment at workplaces. Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC Presi...

June 19, 2020 No Responses

Keystone Bank Approves N500m For Farmers

Keystone Bank has approved N500 million through the Central Bank of Nigeria to support the Nigerian Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS). In a statement on Thursday, the National Coordinator of the group, Mr Retson Tedheke commended the development.. ...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Targets N163.32b, Over 22,000 Jobs From 35,000 Highways

The Federal Government has presented a Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) designed to harness investment opportunities on the 35,000 federal highways. The Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola, made the presentation at a Joint Interac...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Nigerian Crowds Welcome Return Of English Football

The Manchester City-Arsenal game may have been played in an empty stadium in north-west England on Wednesday night because of the coronavirus pandemic but 6,500km (4,000 miles) away in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, there was little sign of any soc...

June 17, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19 Threatens 55 Million Domestic Jobs

Nearly three-quarters of domestic workers around the world – more than 55 million people – are at significant risk of losing their jobs and income due to lockdown and lack of effective social security coverage, a new estimates by the...

June 17, 2020 No Responses

Ondo Approves Recruitment Of 1000 Teachers, 432 Health Workers

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the recruitment of 1000 teachers to fill vacant positions in the state’s primary education sector. The State Head of Service (HoS), Mr Dare Aragbaiye, disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure, during a...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

PDP: No Automatic Ticket For Obaseki

The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Mr Tony Aziegbemi, on Monday said there will be no automatic ticket for Gov. Godwin Obaseki in the party. The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee had, on Friday, disqualified Obaseki and.....

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Kano To Reduce 2020 Budget By 30 Per Cent

The Kano State Government will reduce 2020 Budget by 30 per cent, Governor. Abduallahi Ganduje has said Ganduje made this known during at an interactive session with Journalists on Monday at the Government House, Kano. He explained that the reduction...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Distributes Maize, Sorghum To 15 Farm Settlements

The Lagos State Government has commenced the distribution of maize and sorghum to not less than 15 feed millers, farm settlements and other stakeholders in the livestock industry in the state. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abis...