Arik Airlines: Women, children stranded at Kaduna airport since Tuesday

Fidelia Okafor. Many passengers, including children, have been stranded at Kaduna Airport since on Tuesday, following failure of Arik Airlines to pick them as scheduled. Some of the disappointed passengers made the complaint to the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, at the airport during the on-the-spot assessment of the facilities on ground […]

January 7, 2017

LAUTECH resumes by January -Gov. Ajimobi

Winifred Bosa. Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has said that he is collaborating with his Osun State counterpart, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to ensure that academic activities resume at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, latest by the end of January. The governor dropped the hint in a statement by his Special Adviser on […]

January 7, 2017

State government’s poor attitude to pensions contributions, worrisome -PenCom

Amaka Obiefuna. The poor attitude of many state governments to pension contribution in Nigeria is worrisome according to the National Pension Commission (PenCom); this is coming as reports show that only 10 out of the 36 states of the federation have commenced the remittance of contributions into the RSAs of their employees, while eight have […]

January 7, 2017

New Sterling Plus Cash Reward Promo produces 12 millionaires

Amaka Obiefuna. Last year, Sterling Bank Plc fulfilled its promise of making 12 of its customers millionaires in the New Sterling Bank Sterling Plus Cash Reward promo. Other winners also emerged in other categories of the promo with a total payout of N80 million. The New Sterling Plus is a new proposition for the retail […]

January 7, 2017

Buhari constitutes team to renegotiate 2009 Academic Unions Agreement

Winifred Bosa. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the membership of government team to renegotiate the 2009 agreement with the staff unions in the Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The aim of the approval is to engender sustainable peace and industrial harmony in tertiary institutions. The 16-member team is chaired by a Senior Advocate […]

January 7, 2017

In one year, customs rakes in N1.60trn from South West –Asst. Controller General

Amaka Obiefuna. A former Customs Zonal Coordinator, Zone “A”, Assistant Comptroller-General Charles Edike said the zone has generated N1.60 trillion from all formations in South West Nigeria between 2015 and 2016. Edike made this known in Lagos while handing over to the new Zonal Coordinator of Zone “A“, Assistant Comptroller-General Monday Abueh. The Assistant Comptroller-General […]