Author: Newsjaunts
The kidnapped Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Philip Shekwo, has been found dead. It was reported that his corpse was dumped around his home in Lafia. The chairman of Karu local government, Samuel Akala, also confirmed the death on his Facebook page. Governor Abdullahi Sule; the speaker of the state house of Assembly, Senator Tanko Al-Makura; the state commissioner of police, Abdullahi-Balarabe Ibrahim and party faithful are now at the home of the slain party chairman. Newsjau had reported Shekwo’s kidnap in the late hours of Saturday. The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Dele Longe, confirmed his…
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has sacked four of his technical assistants for dereliction of duty. The sack is contained in a statement signed by Dr Kenneth Ugbala, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), and made available to the Newsjaunts on Saturday. The affected officers, according to the statement, include Cletus Ogbonna, John Osi, Tochukwu Ali and Olachi Arua. “All affected officers are directed to handover all government property in their possession to the SSG before the close of work on Monday, Nov. 23. “The officers are to comply strictly with this directive,” the statement said. DAILY POST reports…
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management has admitted 159 employees of the Lagos State Government in the Administration and Human Resource Cadre into Full and Associate Membership, through Executive and HR Practitioners’ routes. The 159 newly inducted members of CIPM, comprising of 88 inducted full members and 71 HR practitioners, are Admin and Human Resource personnel in different Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Lagos State Public Service, whose induction fees were paid by the State Government. Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, speaking at the induction ceremony held at Alausa, Ikeja, on Friday, stated that the event…
……ASUU may suspend Strike
….issued the directive at the virtual inauguration of capital projects at UMTH
The Ogun State Government says that th deworming drugs being administered on school-age children in 14 local government areas in the state are in no way poisonous. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who made this known in the wake of the news making rounds that two school children in Abeokuta died from complications occasioned by the drugs, said the same drug was administered on her alongside other top government functionaries at the flag-off of the exercise. She said that the drugs were administered on 249 pupils of the said school out of which two children who lived within…
Lagos, Nigeria. 10, November, 2020 Verve International has rewarded 1,250 customers so far, after its sixth weekly draws in the ongoing Verve ‘Good Life’ promo for Verve cardholders across the country.The lucky 1,250 cardholders’ winnings amount to a total of N11.5 million out of the over N27 million in cash and airtime allotted for over 2,500 cardholders nationwide in the ongoing Verve ‘Good Life’ promo.The Verve Good Life Promo which was initially slated to run from September 1, 2020 till November 29, 2020 has now been extended by two weeks, till December 13, 2020, to give more Verve cardholders the…
ST. LOUIS (November 19, 2020) – The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) and the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) co-hosted the African Trade Exchange to strengthen trade with the African continent and discuss partnership opportunities to build demand for U.S. Soy. In total, nearly 300 U.S. Soy customers and soy industry representatives from more than 30 countries registered, and the conference’s virtual platform will allow participants to access sessions on-demand following the event. The two-day virtual conference took place November 9-10 and showcased globally renowned and highly regarded speakers…
….. Urges APC government to accept failure.
….. Urges government to accept failure.