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The governor of Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang, nullified some “indiscriminate and irregular” employment in the State and Local governments made by Simon Lalong, his predecessor. This was announced in a statement on Thursday in Jos by the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere. The statement said all appointments into the State Civil Service…

The Kaduna, Kafanchan and Zaria chapters of the Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association, (NCDPA), have asked the Kaduna state governor, Uba Sani, to come out clean of the recent statements made by his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, concerning the governance of the state. This was contained in an open letter to the governor, jointly signed by…

The convoy of Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, was attacked on Saturday by gunmen, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. The Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure in a statement in Lokoja. He said the attack took place near a Naval Base, few kilometers away from Lokoja, the state capital. Fanwo alleged that the gunmen…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to govern the country like the immediate past government led by former president, Muhammadu Buhari. According to The Punch newspapers, the Vice President of CAN, Rev. Stephen Baba-Panya stated this on the sidelines of the installation of Rev. Ayuba Asheshe, as the new…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has written to all its 43 affiliate unions to mobilise for a nationwide industrial action scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The strike follows the removal of fuel subsidy which has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit. Some of the affiliates of the NLC include – the Academic…