Mr Gbenga Sesan , Executive Director , Paradigm Initiative Nigeria ( PIN) has called on the Independent Electoral Commission ( INEC ) to adopt electronic voting system for major elections in the country . Sesan made this disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) . NAN reports that e - voting or electronic voting refers to using computerised voting machines to cast ballots instead of the conventional ballot papers . According to him , voting electronically reduces election rigging especially in areas where inaccessible by the electoral officials . He said that technology had been infused in our lives and adopting e - voting was important in ensuring that everyone was carried along in the electoral process . “Many years ago as a student in the university I will go and look for my lecturers to sign a form. “We don ’ t need to do that anymore in schools registering for courses are now automatic because everything is done...

Nigerian Army said it has received a large cargo of ammunition to enhance its operational capabilities and combat efficiency. The army announced this on Twitter, displaying the photographs of the ammunition received and the plane that brought the consignment. The large consignment of arms Here is the tweet announcing the arrival of the arms: Nigerian Army @HQNigerianArmy Breaking News. Nigerian Army Receives Large Consignment of Ammunition: The NIgerian Army has received a shipment of various ammunition to further enhance its operational capabilities and combat efficiency. Pictures below. The plane that brought the large consignment of arms to finish Boko Haram The army is battling the insurgency of Boko Haram in the north east part of the country and cattle rustling and banditry in some parts of the north west, especially Zamfara. NewsJournal

The Nigeria Labour Congress, Wednesday, condemned the resolutions made by the Nigeria Governors forum over its willingness to pay N22, 500 as minimum wage for workers. Disclosing this in Abuja the President of the union, Mr. Ayuba Wabba opined that NGF was not known to law and was thus an illegal body which cannot give verdict on issues out its jurisdiction. He advised all the governors to return to their respective states and consult with workers, demanding that every governor should pay N66,500 to every worker as minimum wage. Kindly call 08165603597 for Adverts, Sponsorship and summoning us to cover Newsworthy events. Click here to W hatsApp Us.

The Governors of the 36 States of the Federation have told workers that they can only afford to pay N22,500 as the new National Minimum Wage. The Governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, announced the decision after their meeting on Tuesday night in Abuja. While workers are angling for N30,000 as minimum wage, the Federal Government has offered N24,000. The Chairman of the NGF and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, told newsmen after the meeting: “Following a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum where we deliberated on the National Minimum Wage after a briefing from our representatives at the Tripartite Committee, we submit as follows: “The welfare of all Nigerians is our ultimate concern. In all our States, we are concerned about the deteriorating economic situation experienced by the vulnerable segment of our population. “In agreeing to a National Minimum Wage, however, the Forum is even more concerned about development, particularly in ...

The launching of the ADITU Fans Club has been slated for Saturday, 26th of January, 2019. The consensus was reached in the first meeting of the Club held on Monday, 29th of October, 2018 at Jogor Events Centre, Ibadan. At the meeting, a Cap and a T-Shirt of blue and yellow colour was considered, and would be purchased for a total sum of N5,000. The meeting started at around 2pm with opening prayers by Mr Lateef Hassan and Pastor Isaac. Speaking, Prince Yunusa Adeoye said, he was really impressed by the magnanimous instincts of Mr Double A and he beseeched him to persist his good works. Also, Mr Egbetola Egbewole said, Mr Double A's altruistic works is collosal to the development of Igbo-Ora. Moreover, he suggested that, there should be means of identification for members in order to sabotage any sort of harrassment. Mrs Ayeni described the ADITU programme as a medium of restoring people. Thus, the programme has been providing solutions to numerous domestic proble...

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State The Sokoto State Government on Tuesday disbursed 220 bags of grains and N 600,000 cash to the needy. Malam Lawal Maidoki, the Chairman, Zakkat and Endowment Commission, who spoke at the inauguration of the distribution in Sokoto, said the gesture was part of government ’s monthly allocation to the commission. “Today is another important event in the commitment of Sokoto State Government to assist the needy persons and diabetic patients among us who are in need of such assistance. “So, as part of the state government’s support through the commission, we earmarked 200 bags of millet and N 400,000 to share among 200 needy persons, each to get one bag and N 2,000. “In addition to that, we selected 20 diabetes patients each to get one bag of wheat and N 10,000 in order to support their living,” he said

The Nigerian Governors Forum is to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday (today) to discuss the National Minimum Wage and come up with a position. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the NGF and Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, on Tuesday. Yari spoke with State House correspondents on the matter after an expanded Economic Management Team meeting at the Presidential Villa on Monday in Abuja. The meeting was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Yari said: “The position of the governors is not very clear to some of you – that we are willing to pay the amount but the issue is the capacity – the muscle to pay. “We discussed that government has some numbers and eventually the committee has given some proposals, but the governors have not come out with any amount. “So, tomorrow, we are going to discuss with governors and say: look at what labour is sending. “Look at the bill that was directed by the Minister of Labour and Employment (Chris Ngige) to be se...

The meeting between the Economic Management Team and State Governors over the new National Minimum Wage on Monday was deadlocked. The meeting, president over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Ailla, Abuja, could not reach a decision on how much workers should earn as new minimum wage. The meeting was attended among others by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari; the Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu; Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong; and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. Others were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed; Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma; Head of Service to the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita; Director-General, National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission, Chief Richard Egbule; and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. The Federal Government had offered N24,000 s new ...

Five members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) were reportedly killed in a clash with soldiers in Zuba, Gwagwalada area council of the federal capital territory (FCT). The Shi’ites were in a procession from Suleja, Niger state, to Abuja for a three-day mass protest. Members of the sect were approaching a military checkpoint near Zuma motor park when the soldiers on duty ordered them to turn back and proceeded to barricade the road. The group resisted the directive as they engaged the soldiers in an argument which resulted in a commotion. A witness who pleaded anonymity told TheCable that the Shi’ites resorted to hurling stones at the soldiers. In the pandemonium, the soldiers were alleged to have opened fire on them, allegedly killing five people in the process. Abdullahi Musa, IMN spokesperson, alleged that the military took three corpses to Zuba police station, adding that the movement is in the possession of the remaining two bodies. “I wan...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday paid a courtesy visit to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, at his palace in Ibadan. The Vice president was in Ibadan as a guest lecturer at the Sigma Club anniversary. Professor Osinbajo was accompanied to the traditional ruler’s palace by the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, as well as top government officials in the state. He paid homage to the Olubadan as part of activities lined up for his visit to the state. Kindly call 08165603597 for Adverts, Sponsorship and summoning us to cover Newsworthy events. Click  here  to WhatsApp Us.

The Diverse, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Rights Movement in Nigeria, has declared support for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ahead of the 2019 general elections. The group said his nomination was a true pointer to the fact that the PDP would uphold human rights. According to the group, Atiku Abubakar has indicated that he is the only one that can ensure that the rights, preferences and the interests of all Nigerians are accommodated. Spinky Victor Lee, Community President Nigeria, West Africa of LGBT in a statement said its members picked Atiku after critically assessing the antecedents of all those that have so far emerged as candidates from other political parties for the nation’s number one job. He said they studied their body language and their reactions in the past to matters that pertain to upholding the rights of Nigerians to freely make choices without being criminalized for preferen...

A member of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr. Michael Adedeji, is now battling between life and death after being shot in the head by unknown gunmen. Adedeji was waylaid in the early hours of Friday while traveling along Ikere-Akure Road by the gunmen who opened fire as he made an attempt to escape from the scene. The lawmaker who represents Ekiti Southwest Constituency 2 was rushed to the Accident and Emergency Unit of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) for intensive care. He was later referred to Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI) where is he is expected to undergo neurosurgery in a bid to save his life. When our reporter visited EKSUTH to confirm Adedeji’s admission at the Accident and Emergency Unit, a staff member said: “He had been transferred to Ido Ekiti. The bullets hit him in the head and he would have to undergo neurosurgery as soon as possible”. But the Ekiti Assembly Deputy Speaker, Mr. Segun Adewumi, described the attack on Adede...

The Nigerian Police Force has rescued five members of the National Youth Service Corps kidnapped by unknown gunmen, who were travelling to their orientation camps in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states last Wednesday. Two other passengers on the bus conveying the corps members were also kidnapped. The fresh graduates and the other victims were travelling from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to Rivers and Akwa Ibom states where they were billed to undertake their three-week NYSC orientation, when they kidnapped on the Owerri-Port Harcourt Expressway and taken to the Umuapu forest in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Briefing journalists after the victims were rescued by the police, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Imo State Police Command, Dasuki Galadanchi, said the kidnappers established contact with the families of the Corps members and demanded N5m ransom. The CP gave the names of the corps members as Abiola Temitope, Olubisi Adekanmi,...

A 10-year-boy identified as Yusuf has been reportedly drowned in Dandaru river beside Agodi Garden along Mokola-Secretariat road, Ibadan on Wednesday, 24th of October, 2018. According to Source, the boy was said to had mounted a precipice for a dive when he mistakenly slide off and drowned in the river. Also, another source confirmed that, the boy was deaf and he had been abandoned by his parents long time ago. He further stressed that, children and other vagrants sleeping under the Mokola overhead bridge are the ones who often visit the river for a swim for a token of N50. However, foods and illegal commodities are sold there for swimmers. He also urged the Oyo State Government to take necessary steps to curb the reoccurence the incident. Kindly call 08165603597 for Adverts, Sponsorship and summoning us to cover Newsworthy events. Click  here  to WhatsApp Us.

The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday fixed November 14 for report of out-of-court settlement in a case instituted by the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Oyo State Chapter, against Governor Abiola Ajimobi over alleged N42.3 billion gratuities and pensions arrears. Justice John Peter fixed the date following after listening to submissions from counsel to the parties. He advised that the litigation should not be allowed to drag for long, in the interest of the pensioners. The claimant instituted the case against Ajimobi and five others over unpaid N42.3 billion gratuities and pension arrears of retired primary school teachers and local government workers. The other respondents in the suit are Oyo State attorney-general and commissioner for justice, the state commissioner for local government and chieftaincy matters, the state 0commissioner for finance, the accountant-general and the state head of service. The claimant’s counsel, Lasun Sanusi (SAN), t...