Monthly Archives: January 2020

IPPIS: FG stops salaries of ASUU members, strike looms

Following the refusal of the staff of the federal tertiary institutions in Nigeria to be enrolled on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, the Federal Government has ordered that the salaries of the concerned staff be stopped immediately The affected federal government staff, who will not be paid …

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Finally, Tinubu speaks on ‘Amotekun’

Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has broken his silence on the raging debate on Amotekun, the regional security outfit established by governors of the south-west zone. He said the foundation of the country had not been put at risk with the south-west regional security outfit …

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Boko Haram did not kill 17 soldiers – Army

The Nigerian Army has denied reports that 17 soldiers were killed and others abducted by insurgents in the North-East. Describing the reports as “fake”, the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col Aminu Iliyasu,  in a statement on Tuesday cautioned against unverified claims and reports which he said were capable of …

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Lagos govt denies restriction of okada, tricycle

Lagos State Government has not taken a definite action on the operations of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles, popularly known as Keke Marwa on some routes across the State. Contrary to the news in circulation on the list of restricted areas, especially on the social media, purporting that the government …

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