Richard S.B

A general Peace Enthusiast. A digital Marketer and Tennis lover.

FG has suspended Benin Marriage registrar over negligence of duties

The federal government on Friday said it has instituted disciplinary action against the Registrar of Benin Marriage Registry, Ozuruonye Chukwuma, over negligence of duties. Chukuma was also accused of absence from duties without leave. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, and Principal Registrar of Marriages in Nigeria, Dr Shuaib Belgore, directed the immediate investigation into the incident and ordered that Chukwuma be relieved of his duties as…

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Court stops National Assembly members from fixing their own salaries

In Lagos, the Federal High Court has declared that the National Assembly Service Commission has no power to fix or determine the National Assembly’s pay. Rather, the court, in a judgment on Friday by Justice Chuka Obiozor, held that the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission should fix the pay of lawmakers to reflect the current economic realities in the country. According to…

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NBC set to license all social media ‘operations’ in Nigeria –Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the National Broadcasting Commission, will immediately commence the process of licensing all social media operations in Nigeria. The NBC is the regulator of all radio and television stations in Nigeria. The minister announced this just as he said the Federal Government has also suspended micro-blogging platform, Twitter, which is…

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Makinde Increases Corps Members’ Allowance From N5,000 To N15,000 Monthly a few days after reducing Lautech School fees in Oyo

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has announced the increment of monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state from N5,000 to N15,000. Makinde later announced on his Twitter handle, saying: “We visited the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp at Iseyin this evening. I assured the youth corps members that we…

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Just In: Twitter deletes Buhari’s civil war tweet amid calls by Nigerians

Twitter Inc on Wednesday deleted a tweet posted by President Muhammadu Buhari on his official account @MBuhari following complaints by well-meaning Nigerians. Buhari on Tuesday, May 1, drew the ire of some citizens after he threatened to clamp down on individuals perpetrating violence in the southeast region of the country. Buhari’s threat was in reaction…

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