Born in 1996, employed in 1992; Reps to investigate 24-year-old deputy director

The House of Representatives expressed grave concerns over the inefficiencies in the operations of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and resolved to investigate a Deputy Director Accounts on Grade Level 16 who was born on January 8, 1996, but employed December 15, 1992, and promoted Deputy Director on January 1, 2019. This happened during the ongoing budget defence as lawmakers expressed the concern during the 2020 budget performance and 2021 budget defence on BPP. It also demanded the utilization of various subheads on N22.666 million spent on welfare packages, N17.912…

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Prominent Lagos indigenes want NURTW activities dissolved

Prominent Indigenes of Lagos, a group said to be advocating for the advancement of the State, has charged the Lagos State government to stop all taxes illegally collected by the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Lagos roads and give them to local councils, for maintenance of roads, provision of health services, infrastructure and other needs. In a statement signed by prominent indigenes of the state which include Chief Alaba Williams; the Ajiroba of Lagos, Bashorun Jaiye Randle; Dr. Ade Dosunmu and Convener, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri; they also…

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