By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has approved a minimum wage of ₦75,000 for workers in the state. Governor Alia announced the new wage after he met with organised labour representatives on Monday in Makurdi. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press...
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen has expressed the readiness of the house to consider the tax reform bills in the best interest of all Nigerians. Abbas made the commitment on Monday in Abuja at a stakeholders interactive session on the bills in Abuja. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has called for greater transparency, accountability, and responsiveness in governance. Governor Zulum, who was the Special Guest and Keynote Speaker at the 2024 ZIK Annual Award Lecture in Abuja, was represented by the Chief Whip of the Senate and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF’s Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Manager, Jamita Bora Thakkar, has revealed that 53% of people in Borno State use basic latrines. However, nearly half of the population, 47%, still lack access to basic toilets, leaving them at risk of unsafely disposed excreta, cholera,...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Abia Police Command has confirmed the murder of Insp Bala Mohammed by yet unknown assailants in Umuahia town. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the attack in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday. Chinaka said that Insp Dunna Jatau,...
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has said no mega financial fraud, especially illicit financial flows, is possible without lawyers’ support. Olukoyede stated this during the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Chidinma Adetshina, Nigeria’s representative at the 73rd Miss Universe pageant, has expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their support towards her historic finish as first runner-up at the global competition. The grand finale of the 2024 Miss Universe was held on Sunday at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, with...
Labour Party has inaugurated an online membership registration and revalidation application, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, who made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said it was aimed at exceeding LP’s membership size of...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has killed several terrorists in an airstrike on a terrorist kingpin’s residence in Palele, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. This is contained in a statement by the NAF Director, Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olusola...
The organised Labour in Cross River has said they would not guarantee industrial harmony from Wednesday if the state government failed to concretise plans to implement the N70,000 national minimum wage. The labour unions made their stand known after staging a walkout at a scheduled meeting with the Joint...
The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, has expressed confidence that the end of Banditry is near, urging the troops to synergize with ground forces and other stakeholders to defeat the enemies of the country. His confidence follows tremendous successes recorded in the last one week by the troops of...
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hamid Bobboyi, has said 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are yet to access the 2024 Universal Basic Education (UBE) matching grant. Bobboyi disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, during an oversight function of the Senate Committee on Education...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate in Saturday’s governorship poll in Ondo State, Chief Bamidele Akingboye, have rejected the outcome of the election. The state chairman of the SDP, Mr Gbenga Akinbuli, who spoke at a press briefing on Monday in Akure, called for immediate cancellation...
The leader of the Northern Regional Caucus in the House of Representatives, Rep. Alhassan Doguwa, has said that the caucus will allow national interest to take precedence in the consideration of the four tax reform bills. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on a Monday, Doguwa assured that the caucus will...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises(BPE), Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, for his dedicated service to the country and acknowledged his significant contributions in attracting Foreign Direct Investment(FDIs) to Nigeria. In a congratulatory message marking the...
Mr Joseph Daudu, SAN, on Monday, disagreed with critics of the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike over the construction of houses for judges in Abuja. Daudu, the Coordinator of the Rule of Law Development Foundation, made this known at the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference...
Lecturers and consultants at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, have withdrawn their services for the second time in two months. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development is in compliance with the seven-day warning strike embarked upon by the national...
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun says President Bola Tinubu is charting a way to move a lot of Nigerians out of poverty. He stated this in Bauchi on Monday, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Council on Finance and...
As different states across the country embark on Local Government Council and off season elections, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Bayelsa Command, Mr Francis Alonyenu, has cautioned politicians and their supporters that election is not war. Alonyenu, gave the caution during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...