World record holder Tobi Amusan has been selected as Nigeria’s flagbearer for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This historic appointment marks the first time in two decades that a track and field athlete has received this honor. Making of Champions announced the news on social media platform X on Tuesday, stating,…
ABUJA – Information Minister Mohammed Idris, briefing selected State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, conveyed the President’s appeal to the organisers of the planned nationwide protest against economic hardship to postpone their demonstration and await the government’s response to their grievances. “The issue of the planned protest, Mr President…
PARIS – Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has been held prisoner for a year under “scandalous conditions,” French foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said. Addressing reporters in Paris, Lemoine reiterated France’s strong condemnation of Bazoum’s detention and called for his immediate and unconditional release. Lemoine expressed concerns over the recent decision to lift Bazoum’s immunity from…
ABUJA – In a swift legislative move, the National Assembly passed the National Minimum Wage Bill, which was transmitted by President Bola Tinubu. The bill, which proposes increasing the national minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000, successfully scaled second and third readings in both the Senate and the House of Representatives shortly after its submission….
The President and the leadership of the Organized Labour reached an agreement last Thursday, setting ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Information Minister Mohammed Idris confirmed that “the new national minimum wage that Mr. President is expected to submit to the National Assembly is ₦70,000.” This agreement followed a series of negotiations…
HOLLYWOOD – “President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He’s saving democracy once again. We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest,” George Clooney said in a statement to CNN. Clooney, a major fundraiser for Democratic candidates and longtime Biden supporter, recently urged the…
President Bola Tinubu has requested an increase of ₦6.2 trillion in the 2024 budget through an amendment to the Appropriation Act and the 2023 Finance Act. In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read at Wednesday’s plenary, Tinubu outlined the need for the additional funds, which include ₦3.2 trillion for infrastructure projects…
LAGOS – Over the weekend, Aliko Dangote addressed concerns about the quality of products from his refinery during a meeting with the leadership of the House of Representatives, led by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. Dangote asserted that the products produced at the Dangote Refinery are of superior quality compared to those…
ABUJA – In a unanimous decision, a three-man panel of the appellate court dismissed an appeal filed by embattled Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu. The court found no merit in Shaibu’s appeal, which sought to invalidate the governorship primary election conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State. The appellate court upheld…
