The Organised Labour says its demand for the new national minimum wage remains N250,000. The Acting President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Adewale Adeyanju, said this in a statement while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The Federal Government had offered N62,000 as the new minimum wage…
The Office of the Head of Service has suspended the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa, over alleged sexual harassment. Lamuwa was accused of serial sexual harassment by a married female employee of the ministry, Simisola Ajayi. Ajayi made the accusation in a petition dated May 29, 2024, and addressed…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing to present himself for trial in court. The EFCC acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Mr Effa Okim, stated this during a familiarisation visit to the Delta…
While Damilare Abiodun Atobatele, an Ibadan-based businessman, was asleep on November 8, 2023, N1.6 million was transferred in multiple transactions from his current account to his savings account, where it was later used to make purchases on the internet. These transactions were performed without his consent, leaving the businessman baffled. When he woke up and…
By Ayomide Otitoju In anticipation of the upcoming Annual Youth Conference 2024, the Celestial Church of Christ is gearing up for a transformative event. Brother Elijah Ibiokoro, Chairman of the conference, and Brother Oluwaseyi Odufuwa, Secretary II of the Youth Organization for the Nigeria Region, provided insights into this year’s highly anticipated gathering. “I am…
● Let us commit ourselves to the realisation of our economic democracy TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S NATIONAL BROADCAST ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNBROKEN DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA, DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE 2024. My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th…
The Former Minister of Works and Housing, Fashola spoke on Wednesday at The Platform Nigeria, a programme by the Lagos-based church, Covenant Nation, to mark the 2024 Democracy Day. Themed ‘Democracy and Free Market’, Fashola also noted that the current privatisation of most businesses in the country, was heralded by the military through Decree No.,…
The Ministry emphasized that “this card is the only official proof for conforming pilgrims within the Holy Sites, facilitating their access to services as an identification document.” This Friday, on the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah, pilgrims will initiate their Hajj rituals by heading to Mina for the Day of Tarwiyah, preparing for their ascension to Arafat…
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) proposed a single-parliament National Assembly because of the country’s dwindling revenue. Soludo, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 2004 to 2009, spoke at The Platform Nigeria, a programme by Lagos-based church, Covenant Nation, to mark the 2024 Democracy Day. The event with…
