It’s worth recalling here that Pope Paul VI, head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death on 6 August 1978 once shared his thoughts on labour unions. They were as enduring as they were empathetic and insightful. Read him: “The important role of…
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested two suspects and invited three Permanent Secretaries for questioning for an alleged fraud involving the sale of employment forms in the Office of the Head of Service. The commission’s Chairman, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, disclosed this in Kano on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Rimin-Gado said an investigation…
President Bola Tinubu has opened up on his slip and fall while boarding the presidential parade vehicle at Eagle Square in Abuja, the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. Tinubu slipped when he was about to step into the vehicle at Eagle Square on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The president, after the slip, regained…
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…
