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Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, met with the co-Chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates; the chairman of the Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote; and members of the Nigerian Governors Forum at the State House, Abuja. This is coming after Gates and Dangote met President Bola Tinubu...

Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Special Duties, Communication s and Strategy has said that there is no approval for salary increase for political office holders, judicial officers. This was contained in State House press release on Thursday. The statement reads, “We have followed with consternation the...

The Labour Party presidential candidate during the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria stands to benefit from the rising exodus of Nigerians to other countries. The PUNCH reports that there has been a rise in the number of Nigerians leaving the country in droves in search of...

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2023 Global Liveability report has ranked Lagos as the fourth worst city to live in the world. The report surveyed 173 cities and used 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. Lagos was ranked above Algiers,...

Operatives of the Department of State Services have conducted a search of the Abuja home and office of the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The secret police, also during the week, invited Bawa’s close associates in the EFCC for questioning, over alleged mismanagement, misappropriation...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned content creators, movies, and skit producers against the unauthorised use of the agency’s branded jackets, symbols, and insignia in movies and skits. This was made known in a statement issued by the agency’s Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, on Wednesday. The...

Immediate past Inspector-General of Police (I-G), retired Mr Usman Baba said in Abuja on Wednesday that he left the Nigeria Police Force better than he met it on his appointment in 2021. “As I exit the leadership of the Force today, I believe that I am leaving it better than I...

There are strong indications that international airfares, especially on the Nigerian routes, may skyrocket once again as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has, on Wednesday, pegged $1 to N770. Already, the inability of international airlines to repatriate their ticket sales for over a year has contributed to the high...

THE Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has approved a 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public office holders. RMAFC is saddled with the responsibility of determining the remuneration appropriate for political officeholders...

The housing allowances for members of the National Assembly may cost the country about N5.87bn yearly, according to findings from The PUNCH. With the annual allocation of N5.87bn, in four years the Federal Government will spend N23.48bn on the lawmakers’ accommodation. The allowances are based on data collated from a...