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New minimum wage’ll affect Nigeria, make us cry

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, warned that the implementation of the new minimum wage would affect Nigeria except if the country’s means of income is increased. To avert this, Primate Ayodele advised the government to expand the country’s means of income by partnering...

Farmers lament incessant attacks, destructions of farmlands by suspected herdsmen

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

Youths under the auspices of the Kaura Youth Coalition (KYC) in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State have expressed concern over the incessant attacks and destruction of their farmlands by suspected Fulani herdsmen, resulting in losses worth billions of naira. In a statement titled “Farmers in Misery,” the President...

Court extends order restricting Abuja protesters to National Stadium

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has extended the order restricting participants in the hunger protest against the federal government to the MKO Abiola Stadium, also known as the National Stadium. The judge extended the order on Tuesday following an application argued by Ogwu...

We know nothing about Bangladesh Primer Minister’s removal – US

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

The White House has denied United States involvement in ousting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, describing the claim as simply false. Recall that Hasina quit as prime minister on August 5 after a student-led uprising against her government and fled by helicopter to longtime ally India. According to White House...

Out-of-school children worries UNICEF, partners Southwest states to tackle menace

NewsDeskNgAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has forged partnerships with Southwest states in order to tackle the issue of out-of-school children within the region and identify the root causes of the menace. While expressing worry over the number of out-of school children, UNICEF stressed the need for states to adopt...

Assembly raises alarm over high rate of kidnapping in Nasarawa

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has expressed worry of over the increasing rate of kidnapping in communities across the state. Mr Muhammad Oyanki, Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, raised the alarm under matters of public interest during plenary on Monday in Lafia. The Speaker, Mr Danladi Jatau, while reading...

Stop using Nnamdi Kanu’s detention for selfish political gain – IPOB warns Igbo politicians

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday warned Igbo politicians against using the detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu for selfish political gains. The spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, said most of the South-East politicians claiming they are working towards Kanu’s release are engaging in mere rhetorics. According to...

Ohanaeze: Call for Kyari’s removal targeted at Tinubu

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

A pressure group in the South-East, Ohanaeze Think Tank, has declared that those behind the calls for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, are after President Bola Tinubu. President Tinubu is the Minister of Petroleum Resources. In a statement on...

Peace Committee condemns Taraba killings, calls for urgent action

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Taraba Independent Peace Committee has expressed sadness and outrage over continuous attacks and killings in some parts of the state. Making the condemnation on Tuesday while reacting to the gruesome killings of six passengers in Takum LGA by unknown gunmen, the group called on the Taraba and Benue governments...

Fuel Queues: God Has Asked Kyari To Go and Let Nigerians Suffer No More – Christian Youths

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Christian Youth Forum of Nigeria (CYFN) has called for the immediate removal of Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), over his handling of the persistent fuel queues across the country. In a statement by its National President, Rev. Phrank Ochiga,...