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Minimum Wage Negotiations break down again as Organised Labour walks out on FG

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

Moves to arrive at a national minimum wage may have hit the brick wall again as the organised Labour on Tuesday walked out of the Tripartite Committee meeting. Sources at the meeting said the Labour team was infuriated when the Federal Government shored up its earlier offer from N57,000 to...

Indigenes protest alleged imposition of monarch in Abia community

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

Indigenes of the Umuihueze autonomous community, Akwete Ndoki ancient Kingdom, in Ukwa-East LGA of Abia State have protested an alleged plot to impose Daniel Nwuzor as their new traditional ruler. Nwuzor was last week, announced as the newly elected traditional ruler of the community by the Abia State Commissioner for...

Sylva heads for Appeal Court, says liberation for state close

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State and former Minister of State, Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has expressed dissatisfaction with Monday’s Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal judgment. Sylva in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Julius Bokoru, stated that Sylva...

Hanifa Abubakar: Gov Yusuf vows to carry out death sentence on killer teacher

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

Five months after a school teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko was sentenced to death for the killing of a five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, in Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf has vowed to ensure the execution of the convict. The governor said the sentence prescribed by the court must be carried out. Yusuf spoke...

Alleged N19m money laundering: Again, EFCC arraigns ex-SMEDAN DG, Masari

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has re-arraigned a former Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, Bature Umar Masari, on an amended 22-count charge of alleged money laundering. Masari’s arraignment followed his alleged involvement in N119,507,080 money laundering and gratification. When the matter...

Northern lawyers give Gov Yusuf 48 hours to reverse Sanusi’s reinstatement

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

A group of lawyers from Northern Nigeria has issued a 48 hours ultimatum to Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, to rescind the reinstatement of Emir Muhammad Sanusi II. The lawyers, who identified themselves as the Northern Lawyers’ Forum, at a briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, said that Sanusi’s reinstatement is...

Put Nigeria first, support Tinubu to grant full autonomy to LGAs – Abbas to Govs

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has urged the 36 State Governors to prioritise the development of Nigeria and support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his quest to grant full autonomy to the local government areas across the country. This is as his Deputy, Benjamin Okezie Kalu said...

One Year in Office: Tinubu set to commission projects in Abuja

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

President Bola Tinubu is set to begin the commissioning of projects executed by the Federal Capital Terrority Administration, headed by FCT minister Nyesom Wike, in Abuja. The projects commissioning is part of activities slated to mark the one year anniversary of the Tinubu administration. To this end, the President has...

Jimoh Ibrahim withdraws suit against APC, Aiyedatiwa

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

The Senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim on Tuesday withdrew his suit against the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Ondo Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Recall that Ibrahim approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the outcome of the gubernatorial primary election of the APC in Ondo State. Ibrahim claimed...

Address socioeconomic inequities fueling crime in Nigeria – Group begs Nigerian govt

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

A Civil Society Organisation established for peace advocacy has called on the federal government to address socio-economic inequities exacerbating criminality across the country. It also urged the government to prioritise qualitative education for all, infrastructure for unserved communities and opportunities for indigent and marginalised Nigerians. The Srarina Initiative for Peace...