The Coalition of Patriotic Nigerians and Conference of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) in Benue State has called on President Bola Tinubu to take immediate action against Governor Hyacinth Alia, for allegedly undermining local governments in the state. The coalition expressed deep concern over Governor Alia’s actions, describing them as a “direct affront to the principles…
A cross-section of economists and political analysts have expressed disappointment over the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki, they described the amount as inadequate considering the current economic situation in the country. NAN reports that President Bola Tinubu on…
Following the agreement reached by the Federal Government and organized labour over the N70,000 minimum wage, the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has expressed concern over its ability to pay the newly approved minimum wage. The leadership of the workers’ union accepted the N70,000 minimum wage because President Tinubu promised to support the private…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has said Nigeria is in trouble because its economy has collapsed under President Bola Tinubu. Momodu said Tinubu was engaging in reckless waste by purchasing private jets, building monuments, and distributing palliative rather than fixing the collapsed economy. The veteran journalist lamented that the waste…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has condemned the spate of pipeline vandalism and oil theft in the country. In a statement on Thursday by the Force Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, the IG stated that the illegal activities of oil thieves had caused not only significant financial losses but also severe environmental damage. Following this,…
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Kingsley Moghalu, has described the N70,000 minimum wage approved by President Bola Tinubu as a good thing. Moghalu said the next step after the minimum wage increment should be the review of maximum wages and the lifestyle of the political class. Posting on X, Moghalu…
The presidential candidate of the Republican Party, Donald Trump has vowed to win the United States, US, presidential election in November. Trump spoke while taking the stage at the Republican National Convention on Friday after accepting his nomination as presidential candidate Addressing an ecstatic crowd at Milwaukee in Wisconsin, Trump said: “I stand before you…
A humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised the alarm over a significant rise in malnutrition cases in Nigeria, declaring a 40 per cent average increase in admissions. It highlighted a critical situation with 17,223 malnourished children in Bauchi alone, in the first quarter of 2024. This is as the humanitarian organisation urged immediate…
A global Information Technology, IT, cyber outage has affected the operations of banks and airline operators globally. The outage affected airlines’ operations in countries like Singapore, the United States and Australia. The IT outage began in the early hours of Friday. IT giant, Microsoft confirmed it was investigating an “issue” with its 365 apps and…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has declared that establishment of local government electoral commission will go a long way to ensure transparent and fair elections at the local government level. Mumuni made this declaration via a statement signed on his behalf by his Media Aide, Rasheed Abubakar on Friday….
