Nigerian disk jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has announced the death of her maternal grandmother. The billionaire heiress said she’s finding comfort in the knowledge that her grandma was now “in heaven”. She said she was grateful for how her grandma raised her mum who in turn raised her. On her X…
The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, Enforcement Unit, has arrested 40 persons for allegedly trading on the street at night and causing heavy traffic in Ikeja. The agency’s spokesperson, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, confirmed the arrests to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. Abdulraheem said that the suspects had been operating illegal,…
The National Minimum Wage Amendment Act, which introduces a new N70,000 national minimum wage, has been passed into law by the Senate. The executive bill, which was received from the executive arm of government, seeking amendment to the Act to enable upward review of workers’ salaries, was laid for first reading. Reading the general principles…
Retired Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) has cautioned youths against illicit drugs consumption and trafficking. Marwa gave the advice during the inauguration of the agency’s new Zonal Office in Ayingba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi on Tuesday. Marwa, who was represented by the Zonal Commander…
A seasoned journalist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of compensating incompetent friends with appointments. While criticising the makeup of Tinubu’s cabinet, Momodu noted that the President is failing because he tried to replicate his Lagos template in Abuja. Reacting to the current economic crisis…
Tinubu also sought the amendment to the Nigeria Police Act in accordance with section 58 of the 1999 Constitution as amended. This is coming when Tinubu approved N70,000 as the new national minimum wage for workers. This followed series of meetings between representatives of the Nigerian government and the organized labour. However, lawmakers are expected…
Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately launch an independent audit of the Dangote Refinery and NNPC transactions. Ezekwesili stated that this is necessary to provide the public with the true state of affairs, insisting that it is in the national interest to do so. In a statement…
In a significant move to address and resolve the ongoing issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery, Distinguished Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), convened a high-level meeting with key stakeholders. The meeting brought together prominent figures in the oil and gas sector, including Mr. Aliko Dangote, Chairman and CEO of…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has approved the appointment of Air Commodore Jacob Gbamwuan (retd) as the Director General of the Bureau of Homeland Security. During the last Benue State Security Council meeting, the governor declared the establishment of a Bureau of Homeland Security to be domiciled directly under his office. The appointment was contained…
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, on Monday deployed new Sector Commanders for 20 states across the country. This was captured in a statement issued by Mr Olusegun Ogungbemid, the Acting Corps Public Education, CPEO. According to Mohammed, the redeployment was part of strategic intervention mechanisms, established to drive the policy…
