The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the completion of payments for all verified claims by airlines, with an additional $64.44 million. Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, Acting Director of Corporate Communications at the CBN, made this announcement in a statement on Tuesday. Sidi-Ali explained that the apex bank fulfilled its commitment to clear the backlog…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Joe Ajaero, has voiced disapproval of the selection procedure for state governors appointed as members of the 37-member Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage. He highlighted that a significant number of governors serving on the panel do not comply with the existing minimum wage regulations. Ajaero, while speaking on…
In pursuit of the THEME Plus transformation Agenda aimed at delivering a sustainable multimodal transportation system across the state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos departed for Beijing, the capital of China, on Tuesday. The tour will encompass the country’s capital and other civil construction hubs. According to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary,…
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, asserted that his principal is diligently addressing domestic challenges in the country and ensuring stability in the economy. Onanuga made these remarks in response to recent comments by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election….
The Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, has apprehended Chinyere Chukwu, 38, for attempting to sell two of her grandsons. Chukwu, a mother of eleven from Ozubulu but apprehended in Okija, was arrested alongside her 17-year-old daughter, Joy Chukwu, who is the mother of the boys. According to New…
Approximately 67,315 eligible voters are expected to participate in the bye-election scheduled for Saturday, February 3, in Enugu State, according to a statement issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state capital on Tuesday. Mr. Rex Achumie, the Head of the Department for Voters Education and Publicity at INEC, announced that the…
On Tuesday, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the Leader of the Senate, urged security agencies to apprehend the perpetrators responsible for the murders of the Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola. Bamidele also denounced the abduction of students and educators from a private school in…
Jemima Shetima-Balami, a Mass Communication student at the Federal Polytechnic in Mubi, Adamawa State, has reportedly committed. According to current information, the 24-year-old student committed herself after breaking up with her partner. The event occurred in Shetima-Balami’s house in Vinikilang, also known as Hayin Gada, which is located in the state’s Girei Local Government Area….
The University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, has responded to the widespread rumors about the purported kidnapping of one of her students, Adebola, Moyosore Bright, a 100L Zoology student in the Faculty of Life Sciences. In a recent news release, the university stated that her student is secure and that the ‘purported’ kidnapping is a fabrication. The…
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law has filed a legal petition seeking the court to remove Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, from office. The group claims Musawa breached the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Act. In addition to pursuing Musawa’s expulsion, the NBA-SPIDEL has asked the…
