Minimum wage: Tinubu meets Labour, to continue talks next week
President Bola Tinubu says Nigerian workers deserve improved welfare, better wages, as well as safe and enhanced working conditions as the driving force of the nation. Speaking with the…
S/Court judgment on LG autonomy is victory for accountable governance, says Omo-Agege
Immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has commended the Supreme Court for its judgment giving financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country….
Alleged N33b fraud: Judge sends ex-minister to Kuje prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the remand of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his bail application in…
Tinubu reacts to Supreme Court judgment, says no more excuses for LG chairmen
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirming the spirit, intent, and purpose of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on…
Stay calm, we’ll tame inflation, CBN governor, Cardoso, assures Nigerians
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will do whatever is necessary to tame double-digit inflation but expects price pressures to moderate and interest rates to drop in the not-too-distant future, its…
LG autonomy: ALGON says judgment, a new birth to democracy
July 11, 2024 The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has hailed the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Government Areas describing it as the “birth of…
Nigeria’s external reserves climb to $35bn in July – CBN
Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that Nigeria’s external reserves have reached $35.05bn as of July 8, 2024, the first time it has crossed the $35bn under…
Reps demand clarity on compulsory retirement of directors after 8yrs
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the rationale behind government’s circular mandating compulsory retirements for directors who have spent eight years in office. The circular was issued by…
70% of Nigerians refuse to pay bribes- NBS
July 11, 2024 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 70 per cent of Nigerians refused to pay bribes in 2023 on at least one occasion. This is according to…
Karimi and the reality of our collective vulnerability, by Tunde OlusunleÂ
Commuters on the “Trunk A Road” as it was labelled, traversing Kabba-Aiyetoro Gbedde-Mopa-Isanlu-Egbe communities in Kogi State must have observed frenetic construction activities at the Egbe section of the…