Category: Breaking News
Human Trafficking: Anambra couple arrested for allegedly Selling their baby girl for N1 million
19 Jun 2024
A couple and an accomplice are being turned over to the police by the Anambra State government, acting through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, for suspected human trafficking in Ifitedunu, Dunukofia Local Government Area. The couple, identified as Temple and Ndubuisi Nwankwo, were arrested by the police alongside one Ebere while attempting to […]
Continue ReadingTinubu: Nigerians Must Change Their Value System If They Want The Nation’s Progress
19 Jun 2024
President Bola Tinubu has said that it is imperative for Nigerians to have a change of value system if the nation is to make progress. The President spoke in Lagos when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to felicitate with him on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir on Monday evening. The delegation, […]
Continue ReadingMultichoice readjusts subscription prices for Dstv, Gotv packages following legal challenges
18 Jun 2024
MultiChoice has readjusted its subscription rates for DStv and GOtv users in Nigeria, following a court order mandating a halt to its planned price hikes. The move comes after the company faced legal challenges and lost over a million subscribers of its Nigerian customer base. The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja had […]
Continue ReadingFinidi George resigns as Super Eagles coach
15 Jun 2024
After just two games in charge of the Super Eagles without a victory, Finidi George resigned from his position as coach. The Super Eagles have not won in four games after falling to Benin Republic 2-1 on matchday four of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, which prompted Finidi George’s departure. Toyin Ibitoye, the former […]
Continue ReadingAlleged N80.2 billion Fraud: Court reschedules ex-Gov Bello’s arraignment for June 27
13 Jun 2024
Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, was supposed to be arraigned on Thursday, but the Federal High Court in Abuja postponed it until June 27. Mr. Kemi Pinhero, SAN, the lead counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was not present in court, which led to the adjournment. It […]
Continue ReadingBreaking News: Reps seek 6-year tenure for president, rotation among zones
10 Jun 2024
Several members of the House of Representatives are attempting to make changes to the 1999 Constitution to allow for the Presidency to be rotated among the nation’s six geopolitical zones. They also want an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a single tenure of six years for the President and Governors of the Federal […]
Continue ReadingSERAP sues Tinubu, demands details of Obasanjo, Buhari, others’ loans
09 Jun 2024
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has taken legal action against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The organisation described the move as necessary so as to ensure financial transparency. The lawsuit demands the publication of detailed spending reports and agreements related to loans acquired by the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, […]
Continue ReadingMinimum wage: Resign if you can’t pay, labour tackles govs
09 Jun 2024
Organised Labour on Saturday tackled the state governors, accusing them of acting in bad faith towards the new minimum wage negotiations ongoing in the country. Recall that the governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum rejected the proposed N60,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. In a statement issued on Friday by the Director […]
Continue ReadingMinimum Wage: FG offers N62K, labour requests N250K
09 Jun 2024
The Federal Government has increased its offer for a new national minimum wage to ₦62,000, while organized labour has reduced its demand from ₦494,000 to ₦250,000. This development follows the submission of the cost implications of the new minimum wage by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to President Bola Tinubu. A source confirmed this […]
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