FG seeks 18-month extension for $800m W’Bank palliative scheme

FG seeks 18-month extension for $800m W’Bank palliative scheme

No fewer than three million poor and vulnerable households have benefitted from the $800m palliative loan disbursed by the World Bank to cushion the effect of recent government policies, such as the fuel subsidy removal. Of these beneficiaries, 700 thousand households were from rural areas and about 2.5 million households were from urban areas. The World Bank revealed this in its restructuring paper on how to bolster its social safety […]

June 20, 2024 22

ENTERTAINMNET

PICTORIAL: Meet Farooq Oreagba who beats cancer, wins hearts at Ojude Oba day

Meet Farooq Oreagba, a cancer survivor who stole the show with his charisma at the 2024 Ojude Oba Day celebration. The stylish and charismatic Oreagba, a former Member of the Derivatives Product Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, made a grand entrance on horseback, showcasing his unique fashion sense. His viral photos and videos at the Ojude Oba festival captured the attention of netizens across Nigeria with some praising […]

June 20, 2024 81

NEWS

Motorists groan as Ogun ram market causes gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Motorists on Wednesday found themselves stranded on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as buyers and sellers of livestock at the Kara Market blocked sections of the road causing a massive traffic jam. Our correspondents, who monitored the traffic congestion along the corridor, observed that large trucks carrying livestock, which were parked by the side of the highway for offloading, compounded the gridlock on the corridor. While the livestock were being offloaded from […]

June 13, 2024 11

POLITICS

N80bn fraud: EFCC accuses colleagues, others of shielding Yahaya Bello

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing to present himself for trial in court. The EFCC acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Mr Effa Okim, stated this during a familiarisation visit to the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Asaba, Delta State capital. The EFCC […]

June 13, 2024 26

NEWS

Minimum wage: FG warns of mass sacking as Labour disowns agreement

The Federal Government on Wednesday admonished organised Labour to consider the broader economic implications of its push for an unrealistic higher national minimum wage. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who handed down the admonition, hinted that the N250,000 minimum wage demanded by labour could undermine the economy, lead to mass retrenchment of workers and jeopardise the welfare of Nigerians. However, the labour unions refuted President Bola […]

June 13, 2024 28

NEWS

Inspector sentenced to death for killing phone dealer

The Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba on Tuesday sentenced Inspector Ubi Ebri of the Nigeria Police Force to death on a murder charge. The court presided over by Justice C. D. Diai convicted and sentenced the Inspector to death for killing a phone dealer, Mr Onyeka Ibeh, in Asaba. Ibeh, a popular phone dealer in Asaba, along with his wife was driving from Ugbolu to Asaba on April […]

June 13, 2024 24

NEWS

Should Nigerian politicians earn N62,000?

Each time a country goes through minimum wage negotiation, you can take it for granted that the argument to put politicians on that same salary scale will come up. It is a common argument, one that the Victorian Socialists Party in Australia included in their campaign promises. Granted, they were an upcoming party—the equivalent of the many political parties in Nigeria that exist through their press releases until elections are […]

June 13, 2024 15

NEWS

Democracy Day: Nigeria’s unity can’t be traded – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has emphasised that the unity of Nigeria can not be traded. Tinubu, speaking at the Presidential Democracy Day Dinner on Wednesday at the Banquet Hall in the State House, Abuja, pledged to bring Nigeria back to its glory of harvesting. He described Nigeria’s diversity as unending and stated that it is the best path to success. “Nigeria is a great country. We enshrined in our national anthem […]

June 13, 2024 27

NEWS

13-year-old takes own life after torture in Kaduna

A 13-year-old boy, Wisdom Hashimu, has died by suicide in the Ungwan Maigero Community in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident reportedly happened on Thursday, June 7, after a soldier and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in the area tortured the deceased. The late Wisdom who carried out the act in the family’s compound on Lafiya Sarki Street was said to have been falsely […]

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