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

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 9

POLITICS

JUST IN: CJN summons Chief judges over Kano emirate tussle

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judges of the Federal High Court and the Kano State High Court in response to the recent legal turmoil surrounding the Kano Emirate. This summons follows the issuance of conflicting interim injunctions by the two courts, which have created significant uncertainty and tension within the state. The conflicting rulings have intensified the ongoing legal and political disputes […]

May 29, 2024 14

POLITICS

BREAKING: Tinubu signs bill returning old national anthem into law

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” This was disclosed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the joint plenary that Tinubu attended. The final assent to the passage of the bill will bring about a shift from the now-recognised, “Arise O Compatriots.” The bill was rapidly cleared by both the Senate […]

May 29, 2024 38

POLITICS

Terrorism charge: Court discharges Miyetti Allah president

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday discharged the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, of an alleged terrorism charge filed against him by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, discharged Bodejo after counsel for the AGF, Aderonke Imana, moved an oral application for the withdrawal of the three-count charge. Upon resuming the hearing, Imana informed […]

May 29, 2024 19

POLITICS

JUST IN: Court dismisses Shaibu’s request to void Ighodalo’s candidacy

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the impeached deputy Governor of Edo State, Phillips Shaibu, seeking to nullify the February 22, governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. Asue Ighodalo was declared the winner of the party’s governorship primary election, which took place in Benin City. In his judgment, Justice James Omotosho on Monday stated that Shaibu did not have the legal standing […]

May 27, 2024 8

POLITICS

‘Osimhen thinking of EPL move’

Amid constant reports that Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, will leave Napoli at the end of the season, Italian journalist, Paolo Esposito, believes the striker is already thinking about a move to the English Premier League. The striker was left out of the squad that faced Fiorentina last Friday night and according to the journalist, he could also be excluded when the former Serie A champions take on Lecce on the last […]

May 20, 2024 13

NEWS

One student dies as fire guts Anambra seminary school

One person died, and several properties were damaged when a fire broke out at the Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School, Awka, Anambra State capital. The cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained, but it was gathered that the incident occurred around 11.30 pm on Saturday. It was also gathered that the fire damaged the school’s hostel, including mattresses and other students’ belongings. The victim, a student who died […]

May 20, 2024 23

POLITICS

Iran vice president to replace Raisi ahead of election

Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, is expected to assume the presidency after Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash as the country gears up for early elections. The Iranian constitution stipulates that the first vice president take over “in the event of the president’s death, dismissal, resignation, absence or illness for more than two months”. Raisi, who died on Sunday along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials, […]

May 20, 2024 16

BUSINESS

Ex-senator calls for establishment of food intelligence agency

A former Senator, who represented Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone, Emmanuel Onwe has called for the establishment of the proposed Food Intelligence Agency to support the recent Federal Government declaration of emergency in food production and security. Onwe made the call on Sunday in Enugu while briefing journalists on his Open Letter to President Bola Tinubu, titled, “Declaration of a State of Emergency on Food Security and ‘Commodification of the Naira […]

May 20, 2024 11

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