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Implementation Of The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021,
This report highlights growing concerns among experts and civil society organizations about the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the broader oil sector. Here are the major takeaways: 🔍 Key Issues Raised: 1. Lack of Full Implementation of Transparency Provisions (PIA Section 83): Dr. Michael Uzoigwe of EITI emphasizes that while the PIA mandates contract transparency, no clear template or...
FG To Pay Outstanding N35,000 Wage Award Arrears To Workers
📢 Announcement by: Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) 🏛️ Target: Federal Government Employees 📍 Location: Abuja 🔑 Key Details: 🗓️ Five months of N35,000 wage award arrears to be paid in installments. ✅ First installment to be disbursed immediately after April 2025 salary. ⏳ Wage awards are separate from regular salary payments. 💵 The wage award is part...
Amnesty International Report Highlights Growing Threats To Global Human Rights
Summary of Key Findings: Global Human Rights Under Siege: Amnesty International's annual report for 2024 warns that the global human rights system is facing a "multiplicity of assaults"—a trend that has intensified since the return of Donald Trump to power. The report states that forces are seeking to undermine international human rights standards, built post-World War II, putting millions...
Tinubu Approves Redeployment Of Four Permanent Secretaries To Boost Civil Service Efficiency
In a strategic move aimed at revitalising the Federal Civil Service and aligning it with the Renewed Hope Agenda, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the redeployment of four Federal Permanent Secretaries to new ministries. The announcement was made in a statement released by Mrs. Eno Olotu, Director of Information & Public Relations, Office of the Head of the Civil...
Agbakoba Demands Retraction From Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Over Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Akpabio
Prominent legal luminary and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has issued a second letter to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, demanding a retraction of what he describes as “false and unsubstantiated” sexual harassment allegations against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The development follows the senator's initial claim that Akpabio sexually harassed her on December 8,...
NLC Urges FG To Extend Retirement Age To 65 For All Civil Servants
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the federal government to standardize the retirement age across the civil service, demanding an increase to 65 years or 40 years of service for all public servants—mirroring conditions already granted to teachers, health workers, and judges. Speaking during the 2024 May Day celebration at Eagle Square in Abuja, NLC President Joe Ajaero...
Anambra Labour Unions Hail Soludo For Approving Highest Minimum Wage in South-East
May 2, 2025 — Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Anambra State have lauded Governor Chukwuma Soludo for his administration’s implementation of a new N82,000 minimum wage, the highest in the South-East region. Speaking during the 2025 May Day celebration at Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka on Thursday, the state NLC Chairman,...
President Tinubu Set To Visit Anambra May 8, Commission Soludo’s Completed Projects
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will pay an official visit to Anambra State on Thursday, May 8, to commission several completed infrastructure projects and engage with key stakeholders, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced. The governor made the disclosure during the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration held at Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, where he addressed members of the Nigeria Labour Congress...
Trump Proposes Renaming May 8 and November 11 as “Victory Day” to Celebrate U.S. War Triumphs
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his intent to rename May 8 and November 11 as “Victory Day” in honor of American triumphs in World War II and World War I, respectively. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump wrote, “I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November...
APC Dismisses Critics Over FBI File Release on Tinubu, Calls Opposition “Clowns”
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed opposition parties and critics awaiting the release of FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) files related to President Bola Tinubu’s past, branding them “clowns” and accusing them of indulging in political melodrama. This comes as a U.S. court recently ordered the FBI and DEA to release records linked to a decades-old drug trafficking...
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