National Minimum Wage: North Central Begins Public Hearing
The public hearing of the Tripartite Committee on national minimum wage has begun in the North Central. The public hearing commenced at 11:25 am on Thursday. The Chairman of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, North Central Zone, is the President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Governor...
Address Insecurity To Achieve Food Security, SAN To Tinubu
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Albert Akpomudje, has urged President Bola Tinubu to tackle the twin problems of insecurity and power supply as a way of ending food insecurity in the country. Akpomudje made the call during an interview with journalists in Ughelli, Delta State on Wednesday. He decried the illegal occupation of farmlands in most parts of the country which,...
Alleged Assault: UCH Resident Doctors Commence Strike
The Association of Resident Doctors, (ARD) at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has commenced a three-day strike over alleged assault on one of their members by relatives of a patient in the hospital. A statement by UCH ARD President, Dr. John Oladapo said the doctors are demanding public apology from the people who assaulted their member and inflicted injuries on him...
Again, Boko Haram Hits Borno IDPs, Sets Many Houses On Fire
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have razed down at least 25 newly constructed buildings meant for returnees in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. Amid the heat of insurgency, Dikwa residents fled their homes and took cover as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). However, days after abducting IDPs who went into the forest to fetch firewood, insurgents stormed a remote village in...
Court Affirms Abure LP Chairman, Slams N1m Fine On Apapa
The Court Of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Julius Abure as the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The Appellate Court also set aside the decision of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court which last year, restrained Abure and two others from parading themselves as national officers of the party. In the judgement delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, the Appellate...
Court Bars Kano Anti-Graft Agency From Inviting, Investigating Ganduje Over Dollar Video
A Federal high court in Kano has held that the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) lacks power to invite or investigate the former state governor and All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, over the dollar bribery video. Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman delivered the judgement on Tuesday in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Ganduje...
Change From Your Immoral Ways Or Leave Kano In 2 Weeks, Hisbah Commander Warns
Kano Hisbah Commander General, Aminu Daurawa, has announced a two-week grace period for those involved in “immoral activities” to repent or leave the state. Daurawa told BBC Hausa that following a meeting with the Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, the disagreement had been resolved. ABN TV had reported how Daurawa exited the job suddenly after the governor criticised the modus operandi of...
Dangote Breaks Down In Tears During Tribute To Wigwe, Names Refinery After Him
An emotional Aliko Dangote struggled to hold back the tears when the funeral rites for the late Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Herbert Wigwe began in Lagos State on Monday. Dressed in black attire, the Chairman of the Dangote Group broke into tears as he paid tributes to Wigwe whom he described as brother and friend. “To immortalize...
Oyo Health Professionals Commence 7-Day Warning Strike
Health professionals under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) working in various health facilities owned by the Oyo state government on Monday, March 4, embarked on a 7-day warning strike. The strike will involve laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, dental technologists, dental therapists, medical social workers, radiographers, nutritionists, dietitians, and health records and information managers in all general, state,...
Lagos Pledges Enforcement Of Monthly Rental Policy
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, has disclosed that the state’s monthly rental scheme will be enforced before the end of 2024 or early next year. She stated it during a recent press briefing of the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority in Ikeja, Lagos. She said, “We all see what is being done in other...
