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Islamic Group Hails Soludo Over Ban On Mini-Skirts By School Girls
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has hailed Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State over a ban on the use of mini-skirts by school girls in public and private schools. ABN TV reports that as schools resumed last Tuesday, the Anambra State government said it has banned the wearing of short skirts by female students in schools. The State commissioner for education, Prof. Ngozi...
Amidst Prayers, FCT Minister’s Mum Laid To Rest In Abuja
The remains of the late Hajiya Zainab Ali, mother of the FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, were interred on Wednesday at Gudu Cemetery, Abuja, amid tears and prayers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the late Hajiya Ali succumbed on Tuesday evening while suffering from an undisclosed ailment. Speaking shortly after the burial prayer, Gov. Yahaya Bello...
INEC Denies Disenfranchising About Seven Million Nigerians
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied playing any adverse roles in the failure of about seven million potential voters to complete their registration to vote in next year’s election. Its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, refuted the claim in Abuja on Monday. Okoye said that INEC’s attention was drawn to media reports...
Inflation: We May Consider Increasing Minimum Wage From N30,000 — FG
The Federal Government has revealed plans to increase the minimum wage of workers from the current N30,000. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this in Abuja on Monday while addressing members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at a public presentation of a publication titled, “Contemporary History of Working Class Struggles.” Ngige stated that the increment in the...
Arbitrary Harassment, Brutalisation Of Lawyers, Citizens By Security Agencies Unacceptable — NBA-SPIDEL
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA- SPIDEL) has decried the disturbing harassment of lawyers in the course of discharging their professional assignments to their clients by security agencies, saying it is unacceptable and cannot be condoned. NBA- SPIDEL says the maltreatment ranges from brutalization of lawyers to denial of the use of their communication...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Health Worsening In DSS Detention, Lawyer Cries Out
The lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Monday said that the detained leader of, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu’s health condition has continued to deteriorate in the detention facility of the Director of State Services, DSS. Ejiofor stated this to newsmen in Owerri, after they visited Kanu, at the DSS, detention centre, in Abuja. He alleged that...
ISWAP Exploiting WhatsApp, Telegram And Others To Destabilise Nigeria
A report by the Institute for Security Studies has revealed that the Boko Haram terrorists’ breakaway group, the Islamic State of West Africa Province, are skillfully exploiting digital platforms, particularly, WhatsApp and Telegram, to organise and carry out their criminal activities in the West African region. This is as the institute urged governments across the African continent to pressure tech...
FG Spends N6.16tn In 16 Months On Debt Servicing
Debt service gulped N6.16tn in 16 months, according to the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper. In 2021, the Federal Government spent N4.22tn on debt service, and further N1.94tn between January and April 2022. A breakdown shows that domestic debt service cost N2.05tn, while foreign debt service gulped N946.29bn in 2021. There was also N600m sinking fund and...
FG To Establish Job Centres Across Nigeria, Says No Going Back On Pulling 100 Million Persons Out Of Poverty
The Federal Government, weekend said it is setting up job centres in the 774 local government areas of the country as well as improving the Nigerian Electronic Labour Exchange to match jobseekers with jobs. Already the government said the informal sector especially the artisans has been included in the National Health Insurance Act that was recently passed into law to...
Ikpeazu To Complete Ubakala Regional Water Scheme, Other Projects As Dry Season Sets In
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has assured that his administration will always keep the people of Umuahia South close to his heart, assuring that his administration is desirous to make the Ubakala Regional Water Scheme become functional before his exit as Governor. Governor Ikpeazu who disclosed this while receiving the traditional Rulers and stakeholders of Umuahia South LGA comprising...
