Subsidy: Payment Of Salary Unlikely Beyond June – Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has asserted that the Federal Government might not be able to pay workers’ salaries beyond June 2023 without resorting to massively printing money or finally doing away with fuel subsidy. Obaseki made this disclosure on Monday while delivering his address during the 2023 May Day celebration with the […]
Umahi Follows Buhari’s Footsteps, Begs For Forgiveness
Barely 28 days to the end of his administration, the outgoing Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has come out to apologise to the people of the state pleading with them to pardon him for the shortcomings of his government. The governor who offered this apology on Monday while addressing workers in the state to mark […]
Tinubu Will Run A Women-Friendly Govt – Shettima
Nigeria’s Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima has come out to submit that the incoming Bola Tinubu-led administration will be women-friendly, assuring women that their place in the next government is guaranteed. Shettima made this known at the reading session of a book authored by the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman. […]
Lagos Govt Acquires Electric Buses For Public Transportation
The Government of Lagos State has acquired electric buses for public transportation, Africa Today News, New York has gathered. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, said the acquisition of the buses is in partnership with Oando PLC, adding that Lagosians can expect cleaner public transportation system. He said, “With the ability to travel […]
Current Minimum Wage Insufficient For Workers – Atiku
Former vice president of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has kicked against the ₦30,000 minimum wage insisting that it was no longer sufficient for an average Nigerian worker. In a statement to felicitate with Nigerian workers on the occasion of the International Workers Day celebrated on the 1st […]
Adamawa Guber: Why I Declared Binani Winner – Yunusa-Ari
The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari has revealed that he actually announced the results of 69 polling units in the April 15 supplementary election due to security pressure. The REC had sparked controversy within the state and country when he unilaterally declared the candidate of the APC, Aishatu Dahiru Binani, […]
Rivers Guber: Real Reason I Withdrew Petition — Abe
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Magnus Abe has revealed that he is withdrawing his petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) challenging the 18th of March governorship election which produced Siminaliayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor-Elect. Abe made this known while addressing […]
CBN Breaks Silence On Phasing Out Of Redesigned Naira Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked widespread reports that it is considering the withdrawal of the redesigned ₦200, ₦500, and ₦1,000 notes from circulation. In a statement on Sunday, the apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbduMumimas described the reports as “unfounded speculation”, noting that there is no plan to phase out […]
Shut Up, You Lost Abysmally — FG Lambasts Atiku, Obi
The controversy over who truly won and lost the 2023 presidential election continued on Monday between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the two main opposition parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP). The Federal Government had sparked fresh trouble yesterday when it described the opposition attacking President Muhammadu Buhari over his […]
Hakimi Sees Red As PSG Slumps To New Defeat
The horrible second half of the season that Paris Saint-Germain is having continued on Sunday night as the Ligue 1 leaders slumped to a 3-1 defeat at home to mid-table Lorient after having Achraf Hakimi sent off in the first half. Lorient was already ahead through Enzo Le Fee’s early goal at the Parc des […]
Kenyan Govt Plotting To Assassinate Protesters – Odinga
Kenya’s former Prime Minister and main opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has raised an alarm claiming that the Kenyan Government led by President William Ruto and his allies have perfected plots to assassinate leaders of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition party, which planned to stage protests on Tuesday, the 2nd of May in Nairobi, the […]
Erdogan Confirms Killing Of Suspected ISIL Leader
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkish intelligence forces on Sunday killed the suspected leader of the ISIL (ISIS) group, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi. Erdogan said Turkish intelligence had been monitoring the alleged leader of the hardline group for a long time before launching their operation. “This individual was neutralised as part of […]