Anti-Party Activities: LP Suspends 11 Executive Members
The Nasarawa State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has announced the suspension of 11 executive members for engaging in anti-party activities at the just-concluded governorship and House of Assembly elections. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Lafia on Thursday and signed by Mr. Alex Emmanuel, Party Chairman, and Mr. Ashime Benjamin, Assistant […]
Review Minimum Wage As President – Ngige Urges Tinubu
Dr. Chris Ngige who is Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment has asserted that the incoming administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu will do well to review of the current minimum wage of ₦30,000 currently obtainable in Nigeria. Ngige, who was a member of the committee that negotiated the present minimum wage in 2019 from […]
DSS Confirms Plot To Install Interim Govt
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that the plot to set aside the constitution and install an interim government by ‘misguided’ political actors is very true and will not be allowed to happen. In a statement released on Wednesday, DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya claimed that the secret police will employ all tools at […]
Nigeria’s Presidency, Big Opportunity I Won’t Misuse – Tinubu
Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu has asserted that said he won’t disappoint Nigerians when he assumes office on the 29th of May this year. Tinubu said he could not afford to squander his mandate as the nation’s next President because it was a dream that he spent his life perfecting. Tinubu, who clocked 71 on Wednesday, […]
First Bank MD, Others Arraigned For Forgery
The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed charges against First Bank of Nigeria Limited, its managing director as well as three others over allegations bordering on forgery. The charge sheet, marked CR/266/2023 before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, also includes two lawyers, Muftau Ande, and Dibiaezue Chuks, as well as the […]
How China Can Spy With TikTok, US Raises Alarm
United States lawmakers railed against the possibility of China using the wildly popular, partly Chinese-owned app to spy on Americans during a grilling of the chief executive of TikTok last week which lasted five hours. Meanwhile, they refused to mention how the US government itself uses US tech companies that effectively control the global internet […]
How PDP Squandered ₦12.5bn In Two Months — Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has lashed out at the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing them of squandering ₦12.5 billion party funds in two months. Wike raised the allegation at the inauguration of internal roads in Rumuigbo, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state. He stressed that PDP would regain its force […]
Ghanaian Speaker Fumes Over VP Harris’ Pro-LGBTQ Push
The remarks made by Vice-President of the United States, Kamala Harris on LGBTQ rights while in Ghana have been frowned upon and criticised as ‘undemocratic’ by the Speaker of the Ghanian parliament. Ghanaian lawmakers are currently discussing the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and the Ghanaian Family Value Bill – which criminalises advocacy for […]
I Won’t Hide From EFCC After May 29th, Wike Boasts
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike has asserted that he won’t leave office on the 29th of May, 2023, to ‘run away’ from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Africa Today News, New York reports that the governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s strongman noted out that he has nothing to fear if […]
U.S. Confirms Increase In Visa Application Fee For Nigerians
The government of the United States has announced an increment for its non-migrant visa application fee which is expected to be effective from the 30th of March. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria, which said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, disclosed that the increases were published in the Federal Register on March 28. […]
China Vows To ‘Fight Back’ If Speaker Meets Taiwan’s Leader
China has threatened to ‘resolutely fight back’ if US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit through the United States. The warning was sent on Wednesday, just before Tsai was scheduled to leave for a tour that would take her through New York and California before ending […]
Naira Scarcity: NLC Suspends Planned Nationwide Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their planned strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday over the scarcity of naira notes. The labour unions made this known at the end of their National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday. Recall that the labour unions had threatened to embark on a […]