…as SERAP, other Nigerians raise eyebrows, declare project ‘wasteful, misplaced priority’ Samuel Adesola, Abuja Due to the biting economic hardship in the country, a civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and some Nigerian citizens have kicked against expending the princely sum of N21billion on erecting a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima. On Friday, the palatial structure, which is located adjacent to the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation, was inaugurated. The facilities in the state-of-the-art building include an office for the wife of the Vice President, a mosque, a chapel as well…
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Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, on Saturday, lambasted the 36 Governors for saying they couldn’t afford N60,000 minimum wage. The two labour centres described the Governors’ comment and actions towards the Nigerian workers as an act of wickedness, urging them to have a rethink before “danger ahead explodes”. The Governors through the Director Media and Public Affairs of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Hajiya Halimah Salihu Ahmed, had on Friday said that they couldn’t afford N60,000 proposed by the Federal Government. Reacting to the Governors’ statement, the organised labour, through the Head of Information and Public Affairs at…
Samuel Adesola, Abuja Former national vice chairman (North-West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Salihu Mohammed Lukman, on Saturday, called on the opposition parties and other critical stakeholders in the country to mobilise the electorate towards dislodging the President Bola Tinubu and APC-led Federal Government in 2027. Lukman, who is a former Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, said in a statement that kicking the APC out of power remains the only way to tackle the myriad of problems confronting the country. He noted that defeating the APC in 2027 general elections is a possibility if the opposition parties and…
All is set for the popular monthly interview discourse, BOILING POINT ARENA, billed to hold on Sunday June 9, 2024 with two eminent personalities, the Olu of Igbokoda, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo and cultural icon, Ambassador Yemi Farounbi on the podium to tackle the diminishing influence of traditional rulers in Nigeria. The once-in-a-month current affairs programme will hold via Zoom tomorrow and will be transmitted live on a radio station, Sweet 107.1FM, for a two-hour duration from 8pm to 10pm. This particular edition of the online discourse on governance and nation building, is the 20th such installment since the programme debuted…
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has hailed the Supreme Court judgement, which overturned the Federal High Court’s 2018 decision regarding an alleged N3.5 billion fraud case against Melrose General Services Limited. Saraki said the judgement vindicates his earlier stance that the case was politically motivated and a veiled attempt to witch-hunt him because he emerged as President of the Senate against the wishes of certain forces during the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The former Senate President stated this on Friday, June 7, in a statement signed by his Head of Media, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu, and made available to newsmen in Abuja…
By Tom Garba He is young, always wearing a ruddy face and approachable mien. Hon Aliyu Wakili Boya, the current House of Representatives (HoR) lawmaker representing the good people of Fufore/Song Federal constituency of Adamawa State in the green chambers of the National Assembly, is setting up another pace in representing his constituents. Aliyu’s prowess in politics gave him prominence at a relatively young age, a testament to his capabilities and the trust placed in him by the people of his constituency. Having concluded term of two years as a Chairman of Fofure, where he left indelible records of good…
…rewards excellent college students By Idris Katib Crescent University Abeokuta has inspired students of secondary schools on the importance of learning Physics, stressing that the subject is one of the most important branch of science. This was the take-away from the Third Physics Day organized by College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CONAS) of the university. Discussing the topic “Simulations in Physics”, Prof. Amidu Mustapha, a professor of Radiation and Health Physics, described simulations as models which are used to communicate abstract things in a concrete form, stressing that Physics is useful in Engineering, Mathematics, Technology, Biotechnology and other areas.…
. Labour disagrees, pushes for N250,000 . Govs: We can’t pay N60,000. Tripartite Committee sends recommendations to President . NLC attacks SGF over treasonable felony comment The Federal Government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) last night reached an agreement to pay N62,000 to their least paid worker, an increase of N2000 on the N60,000 rejected last week by labour. But the states said they cannot afford to pay even N60,000 while the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) disagreed with government and the OPS, saying the minimum they would accept is N250,000, which is N244,000…
Samuel Adesola, Abuja Imo State Governor Hope Uzodima says the Tripartite Committee on the minimum wage is close to a consensus. He said the committee would soon agree on a new national minimum wage. The Imo Governor who spoke on Friday after the committee’s meeting, said, “We had a very fruitful deliberation and of course you know it is a technical subcommittee of a committee. “And at the level of the committee, we have reached near consensus and by the time we go to the plenary, we will have a complete agreement and maybe from there, the media can start…
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents, on Friday, killed no fewer than 20 residents ofBassa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Eye witnesses said out of the 20 persons killed by the gunmen, 10 youths were slaughtered and their heads handed over to members of the community while the gunmen videoed the horror. The gunmen attacked the villagers at about 8 am on Friday, when some of them returned to their village to pick up some food items they left behind after they fled the community during the last attack on their village. Sources who pleaded…