October 19, 2024
Tinubu returns to Nigeria after two-week vacation in UK
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending two weeks in the United Kingdom (UK) for vacation. The president arrived at the nation’s capital, Abuja, on Saturday evening. Olusegun Dada, special assistant to the president on social media, announced Tinubu’s arrival in a post on his X page. “The eagle has landed. Welcome home […]
Kwara Governor approves N70k minimum wage
AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, governor of Kwara, has approved N70,000 as the minimum wage for civil servants in the state. In a statement on Saturday, Hauwa Nuru, Kwara commissioner for finance, said the new minimum wage takes effect in October. Nuru added that the new pay package “is a significant move to enhance the welfare of workers […]
Why National Grid collapsed on Saturday – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has attributed Saturday’s national grid collapse to an explosion at the Jebba transmission station. The incident, which occurred at 08:15 AM, was triggered by the explosion of a current transformer, leading to a cascade of power plant shutdowns due to loss of load. In a statement, NERC expressed concern […]
LG Polls: APC Wins 23 Chairmanship, 255 Councillorship Seats In Kaduna
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM) has announced the results of the local government chairmanship and councillorship elections held in the State on Saturday. The Commission chairman, Hajara Mohammed, while announcing the results, said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won all the 23 local government chairmanship seats as well as the 255 councillorship […]
Russia captures another village in eastern Ukraine
Russia on Saturday said it has taken the village of Zoryane in eastern Ukraine, enabling its troops to approach the industrial hub of Kurakhove. Kurakhove lies west of Donetsk city, which is already under Russian control. Russia’s defence ministry said, “The locality of Zoryane… has been liberated”. Russia has been concentrating its offensive on Kurakhove […]
Minimum Wage Negotiation Committee Rounding up- Gov’t
The state Minimum Wage Negotiation Committee set up by Governor Ademola Adeleke will soon complete its assignment for necessary approval by the State Governor, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi has disclosed. Responding to recent news reports on the nationwide implementation of the new minimum wage, the Commissioner stated that the […]
Women lawyers seek clergies involvement in combating GBV
The National President of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Mrs Amina Agbaje, has enlisted the support of religious leaders in taming the increasing violence against women and girls in Nigeria through effective strategies. Agbaje spoke in a message to the two-day annual dialogue on GBV with the theme, “Engagement, coordination and sharing of lessons […]
PDP’s NEC meeting must hold as scheduled — Ex-officio members
A conference of former Ex-officio members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has made a call to all stakeholders of the party to ensure that the proposed National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party holds as scheduled on the 24th of October, 2024. The conference, which consists of representatives from the six geo-political zones […]
Okada riders attack police team, kill officer in Lagos
An irate mob, on Saturday morning, killed a yet-to-be-identified Assistant Superintendent of Police with the Lagos State Police Command in the Agege area of the state. PUNCH Online gathered that the deceased had led a team of policemen to an accident scene along the WEMCO junction by Mobil road, Agege, before his team came under […]
Lebanon drone targets Netanyahu’s residence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said a drone was launched toward his residence in Caesarea on Saturday after the military reported a drone from Lebanon had “hit a structure” in the central Israeli town. “A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was launched toward the prime minister’s residence in Caesarea. The prime minister and his wife […]