December 11, 2024
Bayelsa bows to pressure, approves N80,000 minimum wage for LG staff
The Bayelsa State Government has approved the payment of N80,000 as minimum wage for staff of local government councils after pressure from the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. The government also assured that it would add to the December salaries the differentials arising from the ongoing discussions on the template used in paying […]
Court Remands Yahaya Bello In Kuje Correctional Centre Pending Bail Application
The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending his bail application. Justice Matyann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court ordered his remand in custody shortly after his bail application was moved. The court adjourned the hearing in the N110bn money laundering case brought against […]
Tax reforms: If Nigeria misses this opportunity, it will never recover, Oyedele warns
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in Nigeria, Taiwo Oyedele, delivered a stark warning about Nigeria’s tax system, at the Tax Justice and Governance Platform’s Annual National Tax Conference 2024, revealing that the country is only collecting about 30% of its potential tax revenue. “In Nigeria, we estimate that about […]
Tinubu Confers Fellowship Of Security Institute On 91 Graduates Of EIMC-17
President Bola Tinubu has confered Fellowship of Security Institute (FSI), on 91 graduates of Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 (EIMC-17) at the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), an educational arm of the Department of State Services (DSS), after the completion of a ten- month Artificial Intelligence-themed Inter-Agency Security Intelligence Training. The DSS said the […]
Doguwa Apologises To Osun APC, Says Party Will Bounce Back In 2026
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has apologised to the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over his remarks during a recent outing alongside the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, saying he will never de-market what he called the people’s party as he is […]
Police Arrest 4 Suspects Supplying Security Uniforms To Bandits
The Katsina State Police Command has achieved a major breakthrough in its fight against terrorism, kidnapping, and banditry with the arrest of four suspects supplying security operative’s uniforms to armed bandits. On November 19, 2024, operatives apprehended Aminu Hassan, 25, of Dundubus, Danja local government area of the State, during a routine patrol along the […]