[Just In] Autonomy: Osun Assembly Moves to Amend State Electoral Commission, LG Creation and Administration Laws
Following the recent judgement by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria, Osun State House of Assembly today has begun the process of amending its existing laws. The bills slated for amendments include the…
Tinubu Sends Bill To House of Reps To Amend Police Act, Extend Inspector-General’s Tenure
President Bola Tinubu has requested that the National Assembly assent to a bill seeking amendment to the Police Act. Details of the bill include the amendment of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). It would be recalled…
CBN Increases Interest Rate To 26.75% Amid Rising Inflation, Hardship
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has increased the country’s Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which is also known as interest rate from 26.25% to 26.75% The Monetary Policy Rate measures interest rates by 50 basis points. The apex bank announced…
Senate Passes New Minimum Wage Of N70,000 Into Law
The Nigerian Senate has passed into the law the newly amended national minimum wage Act. In a speedy way, the bill, scaled first, second and third readings, just minutes after it was transmitted by President Bola Tinubu and was immediately…
NNPC CEO, Mele Kyari Challenges Aliko Dangote To Name Government Workers Behind Fuel Plant In Malta
Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has challenged billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, to reveal the identities of NNPC workers accused of establishing a blending plant in Malta. In a statement…
5,658 high-scoring UTME candidates miss admissions in four years
No fewer than 5,658 candidates who scored 300 and above in Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations missed out on admissions into tertiary institutions between 2019 and 2023, recent data obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed. It was…
No more funding for unviable projects, Umahi insists
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has clarified the reason behind the Federal Government’s decision to stop funding all ongoing projects at the same time. According to Umahi, the decision was made due to a large disparity between the increase…
Newborn saved from dead mother’s womb in Gaza
Doctors in Gaza described delivering a newborn baby against incredible odds on Saturday, pulling him from his mother’s womb moments after she died of wounds sustained in an Israeli air strike. At nine months pregnant, Ola Adnan Harb al-Kurd managed…
N70,000 minimum wage can only buy a bag of rice – Ndume
A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has criticised the N70,000 new minimum wage recently approved by the Federal Government. Ndume was relieved of his position after his comments believed to be against the government of President Bola…
Gunmen kill two, kidnap five travellers in Ondo
Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have killed two commuters and kidnapped five others along the Ifon-Owo Highway in Ondo State. Our correspondent gathered that the driver of the commercial vehicle and a female passenger were shot dead at the…