Protest: Nollywood Actor Yul Edochie In Trouble After Meeting With Tinubu’s Son Popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has called on Nigerians to shun the upcoming ‘Days of Rage’ nationwide protest against exacerbating hunger, economic hardship and misgovernance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, which aims to address the country’s governance challenges, has been scheduled for August 2024. However, the controversial actor whose father, Pete Edochie is a veteran Nigerian actor, made the call on Friday on his X (formerly Twitter) account, barely 24 hours after meeting with President Tinubu’s son, Seyi. Although, Yul said he acknowledged the…
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PDP Governors Are Unserious People; APC Blasts Opposition Party The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no moral justification to accuse it of bringing down the country’s economy. Felix Morka, APC’s national publicity secretary, said this in a statement on Thursday while reacting to comments credited to PDP governors at the end of their meeting. At a meeting on July 17 in Enugu, the PDP governors accused the APC-led government of destroying the country’s economy. At their meeting, the governors made the accusation over the recent Supreme Court ruling that granted financial autonomy to LGAs…
NASS Receive New Minimum Wage Bill The National Assembly is set to receive an executive bill on the new national minimum wage on Tuesday, following an agreement reached between President Bola Tinubu and labour leaders on a wage increase. In a meeting held at the Aso Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, President Tinubu, along with the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, represented by their presidents Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo respectively, agreed to raise the minimum wage to N70,000. This new wage will replace the previous N30,000 minimum wage, which expired on April 18,…
Real Reason We Rejected Tinubu’s offer of N250,000 And Hike In Petrol Price — NLC NLC has revealed the Real Reason they Rejected Tinubu’s offer of N250,000 And Hike In Petrol Price Following the agreement between the Organised Labour and President Bola Tinubu on a new national minimum wage, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has disclosed that the Labour rejected an earlier proposal of N250,000 minimum wage and increase in petrol prices by President Tinubu. reports that the President, in a meeting with labour leaders on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, agreed to pay N70,000…
Supreme Court Ruling: Governor Eno Speaks On Funds Allocated To Akwa Ibom LGs Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has said the Supreme Court judgement which granted financial autonomy to local governments in the country would not impact his administration in anyway as he has not interfered with funds allocated to the 31 local governments since he assumed office. Eno who made the remarks while fielding questions with Government House Press Corps at Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, upon his return to the state from an official engagement, described the supreme court judgement as a welcome development and and…
FULL LIST: Student Loan: FG Approves Additional Universities, Tertiary Institutions The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the inclusion of 22 additional state-owned tertiary institutions into its student loan programme. This expansion builds upon the initial inclusion of 48 institutions, marking a significant step towards supporting more students in pursuing higher education. Students interested in applying for the loans are encouraged to visit NELFUND’s official website at nelf.gov.ng. The 22 schools are listed as follows: Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola, College of Education Afaha Nsit, Akwa Ibom State University, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare, Niger…
Binance Executive, Gambaryan Arrives Court In Wheelchair The detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was on Tuesday, whisked into Federal High Court in Abuja in a wheelchair. Gambaryan, who dressed in a black T-shirt with a blue jeans trousers, is facing a money laundering charge alongside the cryptocurrency firm. When the matter was called, Gambaryan stood up from the wheelchair and walked slowly into the dock. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s lawyer, Ogechi Ujam, told the court that though the matter was scheduled for continuation of trial, the commission’s lead counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, was not in court.…
Popular Influencer, BLord Arrested For Crypto Fraud, Terrorism Financing The Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the arrest of a popular social media influencer, Linus Williams, commonly known as BLord. The suspect is famously known as a crypto billionaire who always flaunts his luxurious lifestyle via his social media platforms. His arrest was confirmed by Spokesman of the Nigerian Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi via a short press statement he released on Tuesday. The Police wrote: “The FCID (NPF-NCCC) is currently investigating complaints lodged against BLORD GROUP, BLORD REAL ESTATE LTD, BLORD JETPAYE LIMITED, and BILLPOINT TECHNOLOGY. These offences include allegations bothering…
Gov Makinde Rejects Supreme Court Ruling On LG Autonomy, Reveals Next Action Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that a lacuna has been created between the Supreme Court judgement granting autonomy to local government councils and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Supreme Court had declared it unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The court further declared that a state government has no power to appoint a caretaker committee and a local government council is only recognisable with a democratically elected government. However, Governor Makinde while speaking during an emergency…
One-month Shutdown Looms As Lawmakers Reveals New Minimum Wage Ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s planned Thursday meeting with leaders of organized labor, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a one-month shutdown if the minimum wage is expunged from the Exclusive to Concurrent list in the Constitution by Nigerian lawmakers. NLC President Joe Ajaero gave the warning on Monday while addressing participants at the opening ceremony of the 2024 annual Rain School of the NLC in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Ajaero issued this warning against National Assembly members’ proposed decision to remove wages from the Exclusive to Concurrent list…