BREAKING: Terrorists Kill Seven Policemen, Others Bandits, on Thursday, killed 12 villagers and seven policemen in an attack on a Zamfara State community. Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, who confirmed the attack, said the killing took place at Magarya village in Zurmi Local Government Area. He added that among the victims were a member of the Zamfara State Community Guards, also known as Askarawan Zamfara and four residents of the village. The CP said the bandits, numbering about 300, stormed the village on motorbikes, and on arrival, surrounded “our men and opened fire on them, thereby…
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NLC’s Shutting Of National Grid Is Treasonable, Says Tinubu’s Govt, Reveals Next Action The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has stated that the shutdown of the national grid by the members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) amounted to treasonable felony. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, who made this known while addressing the National Executive Council of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday, urged members of the organised labour to be more circumspect in their demands over national minimum wage and the restoration of old electricity…
Nigerian Government To Release IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu The legal team representing Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has submitted a comprehensive list of judgments to the Attorney-General and minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi, at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja. The team urged the Attorney-General of the federation to comply with court orders requiring the release of their client. Barrister Nnaemeka Ejiofor, the head of Kanu’s legal team, addressed journalists on Thursday, stating that the judgements encompassed both domestic and international rulings, all mandating the release of the IPOB leader. According to…
I Can’t Pay All My Drivers N100,000 Each Per Month – SGF Akume, Reveals What To Pay Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has lamented that the wage increase demands being made by organized labour are not realistic. Akume said this in Abuja on Thursday during a meeting with the National Executive Council, NEC, of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN. The former Benue State Governor appealed to the Christian community for support as the tripartite Committee on minimum wage continues with negotiations. According to him, paying a minimum wage of N100,000 to his drivers will be…
Presidency Makes U-turn Over N105,000 Proposed New Minimum Wage The Presidency has denied reports suggesting that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, along with the Nigerian government negotiating team tabled N105,000 as the proposed new minimum wage to President Bola Tinubu. Officials in the know of the proposal had told newsmen that the minister presented N105,000 as the proposed minimum wage. Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described the claim as untrue, but failed to give the correct proposal. “The minister of Finance and coordinating minister of…
Real Reason I Asked Permanent Secretaries To Bow Before Tinubu, Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to video footage where he was captured asking some permanent secretaries to bow before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wike spoke on Thursday, during the commissioning of the seventh FCT project as part of activities marking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s one year in office. The minister used the opportunity to debunk the report that he had made permanent secretaries in the FCTA bow before the President at an event. He said: “Two days ago, when the President came,…
See The Difference Between Old, Reintroduced National Anthem Nigerians have been urged to learn the standardised version of the restored national anthem. British expatriate Lillian Jean Williams made the standardized version available on Wednesday, changing some sentences, punctuations, and spellings. Since it was reintroduced, several renditions of the song have surfaced. To regulate these renditions of the national anthem, the NAO published a uniform version. Here is the difference between the two anthem; Standardised Lyrics The new lyrics Stanza 1 Nigeria, we hail thee Nigeria we hail thee Our own dear native land Our own dear native land, Though tribes…
BREAKING: Again, Passengers Stranded As Abuja-Kaduna Train Derails Several passengers were, yesterday, stranded, after a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja derailed at Asha station, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. One of the passenger informed that the train derailed at about 3:52 pm, less than 30 minutes after it departed Kubwa Station in Abuja. “Passengers are currently stranded, as there are no signs of authorities being notified,” the passenger, who asked not to be named, said. This is the second time in two weeks that the train has run off its tracks. On May 26, a train that departed Rigasa station,…
Tinubu To Sends N6.6trn Supplementary Budget To NASS The Federal Government may soon approach the National Assembly for a supplementary budget of N6.6 trillion to fund the implementation of the Accelerated Stabilisation and Advancement Plan (ASAP) designed to advance President Tinubu’s economy-related “8 Priorities.” ASAP, among other things, recommended the unbundling and commercialization of the Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN. It also recommended the procurement of 7 million smart meters and 150,000 distribution transformers to enable growth of the power sector. The ASAP document was prepared by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun…
FG Suspend Import Duties On Food, Drugs, Others The Federal Government, FG, is planning to suspend import duties on essential items like staple foods and drugs for six months to combat rising inflation, reports The PUNCH. This initiative is outlined in an Executive Order titled “Inflation Reduction and Price Stability (Fiscal Policy Measures) Order 2024,” which is expected to be signed by the President. The order includes waivers on levies for fertilizers, poultry feed, flour, and grains, aiming to alleviate the financial burden on consumers. The executive order also mandates the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria…