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BRRBREAKING: NYSC RELEASES BATCH B Call UP LETTERS FOR CORPS MEMBERS The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the release of call-up letters for the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 prospective corps members.The announcement was made on Monday through a series of posts on the NYSC’s official X (formerly Twitter) account. The orientation camp for this batch is scheduled …

BREAKING: ADAMAWA GOVERNOR BEGINS PAYMENT OF N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has begun paying the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage to state workers. Multiple sources, including state workers confirmed the development, describing the governor as a “man of his word.” Recall that President Bola Tinubu had signed the Minimum Wage bill into law in July, …

BREAKING: 20 MEDICAL STUDENTS KIDNAPPED IN BENUE RESCUED The 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue State on their way to Enugu have reportedly been rescued.The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser.Security agencies – the police, DSS and military personnel and equipment were involved in the operation, with the support of the Benue State government.Though the …

BREAKING:: Ogun REC SLUMPS, DIES AFTER INEC MEETING IN ABUJA Olaniyi Ijalaye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ogun State, is dead. The Ogun REC was said to have slumped and died in Abuja on Monday evening after he attended a meeting with other RECs at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters. Ijalaye had returned to his hotel room, …

BREAKING: NJC RECOMMENDS KEKERE-EKUN AS NEW CHIEF JUSTICE FOR NIGERIA The National Judicial Council NJC has recommended Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. This is imperative as Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will formally bow out of office as the Chief Justice of Nigeria next week Thursday being August …

WE DIDN’T RAID NLC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS – DSS The Department of States Service (DSS) has denied allegations suggesting that its personnel conducted a raid on the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja. This follows claims made by the NLC on Wednesday, which asserted that secret police operatives had invaded their office and whisked away certain documents. NLC claimed that …

BREAKING: ANOTHER IGBO IROKO, SENATOR IFEANYI UBAH FALLS Barely two days after the demise of President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, another Igbo icon,  oil mogul and politician, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah is reported to have died. The Anambra Senator was said to have passed on in London. Ubah, who joined the All Progressives Congress, APC, a few months …

BREAKING: OHANAEZE PRESIDENT GENERAL, IWUANYANWU, IS DEAD The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is dead. The elder statesman passed on in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Thursday. Iwuanyanwu is the second President General of Ohanaeze to die in quick succession. He succeedeed the late Professor George Obiozor, who died a few years ago. The death …

BREAKING: SENATE PASSES N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE BILL The senate on Tuesday passed the new minimum wage bill for a third reading. The bill passed first (President Bola Tinubu’s request), second (debate on general principles), and third readings on Tuesday — all within an hour. The legislation seeks to raise the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. While leading a …

TINUBU, LABOUR LEADERS’ MEETING ON MINIMUM WAGE INCONCLUSIVE The meeting called by President Bola Tinubu to discuss the minimum wage issue ended in an inconclusive note on Thursday. But it afforded parties to the discussions, notably, the President and the organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. an opportunity to engage in a heart-to-heart talk. The …