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129 MILLION NIGERIANS TRAPPED IN POVERTY – WORLD BANK REPORT The World Bank has released the Nigeria Development Update report, offering a bleak outlook on poverty in Nigeria, as it stated that over 129 million Nigerians now live below the national poverty line.It released the report on Thursday in Abuja as Nigerians lamented the worsening hunger nationwide, and wondered when …

NIGERIA’S CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, LAGBAJA, INCAPACITATED: GENERALS JOSTLE FOR POSITIONTop military officers are jostling for the position of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff as Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the current incumbent, deals with an undisclosed health issue, sources told SaharaReporters. This development has led to intense lobbying of politicians and influential retired generals by those eager to succeed …

NOBODY IS WORKING FOR THIS GREAT COUNTRY – JOE IGBOKWE LAMENTS APC Chieftain has expressed concern over the recent report by the World Bank that Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, is the weakest in Africa. In a post shared on his Facebook page this morning, October 18, Igbokwe wondered how this has happened when Nigeria is the ‘’most endowed country in …

HOW FG PACIFIED LABOUR WITH PROMISES TO COMPLETE FIVE REFINERIES, PAY ARREARS One of the promises the Federal Government made to pacify Organised Labour at yesterday’s parley was that five refineries would soon be fully functional. Also, government vowed to pay arrears of wages. These, among others, formed the core of the meeting where “they agreed that it is better …

NLC REJECTS COURT RULING ON ABURE LEADERSHIP OF LABOUR PARTY The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the Abuja Federal High Court ruling that affairmed Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Theophilus Ndubuaku, acting Chairman of the NLC Political Commission, condemned the leadership by Abure, who he accused of undermining the Party’s stability ahead of …

MINIMUM WAGE UPDATE: STATES PAYING N70,000 AND ABOVE Some state governments have decided to surpass the Federal Government’s approved minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian workers. In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants across Nigeria with a promise to review the payment every three years. Following this directive, several state governments …

LP CRISIS: INEC RECOGNISES ABURE FACTION AFTER COURT JUDGEMENT The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has finally obeyed the court order compelling it to recognize the Julius Abure leadership of the Labour Party. In a letter addressed to Abure and Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the Secretary of the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, invited the Labour Party to the fourth consultative meeting …

PDP IN CRISIS BECAUSE SUPREME COURT ALLOWED WARD CHAIRMAN TO SUSPEND NATIONAL CHAIRMAN – JONATHAN Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has cautioned the judiciary against making pronouncements that can be detrimental to the nation’s democracy.Jonathan, who spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the 67th birthday celebration of Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said he is disturbed by the judgements emanating …

MY N14M MONTHLY EARNING NOT ENOUGH – SENATOR ORJI UZOR KALU Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that he earns 14 million monthly as a senator, but the money is not enough to take care of his overhead and other costs. Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District, stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s …

73% OF ABIA RESIDENTS DRINK WATER CONTAMINATED WITH FAECES – STUDY A recent study by Water Sanitation and Hygiene Natural Outcome Routine Mapping (WASHNORM) has revealed that 73% of Abia State residents consume water contaminated with E. coli (faecal matter), while 2% of the population still practice open defecation. The WASHNORM survey, a collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Water …