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ATIKU HAILS PETER OBI ON BIRTHDAY, CALLS HIM ‘MY GOOD FRIEND AND DEDICATED PATRIOT’ Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has felicitated with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on his 63rd birthday. Atiku, in a post via his X handle on Friday, described Peter Obi as his good friend and dedicated patriot. Atiku, the …

SUSPECTED FULANI HERDSMEN KIDNAP 11 PASSENGERS ON ENUGU-ABAKALIKI ROAD Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have abducted 11 passengers at the Amechi-Idodo axis of the Enugu-Abakaliki federal highway. On May 6, 2024 some gunmen on military uniforms laid siege on the same road for several hours, injuring several passengers. Attack on the road which has become a regular feature happens …

GLOBAL IT OUTAGE HITS BANKS, AIRLINE OPERATIONS, COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD Businesses including banks, airlines, train companies, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline following a mass global outage. Major US airlines including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have been grounded, while airports in Germany, Amsterdam and Spain are also reporting issues. It …

N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE: ORGANIZED PRIVATE SECTOR EXPRESSES CONCERN The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has expressed concern over its ability to pay the N70,000 newly approved minimum wage, saying private organisations are… The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has expressed concern over its ability to pay the N70,000 newly approved minimum wage, saying private organisations are over-burdened by …

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO RECEIVE EXECUTIVE BILL ON NEW NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ON TUESDAY The National Assembly is set to receive an executive bill on the new national minimum wage following an agreement between President Bola Tinubu and labour leaders. This agreement reached on Thursday during a meeting at the Aso Presidential Villa in Abuja, establishes ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage, replacing …

OVER ONE MILLION STUDENTS ADMITTED ILLEGALLY BY TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS – JAMB The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has disclosed that over one million students were illegally admitted by some tertiary institutions in the country. He made the revelation at the ongoing policy meeting on 2023/2024 admissions in Abuja on Thursday. Oloyede stated that …

SENATE MOVES TO ESTABLISH LOCAL GOVT ELECTORAL COMMISSION A bill seeking to establish a federal agency for the conduct of local government elections on Thursday, July18, scaled first reading in the Senate. The bill is titled, “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024 (SB. 531)”The bill was sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, (APC, …

₦423B THEFT: EL-RUFAI ACCUSES JUDGE OF BIAS, SEEKS CASE TRANSFER Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a petition against Justice Rilwanu Aikawa of the Kaduna Federal High Court, alleging gross bias, injustice, and denial of fair hearing in his ongoing legal case. The petition, dated July 18, 2024, was submitted to the Chief Judge of the Federal High …

YOU’RE MORALLY UNFIT TO ATTACK OUR GOVT – APC TELLS PDP GOVERNORS The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday descended on governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying they were morally and politically unfit to point accusing fingers to its government. The ruling party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka said the PDP Governors accusing …

EDO APC GUBER CANDIDATE IN HOSPITAL AFTER GUNMEN ATTACK Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo State, is currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital following an attack on his convoy by suspected political thugs in Benin City. The attack, which occurred on Thursday afternoon, left one policeman dead and two others injured. According …