News

MINIMUM WAGE TAKES EFFECT, APRIL 2024 – PRESIDENCY, SAYS WORKERS WILL GET ARREARS The Presidency has confirmed that the new national minimum wage is expected to take effect from April 2024. The Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, who confirmed this in a post via X on Tuesday, added that workers will be paid arrears …

TINUBU SIGNS NORTH-NORTHWEST, SOUTH-EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BILLS President Bola Bola has assented the North-West and South-East Development Commission Bills into law, thereby setting the stage for the establishment of the two interventionist agencies to address development challenges in the North-West and South-East parts of the country, respectively, following years of insecurity. The Deputy President of the Senate and sponsor of …

WE SEE LOOMING COLLAPSE OF NIGERIA – NORTHERN GROUP WARNS TINUBU The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, says it has critically reviewed the current situation in Nigeria and strongly cautions against the looming precipitous collapse of the nation. In a statement signed by Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, its National Coordinator, the CNG said it is deeply concerned about the general …

SOWORE RELEASES LIST OF COORDINATORS, LOCATIONS FOR #ENDBADGOVERNANCEINNIGERIA PROTEST Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has announced the locations of protest coordinators across Nigeria for the upcoming #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstration. The event aims to bring attention to the country’s governance issues. According to Sowore, a former presidential candidate, the protest will take place in 35 states nationwide. He also …

AREWA YOUTH AMBASSADORS SAY NO GOING BACK ON #ENDBADGOVERNANCEINNIGERIA PROTEST The Arewa Youth Ambassadors have announced that the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest is “necessary and inevitable,” criticising the Nigerian government for its economic policies. According to the group, there is “no backing out of it: there is no pulling the wool over our eyes”. In a statement signed by Comrade Yahaya M. …

DON’T THREATEN NIGERIANS OVER #ENDBADGOVERNANCEINIGERIA PROTEST – AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ASKS TINUBU GOVT The Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, had warned Nigerians planning nationwide protests against hardship in the country to stay off the streets. Amnesty International, global human rights body, has lambasted the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government for threatening to unleash mayhem on peaceful …

OBI’S LEGAL TEAM ISSUES 72-HOUR ULTIMATUM TO ONANUGA, DEMANDS N5B, APOLOGY The legal team of Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, has given Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, a 72-hour ultimatum to retract his defamatory statement, apologize publicly, and pay N5 billion …

BREAKING: ATIKU BACKS PLANNED PROTEST, SLAMS TINUBU’S GOVT OVER PLANS TO SUPPRESS PROTESTERS Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has backed the planned nationwide protests against hunger and widespread hardship in the country, scheduled to begin on August 1. In a statement, Atiku slammed the government of President Bola Tinubu for attempting …

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 …

NORTH ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE, GOV RAISES ALARM The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has expressed concern over the rising cases of out-of-school children, poverty and other socioeconomic problems in the North, stating that the region was on the brink of collapse if the leaders do not come together to find solutions to the challenges. Sani raised the …