ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, APPROVES N80,000 MINIMUM WAGE FOR WORKERS The Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah has approved the sum of 80,000 Naira as the minimum wage for Enugu workers, effective immediately. Governor Mbah announced this at the Lion Building, while receiving the report of the committee setup to look into the minimum wage issue in the state. …

NIGERIA MAY END UP LIKE SOMALIA IF NOT REFORMED – TINUBU’S AIDE, ONANUGA The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has said except for the ongoing reform, Nigeria’s economy would have ended up like that of Somalia. Onanuga spoke on Thursday while reacting to the public outcry on economic hardship occasioned by some policies …

FG WORSENING THE HARDSHIP BURDEN – PUNCH EDITORIAL Nigerians have yet to know respite in the 16-month-old administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From the inauguration podium where the new President announced that “subsidy is gone”, Nigerians have been thrown into the abyss of astronomical petrol prices that have birthed unprecedented rising inflation, soaring food prices and high unemployment rate. …

ABIA LG ELECTION: GOV OTTI SUPPORTING CANDIDATES OUTSIDE LABOUR PARTY – AIDE Ahead of the November 2 local government elections in Abia, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Hon. Ferdinand Ekeoma says his principal will support candidates outside of his party, the Labour Party. This comes on the heels of a report that the governor is courting …

FG THREATENS TO REVOKE ANOTHER JULIUS BERGER CONTRACT The Federal Government has given Julius Berger a seven-day ultimatum to accept its N740.79 billion offer for the completion of a section of the Abuja-Kano Highway or risk termination of the contract. Addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, who insisted that the …

TINUBU WANTS FILLING STATIONS CONVERTED TO CNG OUTLETS, MINISTER Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperipke Ekpo, has said that President Bola Tinubu wants filling stations converted to compressed natural gas (CNG) outlets. Ekpo spoke at the State House after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, presided over by the President. The minister said Tinubu “gave a …

FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT, DAVID MARK, MAY EMERGE PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN As part of last minute maneuvering, the former President of the Senate, David Mark, may emerge as the Peoples Dem­ocratic Party’s (PDP) national chairman. Pressure has been mounting on Sen­ator Mark by some governors, key party stakeholders and concerned members of the party for him to accept the position and …

LAGOS SEALS OVER 352 CHURCHES, MOSQUES OVER NOISE POLLUTION THE Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, yesterday, disclosed that over 352 facilities including religious houses have been shut down across various parts of the state in the last year over noise pollution and other environmental infractions. The General Manager of LASEPA, Dr Babatunde Ajayi, disclosed this in his office, Ikeja, …

NIGERIAN ARMY RETIRES 15 GENERALS FROM SERVICE The Nigerian Army has officially retired 15 senior officers from its Artillery Corps, marking a significant transition within the ranks.The retired personnel include 11 Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals, who have played crucial roles in providing heavy firepower support to frontline forces during their service. The retirement ceremony took place at the …

LG AUTONOMY: NO STATE CAN REWRITE SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT – AGF Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, on Tuesday, cautioned states not to commit contempt of court by disobeying the verdict of the supreme court, saying that nobody has the power to rewrite the court judgment on the matter of the financial autonomy for the local government …

GOVERNOR SUSPENDS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR JOINING EFCC SUIT Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday, suspended the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mynin. The commissioner was suspended for joining the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission without informing his principal. The Apex Court had on Tuesday reserved judgment on …

PRESIDENT TINUBU RESHUFFLES CABINET, REASSIGNS MINISTERS As President Bola Tinubu reshuffles his cabinet, some ministers have been reassigned to new Ministries. This was made known in a statement by the Presidency on Wednesday, October 23. The statement read: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has approved the immediate implementation of eight far-reaching actions to reinvigorate the Administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency …

BIANCA OJUKWU JOINS TINUBU’S CABINET, NAMED MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bianca Ojukwu as a minister in his cabinet. Bianca, widow of late Biafra warlord, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is among the new ministers appointed by the President. The appointment was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Presidency after the Federal Executive …

ADULTERY: KANO HISBAH RETRACTS ALLEGATION AGAINST COMMISSIONER, CLEARS HIM In a significant development, a Kano State Hisbah Board official, Malam Aliyu Dakata, has retracted earlier claims that led to widespread allegations of misconduct against Jigawa State’s Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Sankara. The viral allegation which had portrayed Sankara in a negative light, has now been debunked, clearing his name …

, US COURT ACQUITS AIR PEACE BOSS, ALLEN ONYEAMA, SLAMS MAYFIELD $4,000 FINE, SHEHU SANI HAILS JUDGEMENT The District Court in Atlanta, Georgia has exonerated Allen Onyema, the Chief Executive of Air Peace, of any business fraud. This is after three years of investigation involving about five agencies of the American government and the subsequent legal fireworks. The court, which …