MINIMUM WAGE: PRIVATE EMPLOYERS PAYING LESS THAN N70,000 RISK JAIL – PERM SEC The Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated. According to the FG, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the current economic reality, emphasising that no Nigerian …

EFCC OPERATIVES LAY SIEGE AT KOGI GOVT LODGE WAITING TO ARREST EX-GOV YAHAYA BELLO – AIDE The media office of the former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has alleged that EFCC operatives on Wednesday night laid siege at the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to arrest the ex-governor. The team’s Media Director, Ohiare Michael, in a statement made …

PETER OBI HAS BETRAYED US, SAYS ABURE… NOBODY REMOVED YOU, IT’S THE CONSTITUTION THAT DID – OBI REPLIES The faction of the Labour Party (LP) led by Julius Abure says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party in 2023, and Alex Otti, governor of Abia state, have betrayed it.The faction is miffed at both men because the Independent National Electoral …

CONFUSION OVER YAHAYA BELLO’S TANGO WITH EFCC The media team of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has reiterated that he was present at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters, despite conflicting statements from the anti-graft agency. Earlier, Bello’s team claimed that the ex-governor honoured the EFCC’s invitation following consultations with his legal team and political associates. However, …

20 GOVERNORS BORROW FRESH. N446BN AS REVENUES TUMBLE Debt servicing costs incurred by 29 state governments consumed 80.7 per cent of their Internally Generated Revenue during the first six months of 2024, highlighting the significant financial burden the sub-nationals currently face.The dire situation also forced the governors to borrow a total sum of N446.29 billion within the same period despite …

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON EFCC TO RELEASE YAHAYA BELLO AFTER TINUBU CAMP NEGOTIATED HIS APPEARANCEAccording to sources, Bello’s appearance at the EFCC was the result of a negotiation between his camp and President Bola Tinubu’s camp, as the president aims to demonstrate his commitment to fighting corruption.There’s mounting pressure on Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release former Kogi …

AGENCY ISSUES ALERT OF ANOTHER FLOODING COMING FROM CAMERON The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) has alerted Nigerians of release water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Lagdo Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Northern Province of Cameroon, on the Benue River, in the Niger basin. The lake covers an area of 586 km2. In a statement on Tuesday, Director …

FINALLY, EX-KOGI GOVERNOR, YAHAYA BELLO, HONOURS EFCC INVITATION Former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello on Wednesday honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The former Governor was declared wanted by the EFCC for alleged fraud and corrupt enrichment while in office. A statement by his media team said the decision was after due consultations with family, legal …

BREAKING: GOV FUBARA DIRECTS 23 LGA CHAIRMEN TO CONTEST RIVERS LG ELECTION UNDER APP Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed all 23 local government chairmen in the state to contest the forthcoming local government elections under the banner of the All People’s Party (APP). The decision comes in the wake of Governor Fubara losing control of the People’s Democratic Party …

TINUBU HAS NOT ASKED CARDOSO, CBN GOVERNOR, TO RESIGN – PRESIDENCY The presidency has denied a report that claimed President Bola Tinubu asked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, to resign.The Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, issued the denial on Tuesday in a post via his account on the …

PDP TO REMOVE DAMAGUN AS ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN – GOV BALA MOHAMMED The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has resolved to remove IIiya Umar Damagum as the party’s acting National Chairman. This was announced on Tuesday by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, hinting that the next chairman of …

IT’S NOT TRUE, TINUBU SIGNED PEACE ACCORD IN 2023 – PRESIDENCY COUNTERS BISHOP KUKAH The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu signed the Peace Accords in 2023.The Senior Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, said the accusation that President Tinubu refused to sign the Peace Accord was false. The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Dioceses and …

NO EXCUSES, YOU MUST END BANDITRY – TY DANJUMA CHARGES MILITARY Elder statesman and former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), has tasked all service chiefs to end banditry and return the country to the path of peace. The retired top military officer, who decried the ongoing abduction and killings, said there are “no excuses” for the lingering …

IT’S GETTING OUT OF CONTROL – ABDULSALMI ABUBAKAR WORRIES OVER ECONOMIC HARDSHIP Former Nigerian Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed concerns over the country’s economic hardship, stating that it is “getting out of control.”Abubakar stated this while receiving the leadership of the Campaign for Democracy and Human Rights, led by Abdullahi Mohammed Jabi, who visited his uphill …

PDP GOVERNORS DARE WIKE, INSIST FUBARA IS PARTY LEADER IN RIVERS Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have declared that there is no going back on their recognition of Siminalayi Fubara as leader of the party in Rivers State which he governs. Fubara and Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been …