BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND NIGERIAN ELECTIONS July 4, 2024, was anticipated to be a pivotal moment, potentially reshaping the United Kingdom’s political landscape and future direction as the general elections were held. The hot race was among key parties and leaders including the Conservative Party led by the incumbent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour Party led by Sir Keir …

PREPARE YOUR DEFENCE FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCIES – KADUNA ASSEMBLY REPLIES EL-RUFAI’S MEN The Kaduna State House of Assembly has urged former political appointees of Malam Nasir El-Rufai to prepare their defence for the anti-corruption agencies and the courts. The assembly said this while responding to the challenge by some former members of El-Rufai’s cabinet. At a press conference in Abuja …

TINUBU’S DOORS CLOSED, EVEN SOME MINISTERS CAN’T SEE HIM – ALI NDUME The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has decried the rising cost of living and food scarcity in the country, stressing that the federal government’s inability to address these issues is a major challenge. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Ndume claimed that some ministers were …

STATES GET INCREASED MONTHLY ALLOCATION FROM FEDERATION ACCOUNT, BUT WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THE MONEY? No fewer than 10 states across the federation received a boost of 50 per cent or more in their monthly allocation from statutory federal funds, Findings have shown. This was as 12 out of the 36 states received an increase of 40 per cent …

PRESENT PENSION SCHEME A DEATH SENTENCE – NLC PRESIDENT, CALLS FOR RETURN TO OLD SYSTEM Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), has called for a return to the old pension scheme regime. Ajaero spoke at the 2024 National Pre-retirement summit in Abuja, on Wednesday The programme had as its theme “challenges, strategies, prospects and opportunities at retirement …

GOV FUBARA CALLS BLUFF TO PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS’ DIRECTIVE, SAYS HE WON’T SUBMIT ANY BUDGET TO THEM The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, said his administration has started the process of preparing the 2025 budget. The governor also dismissed the threat by the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the state House of Assembly that he should present the 2024 budget …

FEC STEPS DOWN MEMO FROM MINISTRY OF WORKS, APPROVES REVIEW OF PROCUREMENT ACT The Federal Executive Council FEC Wednesday, stepped down memos presented by the Ministry of Works, requiring augmentation and variations for further reviews, even as the Council has approved the amendment of the 2007 Public Procurement BPP Act. Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation stated this …

WE’VE REPORTED DAILY TRUST TO NIGERIAN PRESS COUNCIL OVER FALSE REPORT ON SAMOA AGREEMENT – FG President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council (FEC) were on Wednesday updated by the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, on the controversial news report by Daily Trust on the Samoa agreement, and the steps being taken to seek remedy from the newspaper house. …

GANDUJE, WIFE TO APPEAR IN COURT THURSDAY OVER ALLEGED BRIBERY The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat, and six others will appear in court on Thursday to face charges related to alleged bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds amounting to billions of naira. This development followed a notice of trial served on the …

CORPSE OF FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT, JOSEPH WAYAS, FINALLY ARRIVES NIGERIA The corpse of former President of the Senate, Joseph Wayas, who died in the United Kingdom in December 2021, finally arrived Abuja on Wednesday morning at exactly 4 am via a British Airways flight, a source who witnessed the arrival, had confirmed. However, Cross River State Governor, Mr Bassey Otu, …

BREAKING: PRESIDENT TINUBU TO MEET WITH ORGANISED LABOUR OVER MINIMUM WAGE President Bola Tinubu is set to meet with the Organised Labour on Thursday in Abuja to discuss a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The meeting, scheduled to hold at the Aso Villa, will see the President deliberating with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade …

SUPREME COURT DELIVERS JUDGMENT ON LOCAL GOVT AUTONOMY TOMORROW The Supreme Court will tomorrow, Thursday, July 11, deliver judgment in the suit filed by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country. A document sighted on Wednesday at the apex court indicated that parties in the suit have been …

THE JAILING OF ENUGU LP ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE, BRIGHT NGENE The legal community in Enugu State was on June 28, 2024, jolted by the seven-year sentence jail sentence imposed on a senior lawyer, Bright Ngene, by Magistrate Emmanuel Dominic Onwu without an option of fine. Ngene, 49, was jailed following a complaint by a faction of the Akwuke Town Union in …

DON’T PAY FOR ELECTRICITY TRANSFORMERS, CABLES – NERC WARNS NIGERIANS The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC):has warned Nigerians against paying for electricity distribution infrastructures such as transformers, cables or poles. In a statement shared alongside a video on X on Tuesday, NERC emphasised that consumers should not be coerced into purchasing transformers, cables, or poles, as this responsibility lies squarely …

EX-UK PRIME MINISTER, RISHI SUNAK, APPOINTS SHADOW CABINET In a significant reshuffling following the Conservative Party’s historic election loss in the United Kingdom, British opposition leader, Rishi Sunak announced his shadow cabinet on Monday. Some senior ministers have returned to roles they previously held in government, despite the recent parliamentary election defeat. Notably, former Foreign Secretary David Cameron has resigned. …