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NIGERIANS REJECT PROPOSED PAY RISE FOR TINUBU, OTHER POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS The Nigerian Government is considering an upward review of salaries for political office holders, following concerns that their current earnings are inadequate and outdated. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Shehu noted …

NIGERIAN GOVT SUMMONS IBOM AIR CREW, EMMANSON OVER AIRPORT INCIDENT The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has summoned Ibom Air cabin crew member, Juliana Edward and the embattled passenger, Comfort Emmanson, for further investigations. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at NCAA, Michael Achimugu, disclosed this during a question and answer session at the Emergency National Civil Aviation …

NCAA ISSUES NEW DIRECTIVE ON PHONES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES: NO MORE AIRPLANE MODE Director-General Civil Aviation, (DGCA), Capt. Chris Najomo, has tasked air passengers to ensure they switch off their phones and other portable electronic devices during flight take-off and landing. He also directed Nigeria’s airline operators to amend their Operations Manuals to reflect this requirement and submit to the Nigeria …

FIRST TIME IN 15 YEARS, BUDGET OFFICE UNDER TINUBU FAILS TO PUBLISH QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT The Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has shrouded its 2025 fiscal activities in opacity, particularly regarding federal expenditures. A review by SaharaReporters reveals that the usual channels through which the government reports on revenue spending have mainly become inaccessible. For example, the Budget Office’s budget performance …

₦70,000 MINIMUM WAGE UNDERMINED BY NAIRA DEVALUATION – US REPORT A US report on Nigeria has said that the recent new minimum wage of N70,000 ($47.9) approved by the federal government for federal workers has been eroded by the devaluation of the Naira, which has risen to over N1,500/$1. In the latest Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024 …

I’M NOT AWARE THERE WILL BE PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN IBADAN – WIKE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, declared that he is not aware of the National Convention being planned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to Wike, he is not aware that the PDP National …

INEC DECLARES JAILED LABOUR PARTY CANDIDATE, BRIGHT NGENE, WINNER OF ENUGU SOUTH URBAN BYE-ELECTION The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Hon. Bright Ngene of the Labour Party winner of Enugu South Urban constituency by-election. Hon Bright Ngene is currently serving a seven-year jail term over a community-related matter, which some people considered was politically motivated. The bye-election followed …

COURT GRANTS DSS REQUEST TO SHIELD IDENTITIES OF WITNESSES IN TRIAL OF AL-SHABAB TERRORISTS The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request of the Department of State Service, DSS, to shield the identities of the witnesses that would give evidence in the trial of the five alleged Al-Shabab terrorists involved in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. …

FG BEGINS REVIEW OF REVENUE ALLOCATION FORMULA, MORE FUNDS TO STATES The Federal Government has officially commenced the process of reviewing the nation’s revenue allocation formula to meet current realities. Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Bello Shehu announced the commencement of the review process at a press conference at Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on …

WHY INEC CAN’T CONDUCT FREE, FAIR ELECTION UNDER TINUBU – GALADIMA A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has suggested that the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, can’t conduct free and fair election under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Galadima accused the current administration of abandoning governance for politicking just two years after it came …