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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that payment of the new minimum wage would take effect immediately, adding that it cuts across both the public and private sectors. He disclosed this early yesterday in Abuja shortly after a government team concluded a meeting with labour leaders. The disagreement had centred […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on his 85th birthday today, October 19, 2019. President Buhari, in a release issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina described the former head of state as a living legend and symbol of national unity. Buhari […]

The Federal Government and the organised labour have reached an agreement over the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage. The minister of Labour and Employment (State), Festus Keyamo disclosed this on his twitter handle Thursday night. Keyamo, who tweeted during the negotiation between the FG and Labour said: “After some delicate negotiations (with both […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says some Nigerians cannot recite the national anthem. Mohammed spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the public presentation of the “Mindshift Advocacy for Development Initiative”, a campaign for value-reorientation and attitudinal change among Nigerians. The minister, who was represented by Samuel Soughul, a director in the ministry, said as patriotic citizens, […]

A former law professor seems an unlikely choice to win the hearts of Tunisia’s young voters. But 61-year-old Kais Saied, nicknamed “the robot” for his stern manner, has officially been elected the North African country’s new president – with the vast majority of voters aged between 18 and 25 reportedly backing him. “We’re sick of […]

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, says the agency is planning to rehabilitate young people who are engaged in Internet fraud, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys. Magu stated this in Lagos on Thursday while delivering a paper titled, ‘Strategic change administration and innovation to curb corruption in Nigeria,’ […]

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais, on Thursday, said 80 percent of payments for social investments come from the recovered looted funds by former Head of State, Sani Abacha. She added that the remaining 20 per cent came from credit from the World Bank. She spoke as a […]

American boxer, Patrick Day, died on Wednesday in Chicago as a result of the traumatic brain injury he suffered during his fight on Saturday, where he was knocked out by Charles Conwell in the 10th round. Day, 27, had been in a coma for four days following his defeat and, in spite of having emergency […]

Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, has apologised for the embarrassment of a video where she was seen shouting at Aso Rock. According to Suleiman Haruna, her spokesman, the first lady tendered the apology when she played host to wives of governors of the 36 states at the presidential villa in Abuja. “Commenting on the videos […]

No fewer than five persons died in the Wednesday tanker fire in Onitsha, Anambra State. A woman and her child had been confirmed dead, while three others were said to have died at different locations in the area. Forty buildings and scores of shops were also torched in the disaster caused by the derailing of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new aides to serve in his wife’s office. Aisha Buhari returned to Nigeria last week after a prolonged stay abroad, amid rumours the president was taking a new wife. The government now officially refers to Mrs Buhari as “first lady”, after Mrs Buhari said she would no […]

Amid Nigeria and South Africa seeking ways to end xenophobia in the latter’s country, the Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the killing of one of its members, Ikenna Otugo. Sylvester Okonkwo, Acting Chairman of Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) in the Kwazulu Natal Province, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the feud between Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, and Fatima, daughter of Mamman Daura, has “exposed the leadership failure of the president”. Fatima had accused Aisha of attacking her inside the presidential villa but the wife of the president defended her action saying such happened because she was denied access to […]

A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the conflict between his wife, Aisha and Fatima, daughter of Daura his nephew. Incase you missed the story, read it Here Fani-Kayode, who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, equally told Buhari to protect his wife […]

Nigeria public debt stands at N25.7trn up by N3.32trn in one year as at the end of June 2019, the Debt Management Office said on Tuesday. While the Federal Government owed N20.42trn as at June 30, 2019, the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory debt portfolio stood at N5.28trn. The DMO revealed the debt […]