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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES SEVENTY THOUSAND NAIRA MINIMUM WAGE LAW.

The Senate has passed the 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill. This, followed presentation and adoption of a report on the bill, by leader of the Senate Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). The bill which was transmitted to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu earlier today, was given accelerated consideration, resulting into its first second and third reading in line with Senate rule 80. Opeyemi in his lead debate on the general principles of the bill said the bill sought […]

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FORMER BODYGUARD OF SIERRA LEONE’S EX-PRESIDENT ERNEST BAI KOROMA FOUND GUILTY OF TREASON.

A former bodyguard of Sierra Leone's ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been found guilty of treason and sentenced alongside 10 others over a failed coup last year. Amadu Koita Makalo, who is also a former soldier, was sentenced to 182 years in prison on charges of treason, murder and shooting with intent to murder. The charges followed attacks by gunmen on a military barracks and prisons last November. It came months after a disputed election which saw President Julius Maada […]

July 23, 2024 44

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LABOUR PARTY LAWMAKER DEFECTS TO THE RULING ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS.

Lawmaker representing Imo-East Senatorial District, Ezenwa Onyewuchi, has dumped the Labour Party (LP), for the All-Progressives Congress (APC). Onyewuchi left the party one year after winning the 2023 senatorial election on the platform of the oppsition party. In his letter of defection, Onyewuchi also declared his support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, adding that his decision is due to the intractable division and crisis in the Labour Party on whose platform he was elected to the senate. Onyewuchi’s defection letter […]

July 23, 2024 22

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THE GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED MELE KYARI DENOUNCES ALLEGATIONS ON OWNING MALTA PLANT

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has denied allegations of owning a blending plant outside Nigeria. Kyari stated this on Tuesday, reacting to claims by the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, that some officials of the NNPC have blending plants in Malta. Reacting in a post on his X handle, Kyari said he had been flooded with calls from family members and friends, asking if he truly owns a blending […]

July 23, 2024 19

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COURT REJECTS PUSH TO STOP RIVERS STATE GOVERNOR FROM SPENDING PUBLIC FUNDS

A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to bar Governor Siminalayi Fubara from spending government funds pending the hearing and determining the suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly. Ruling on the motion ex parte, Justice Emeka Nwite declined to grant the prayers, though he ordered the plaintiffs to put the defendants on notice. Justice Nwite however granted the motion ex parte to serve the 5th to 10th defendants in the matter by substituted means […]

July 22, 2024 31

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TELLS PARTIES IN ONGOING PETROLEUM SECTOR DISPUTES TO CEASE-FIRE AS PROBE COMMENCES

The House of Representatives on Monday called on all parties involved in the ongoing disputes in the petroleum sector to cease fire pending the outcome of its investigations. The House at the plenary on July 9 constituted a Joint Petroleum Committees on Midstream and Downstream sectors to conduct a forensic investigation towards addressing the pressing issues within Nigeria's energy sector following the faceoff between the NMDPRA and Dnagote refinery. Delivering his keynote address at its inaugural meeting on Monday, the Speaker […]

July 22, 2024 14

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FCT POLICE COMMISSIONER WARNS RESIDENTS FROM ENGAGING IN PROTEST

The FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, has called on residents and indigenes not to partake in the nationwide protest. Some groups and citizens had scheduled a nationwide protest for August 1 in response to the economic hardship in the country. However, the FCT CP, while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday, urged residents to shun the protest. He stated that the police have made significant efforts to ensure security in the FCT, adding that the protest could jeopardize […]

July 22, 2024 29

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A GROWING NUMBER OF SENIOR DEMOCRATS AND PARTY BACKERS SUPPORT KAMALA HARRIS AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, AFTER JOE BIDEN QUIT THE RACE

A growing number of senior Democrat politicians and party backers are supporting Kamala Harris to be the party's presidential candidate, after Joe Biden quit the race President Biden withdrew from November's election on Sunday, having faced increasing calls to step aside since his TV debate against Donald Trump He has endorsed Harris, who says she intends to "earn and win" the nomination. Biden will remain as president - but the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, says "if he can't run for office, he can't run our country" There's […]

July 22, 2024 11

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MIYETTI ALLAH CATTLE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (MACBAN) SAYS NEWLY CREATED MINISTRY OF LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT WILL BOOST NIGERIA’S FOREIGN EARNINGS.

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development will boost Nigeria’s foreign earnings, reduce transhumance, poverty and conflicts associated with the outdated practice. National President of MACBAN, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, stated this at a news briefing on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that the livestock sector was currently valued at over N33 trillion and with the envisaged new investments, it is estimated to grow to over N75 trillion in a few years to come. […]

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