At its recent proceedings, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the APC and ododo, asked the tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by Ajaka for being incompetent and lacking in merit. They stated this through their lawyers, Kanu Agabi, Joseph Daudu and Emmanuel Ukala while adopting their final written addresses.Counsel for Ajaka, Pius Akubo, however, […]
The government said with the system, workers on the same level could earn different salaries.According to the government, the formulation of an innovative wage system was being considered because it realised that productivity was a key factor in the growth of the country’s economy.The Director-General of the National Productivity Centre, Nasir Raji-Mustapha, disclosed this during […]
.On April 3, 2024, NERC raised electricity tariff for customers enjoying 20 hours power supply daily. Customers in this category are said to be under the Band A classification. The increase saw the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66, a development that has been heavily criticized by many Nigerians, considering the […]
The arraignment was originally scheduled for April 30, 2024, but was rescheduled following the agreement of the court and the parties.In the four-count charge filed against him, the EFCC alleged that Emefiele disobeyed the direction of law with intent to cause injury to the public during his implementation of the naira swap policy of the […]
The chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this while hosting chairmen and other leaders of political parties to a meeting at the INEC headquarters in Abuja .According to him, parties are expected to finalise and submit the names of their candidates before the 20th of May, when the portal for candidates in the […]
In a statement by the National President of NANS, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, the striking lecturers were urged to see reasons and resume work immediately.He said that it was saddening that ASUU always ignores the interests and plight of Nigerian students and parents before opting for their actions.Emonefe noted that NANS will support the federal government […]
The Minister unveiled the former Super Eagles forward at an event in Abuja attended by the leaders of the Nigerian Football Federation. The unveiling ceremony will kick-start Finidi’s reign in charge of the three-time African champions.The 53-year-old former Ajax and Real Betis winger was an assistant to former handler of the team, Jose Peseiro for […]
A newly published report ‘Africa Pulse’ by the World Bank said the trend since 2019, has been downwards recording a significant decline to ₦960.7bn attributed to COVID-19 in 2020, while a minor recovery was recorded in 2021 at ₦1.15trn. However, in 2022 a huge drop to ₦781.1bn was recorded and another significant drop to ₦778.4bn […]
The action of the workers follows a joint directive from the leadership of both the Nigeria Labour Congress ,NLC, and the Trade Union Congress ,TUC, at weekend to their members to picket these offices in protest of the tariff hike.Leading members of the labour unions in the protest at the headquarters of the Nigerian Electricity […]
The Duke of Sussex arrived with his wife on Friday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja where they visited a school event on mental health, in a trip that also saw the prince meet wounded Nigerian soldiers in the country’s northwest.On day three of the visit, Prince Harry and Meghan took part in a basketball event with […]