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Local Council Chairmen battle Rivers Governor, say they cannot be replaced

17 June 2024

Relying on a recent ruling of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, the Chairperson of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Samuel Nwanosike, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara lacks the power to constitute caretaker committees for local government councils in the state. The tenure of the elected council officials in the 23 local government areas […]

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Tinubu, Atiku, govs urge unity at Eid-el-Kabir

16 June 2024

Recall that the Federal Government had announced Monday and Tuesday as public holidays in observance of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.President Tinubu also departed Abuja  to celebrate the Sallah holidays with his family and friends in Lagos, his home state. But in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, President […]

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Minimum wage: I’ll approve what Nigeria can afford – Tinubu

13 June 2024

The President said this at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. Tinubu thanked those who stood by him over the years, promising Nigerians that he won’t depart from the tenets of democratic governance. The President also pledged to bring down the prices of food items by tackling the menace […]

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FG Declares Wednesday Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day

11 June 2024

In a statement, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on the occasion. He urged Nigerians to remain steadfast on the tenets of democratic governance and reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to positive reforms to revive the nation’s economy and enhance security. The minister […]

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Minimum wage: Resign if you can’t pay, labour tackles governors

9 June 2024

Recall that the governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum rejected the proposed N60,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. In a statement issued by the Director of Media and Public Affairs for NGF, Halimah Ahmed, the governors said the proposed minimum wage was too high and not sustainable. The governors said if the […]

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Tinubu commissions N21 billion VP’s official residence

8 June 2024

Recall in November, the National Assembly approved an additional N15 billion to construct the building, bringing the total cost of the project to N21 billion. The government faced backlash over the construction because of the economic situation in the country. Explaining the high cost of the project at the commissioning on Friday, the FCT Minister, […]

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Tinubu Directs Finance Minister To Present Minimum Wage Template

5 June 2024

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this in Abuja  after a Federal Government delegation on the new minimum wage met with the President. The FG delegation includes Idris; Edun; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Labour Minister Nkiruka Onyejeocha; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Chief of […]

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Minimum wage: NLC, TUC suspend strike for five days

4 June 2024

The Centres are expected to issue a statement shortly before the commencement of negotiations with the government. Report has it that after a six-hour meeting with the leadership of organised labour in Abuja, the Federal Government expressed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to raising the N60,000 offered as the minimum wage. The organised labour […]

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Tinubu Signs Bill Returning Old Anthem Into Law

29 May 2024

“This morning, Mr President signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National Anthem 2024,” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. The occasion coincided with the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Tinubu, who later joined […]

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Tinubu’s first anniversary gift: FG plans fresh cash transfer scheme for 75 million Nigerians

29 May 2024

It stated that the cash transfer programme was overhauled to tackle fraud. The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced this at the ministerial sectoral briefing to mark the first year in office of the President Bola Tinubu administration in Abuja. On January 12,  Tinubu suspended all the programmes […]

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