Each Minister To Sign Performance Bond With Tinubu
Each minister would sign a performance bond with President Bola Tinubu, according to Hadiza Bala-Usman, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, who made this known on Tuesday. In a Tuesday interview with TVC News, Bala-Usman said that the bond would have key performance indicators (KPIs) that would be evaluated on a quarterly basis. […]
N35,000 Wage Award: Labor Unions Issue 2-Weeks Deadline To Governors
The governors have been issued a two-week deadline by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to commence negotiations on the N35,000 wage award for workers in their states. The demands are being made by organised labour unions in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding terms that the federal government signed. NLC […]
Five Nigerians Jailed For Exhuming Skull ‘to get rich’
Five men have been jailed for 12 years each in Nigeria after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull. They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor who said it was needed for rituals that would make them rich. The men pleaded guilty after being caught with the skull in a bag. […]
Israel Hamas War: Civilians In Gaza Desperate To Evacuate Amid Fears Of War Expanding
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to travel to Israel this week as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip grows more dire. Civilians in Gaza are desperate to evacuate with aid being blocked at their borders. Food and water supplies are dwindling. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Biden’s travel plans as […]
As Biden Heads To Israel And Jordan, Aid Is Held Up For A Gaza On The Verge Of Total Collapse
The U.S. worked Tuesday to break a deadlock over delivering aid to millions of increasingly desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip, which has been besieged and under assault by Israel since a brutal attack by Hamas militants, as U.S. President Joe Biden prepared to head to the region. Meanwhile, flaring violence along Israel’s border with Lebanon […]
Abbo Fingers Akpabio Over Involvement In His Removal From Senate
Adamawa North senator Elisha Abbo has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of being involved in the ruling of the appeal court that led to his removal from office. The All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Abbo’s election was declared void by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Abbo was declared the winner of the February 25, 2023 […]
New NIPOST CEO, Odeyemi Resumes Duty Amidst Opposition On Monday
The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tola Odeyemi, resumes duty amidst opposition on Monday at the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) headquarters. Some workers of the service shut down the Abuja headquarters earlier yesterday to protest President Bola Tinubu’s choice of the new CEO. Recall that Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesperson for President Tinubu, said last […]
Tinubu’s Govt Moves FEC Meetings From Wednesday To Monday
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which in the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari held its FEC meetings every Wednesday has now been fixed for Monday under President Tinubu administration. The change of date was made known by the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the FEC […]
Moghalu Gives Reasons Why Tinubu, Political Officeholders Should Reduce Their Salaries By 50%
Professor Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has advised political officeholders in Nigeria to reduce by half their salaries and allowances. The former presidential candidate said that the country’s current economic conditions show how the weight of political office holders’ luxurious lives weighs on the country, and that […]
All 36 States 2023 Election Petition Cases Transferred To Abuja And Lagos
All cases still pending from the 36 states of the federation regarding the results of the 2023 elections are to be transferred to the Lagos and Abuja divisions of the appellate court, according to an order from Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, the president of the Court of Appeal. Based on the directives, only judges in the […]
