Politics
GUNMEN KILL 2 TRAVELERS, ABDUCT CORPS MEMBERS, 4 OTHERS IN ONDO
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Friday night, shot two travellers dead and kidnapped five others including a Corps member along Ifon-Owo highway in Ose local government area of Ondo State LEADERSHIP gathered that other victims of the attack escaped with various degrees of injuries. It was learnt that the suspected kidnappers, numbering about 15,…
FG FINES FACEBOOK, WHATSAPP $220M FOR VIOLATING CONSUMER, DATA LAW
The Federal Government has fined Meta Platforms $220 million after investigations showed data-sharing on its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy laws. Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, said this on Friday. He said Meta appropriated the data of Nigerian users on…
FUBARA DENIES PROMISING TO PAY N80,000 MINIMUM WAGE
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied proposing to pay a minimum wage of N80,000 to workers in the state and local government areas. The denial came following reports circulating online that the governor had promised to pay the said sum. His Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the…
PRESIDENT TINUBU, APPROVES SEVENTY THOUSAND NAIRA FOR WORKERS, AS MINIMUM WAGE
President Bola Tinubu has approved seventy thousand naira, as the new minimum wage, for workers in the country. President Tinubu announced the minimum wage during a meeting, with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, and Trade Union Congress TUC, at the presidential villa today.The Presidential aide,Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement. Recall that,…
TINUBU SEEKS N6.2TRN INJECTION INTO N27.5TRN 2024 BUDGET
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for consideration and approval the injection of N6.2 trillion into the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget . Tinubu made the request via a letter read on the floor of the Senate by its President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Wednesday. He specifically sought the withdrawal of N3.2 trillion…
TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SUSPECT NAMED BY FBI
The man suspected of shooting at former US President Donald Trump has been named by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks. He was 20 years old and from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, they said in a statement. Trump was shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania, with Secret Service agents swarming the former president after a…
REPS ASK FG TO INSTALL SOLAR POWER IN HOSPITALS, VARSITIES
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to save lives by providing alternative power to teaching hospitals, medical centres and universities in the country, owing to the epileptic power supply across the country. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion on urgent public importance moved by the member representing…
BREAKING: TINUBU CREATES MINISTRY OF LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has created the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development. No minister has been announced yet for the new ministry. The President announced the creation of the ministry on Tuesday, July 9, at the State House, while inaugurating the Renewed Hope livestock Reform Implementation Committee. Present at the Inauguration were the Vice President, …
COURT TO DECIDE GANDUJE’S FATE AS APC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN ON SEPTEMBER 18
A Federal High Court in Abuja has set September 18 to deliver its judgment on a suit seeking to remove Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The plaintiffs, a group of aggrieved party members from the North Central APC Forum, argue that Ganduje’s appointment as chairman is illegal and…
NEW UNITED KINGDOM PRIME MINISTER MAKES 10 CABINET APPOINTMENTS
Newly-elected UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced his first set of cabinet appointments, the BBC reported on Friday. This comes after his centre-left Labour Party achieved a landslide victory in the general election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Starmer, who is the first Labour Prime Minister since Gordon Brown in 2010, was invited…