President Muhammadu Buhari’s signing into law of a new minimum wage of N30,000 on April 17, 2020, was a watershed moment in the country’s workers’ welfare history. Senator Ita Enang, the President’s Senior Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters at the time, told journalists, “The bill makes it mandatory for employers of labour in both … Read more
As many as eight Madonna University students in Okija, Anambra state, have perished in a truly tragic development. According to reports, the students were involved in a fatal accident on their way to Taraba State. SaharaReporters found out about the accident on Saturday night when students were said to be heading home for the upcoming … Read more
The Kwara State Government has ordered the shutdown of the Mandate Market in Ilorin, the state capital, following Saturday morning’s skirmishes in the major trading centre. The market will be re-opened on Monday from 8 am, according to a statement in Ilorin by the Honourable Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Mallam Ibrahim Akaje. xandertech … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Ondo State House Of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Bamidele Oloyeloogun and two others before the State High Court sitting in Akure for alleged fraud. Also arraigned along with the speaker, is a lawmaker representing Akoko South/West Constituency 1, Felemu Bankole, and Segun Oyadeyi Bankole, a civil servant. … Read more
The Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education and Services and former Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee on the Review of the Standing Order of the House of Representatives, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere has dismissed claims of a new House Rule. There are allegations that the leadership of the House doctored the House Rules for open voting. … Read more
The Director General, National Institute For Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Prof. Abubakar O. Suleiman, says for Nigeria to sustain and deepen democracy, it must imbibe the culture of political inclusion. Prof. Suleimanspoke on Thursday in Abuja during the public presentation of a research report on inclusive practices of political parties in Nigeria organized by … Read more
The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has opened up on his controversial leaked conversation with Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church. Obi said begging Oyedepo was better than asking his followers to snatch and steal ballot boxes during the election. In the leaked phone conversation, Obi had begged Oyedepo to … Read more
The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has reacted to reports circulating that a detachment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials has been deployed from Abuja to arrest him. The unconfirmed report which was circulating mostly on social media claimed officials of EFCC had arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State … Read more
The Ogun State Government has announced the constitution of a 34-man Steering Committee to oversee the May 29 inauguration of the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun and his deputy, Noimot Salako-Oyedele for their second term in office. The Inauguration Steering Committee, according to a statement by Kunle Somorin, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, on Tuesday, … Read more
Residents of Abuja Phase 1 in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, are again counting their losses following the havoc wreaked by the early morning rainfall on Monday. Many houses were submerged and destroyed by the rain. The rain, which started at about 1 a.m., lasted several hours, a situation which led to flooding in … Read more