The Nigeria Labour Congress has instructed workers in states that are yet to begin the implementation of the new ₦70,000 minimum wage to proceed on strike. Workers in affected states have been directed to commence the strike beginning on December 1. 2024 The directive was part of resolutions reached at the end of the NLC…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and 36 governors from usurping the authority and responsibilities of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and heads of court through giving cars and houses to judges. SERAP said such practices are…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday promised Moscow’s “total support” for Africa, at a conference with African officials in Sochi in southwest Russia. Putin said Russia could help countries with “sustainable development, the struggle against terrorism and extremism. Our country will continue to provide total support to our African friends in different sectors,” Putin…
The Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical is set to begin fuel exports to South Africa, Angola, and Namibia, Saturday PUNCH can confirm. A highly credible source, who confirmed this exclusively to one of our correspondents on Friday, said the management of the 650,000-barrel per-day capacity refinery was at advanced stages of talks with the countries to…
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, acknowledged that a few judges are tarnishing the reputation of the Nigerian judiciary, but emphasized that the majority are upright and courageous. She made this statement at a public discourse on ‘Ethics, Morality And The Law’, organized by the Movement for Islamic Culture and Awareness (MICA) ¹. Kekere-Ekun highlighted…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. This was stated in a press release issued on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy. The statement…
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has confirmed that Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will run unopposed for a second term as its director-general. In a statement released on Saturday, the organization disclosed that Okonjo-Iweala expressed her willingness to serve a second four-year term on September 16. The WTO further stated that Okonjo-Iweala is the sole candidate for…
Former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Lagos State Chapter, Mr Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has been elected the new National President of the Union. The sole candidate in the election was Akinsanya. The election took place on Saturday at the Union’s Zonal Secretariat along the Osogbo/Ikirun road ….
Franklin Nwadialo, the newly elected chairperson of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east, has been arrested in the US. Mr Nwadialo, 40, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on his arrival at an airport in Texas on Saturday, the US Department of Justice said in a statement on Tuesday….
An independent panel established by the National Human Rights Commission has exonerated the Nigerian military from allegations of conducting forced abortions on thousands of women in the north-east region. In response to serious allegations raised in a Reuters investigation, the National Human Rights Commission, an independent agency appointed by the Nigerian government, convened a special…
