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The 36 state governors of the federation, Wednesday night, said states would negotiate independently on the consequential implications of the new minimum wage. The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, and governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, told journalists in Abuja that every governor was determined to continue negotiations with their workers. The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, had warned that it would call workers out on strike on December 31, if negotiations were not wrapped up on the issue. Fayemi observed that there was no need for organised labour to embark on strike later this month over the new…

The House of Representatives has threatened sanctions against the Director-General of Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, Mr. Aliyu Mamman, for turning down an invitation from its committee to give details on its approval of a third lane for the partly abandoned N50 billion Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road. The committee threatened to issue the sanctions Thursday, after the panel’s deliberation on the matter on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Committee, Abubakar Kabir Abubakar (APC-Works), decried the absence of the DG He said it was unacceptable and a slight on the committee for the Director-General not to appear before it and not deem it…

The Senate has given the Department of State Service, DSS, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, a 24-hour ultimatum to submit their memoranda over the invasion of the Federal High Court, Abuja, by DSS operatives. Also mandated to submit memoranda to the Senate panel are human rights activist and counsel to detained convener of #Revolutionnow Campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, Femi Falana; the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Barrister Tony Ojukwu, Office of the Chief Judge of Federal High Court and the presiding Judge at the time of the alleged invasion, Justice Ijeoma…

Twenty-two former governors and many serving Senators are currently being investigated on money laundering related charges, Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, said Thursday. Malami, who described President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption as total, comprehensive and dispassionate, devoid of any political or ethnic sentiments or inclination, spoke during a media parley he held with the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC, at the Federal Ministry of Justice headquarters in Abuja. He stressed that corruption undermined the security of any nation, generates huge economic damage and violates human development, the AGF said President Buhari…

By Akanimo Sampson In Ethiopia, Fuad Faris, a returnee migrant is the proud owner of a small kiosk. He was among 122 returnees who benefited from reintegration assistance supported by the Danish government that the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is implementing in Sigmo. In addition to his kiosk, Fuad recently purchased cattle fodder he will use on farmland he acquired. He hopes to earn even more money from this activity to provide for his family. Fuad now says he earns a higher income than what he used to make before he decided to leave the country, which was a major push factor…

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) generated N20 billion from University and Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) from 2016 to 2019. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the board’s Registrar, stated this during a two-day meeting with Computer Based Test Centre Operators, State Coordinators of the Board, Financial Institutions and Internet Service Providers on Thursday in Zaria, Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting, which was held at Kongo Conference Hotel, Ahmadu Bello University, aimed at deliberating on issues affecting the board and way forward. Oloyede urged CBT centre operators not to worry about their investments while transacting business with…

By Akanimo Sampson Apparently worried by the seeming failure of the security approach of the Muhammadu Buhari administration in dealing with the worsening insurgency in Nigeria, Equal Access International (EAI), a global civic group is currently pressing Abuja to consider a fresh approach in tackling the armed opposition groups (AOGs). EAI which boasts of a broadcast reach of 252 million people is committed to fostering human development and authentic empowerment through universal human principles – listening, empathy, respect, dignity, learning, innovation, and storytelling, In its report on Nigeria, Building Peace & Transforming Extremism, the group is urging the Federal Government to create interventions…

The White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the Senate. “Democrats have chosen to proceed on this partisan basis in spite of the fact that the President did absolutely nothing wrong,” spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement, calling the votes in the House of Representatives an “unconstitutional travesty”. Grisham said that there were no fact witnesses in the hearing and alleged bias by the Democrats. “The President is confident the Senate will restore regular order, fairness, and due…

Despite strident clamour by various interest groups and stakeholders for the inauguration of the board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the recomposition of the board. The yet-to-be inaugurated board led by Dr. Pius Odubu was screened and approved by the Senate on October 30, 2019. However, Buhari has validated the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the commission led by Dr. Joi Nunieh. The new twist at the NDDC was contained in a statement on Thursday morning by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina. According to the statement, the…

The Federal Government Wednesday said that a total of N1.2 trillion was released for capital projects in the 2019 budget which represents about fifty percent of the capital expenditure. Also, the Federal Government said the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, will be passed in the National Assembly by June next year. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ahmed said that the Federal Government has started…