After what looked like an unending debate on what should be the national minimum wage between the Federal Government (FG) and the Nigerian Labour Union (NLC), a token was ultimately fixed and agreed upon by both sides. After back and forth on NLC demand of the initial N1,000, 000 which most of us considered unrealistic…
An appeal has gone to indigenes and residents of Ilorin Emirate and other Nigerians, particularly members of the youthful segment, not to participate in any form of physical demonstration against the government. This appeal is contained in a press statement personally signed by the Union’s National President, Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik, which was made available…
Mr. Lasisi Olagunju, a newspaper columnist has been warned to desist from assassinating the character of the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR over issues relating to identity and recognition among other salient matters. In a reaction issued on Thursday, the Spokesman to the Emir, Mallam…
Senator Ali Ndume was the Chief Whip of the Senate. His party (APC)—being the majority party—has recently received many whips from Ndume whose bluntness on the Nigeria’s state of affairs is well known. Though his bluntness is well received by the suffering masses, the government in which he is a key actor cannot bear Ndume’s…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, with effect from August 14, 2024. Mrs. Walson-Jack was appointed as Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017 and has served in several Ministries. The new appointee will take over from the incumbent Head of…
President Tinubu regime is synonymous with poverty, unemployment, hyper inflation, criminality, banditry, kidnapping, untold hardship, unprecedented cost of living, and hopelessness. But with the Supreme Court judgement on local government (LG) autonomy, can we say there is hope in hopelessness? Before Tinubu, former president Buhari signed an executive order 10 which granted state legislature and…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has cried out over the marching order given to Naeemat Lasisi, the 13 year old victim of the collapsed mosque in Mushin, Lagos, whose two legs have been amputated. The human rights organization appealed to the government of Lagos State whose caterpillar pulled down the mosque to intervene. The appeal…
The 10th Governing Council of the University of Abuja led by Air Vice-Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (Rtd) has approved the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as acting vice-chancellor of the University. The approval was announced after the inaugural meeting of the Council held today, Friday 5th July 2024. Maikudi, a professor of International Law,…
Apparently, these bandits have no regards for Nigerian government. They neither respect Tinubu nor are they afraid of him. It seems they do not believe he even exists. They behave as if government does not exist in Nigeria. If government exists, in their thinking, it is in hibernation mode. It is functionless, if not useless….
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Councils of tertiary institutions in a bid to ensure the smooth running of Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education over the next four years. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, while inaugurating the Chairmen and members of the councils in Abuja on Thursday, emphasized the importance of…
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 97 Lawyers for the position of the prestigious seat of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).The shortlisted applicants were in two categories of Advocacy and Academia. This was contained in a press statement issued in Abuja by the Secretary of LPPC, Harjo Sarki Bello, on Tuesday night. The…
