Ododo announces ₦72,500 minimum wage for Kogi workers

Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo has approved the immediate implementation of a minimum wage of ₦72,500 for civil servants in the state. He also announced a one-year suspension of the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax, adding that no form of deductions would be made within the next year from the salaries of civil servants in the state. […]

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Nigerians will thank me for taking tough decisions – Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that Nigerians will appreciate him soon for the tough policies his administration is currently taking. He stated this during the South-West Assembly of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Saturday, October 5. The event was attended by leaders of the APC in […]

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FG approves airstrip in Oyedepo’s Canaanland

The federal government has approved the construction of an airstrip in Canaanland, the headquarters of the Living Faith Church Worldwide popularly known as Winners Chapel, in Ota, Ogun state. Naija News reports that the General Overseer of the church, David Oyedepo announced this to members of his congregation at his church’s Tehillah Night Special Edition […]

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Catholic priest warns married couples against divorce

The Catholic Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Very Reverend Father Festus Komolafe has advised married couples to shun anything that could undermine the integrity of their marriages as God is never in support of divorce. He warned couples against resorting to divorce or separation as a means of resolving marriage issues and challenges. […]

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Aiyedatiwa’s Camp Replies PDP Letter Writer, Peretei

By Kayode Fasua PDP’s Kennedy Peretei, surprisingly, is now caught in the cobweb of attention-seeking rivalry said to have rocked the Ondo State PDP camp. In attempts to outdo each other and gain the favour of their principal, the PDP image-makers now resort to fabricating lies against Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the APC, who, interestingly, […]

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‘Hoodlums’ raze sections of Eleme, Ikwerre secretariats — hours after police unsealed Rivers LGA HQs

‘Suspected hoodlums have set sections of Eleme and Ikwerre local government secretariats in Rivers state on fire. The torching comes barely hours after Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel from the secretariats of the 23 LGAs of the state. Grace Iringe-Koko, police spokesperson in Rivers, who announced the development, […]

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NNPC to implement new price regime, as Dangote petrol circulates across Nigeria

Having lifted about 103 million litres of petrol from Dangote Refinery between September 15 and 30, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is now set to implement a new pricing regime for the product. The refinery was able to load 2,207 of 3,621 trucks sent to it within the period under review, the report […]

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FG: Many Nigerians unwilling to leave Lebanon amid conflict

The Federal Government says many Nigerians in Lebanon have expressed unwillingness to be evacuated amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Abu-Obe said approximately 2,000 Nigerians reside in Lebanon, noting that many of them […]

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