Author: Olabanji Ayoola

A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Ayirimi Emami says following the judgment of the Supreme Court on local government autonomy, it is expected that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will soon begin to conduct elections at the third tier of government. This is just as the Warri Kingdom chief […]

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso, has reassured Nigerians that the bank’s economic reforms were yielding significant results. This led to a 50 percent reduction in month-on-month inflation between February and May. He made the remarks during the interactive session at the Business Day CEO Forum 2024 on Thursday in Lagos. Addressing the […]

Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, flanked by Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Ahmed Kambari (left), and Director-General of Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Professor Zacharia Yaduma, inaugurating a new research at the institute in Ibadan on Thursday. A ban on trees falling in Nigeria’s forests and an environmental crime […]

The Federal Government and Labour will meet again next week over the controversial minimum wage. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, disclosed this after Thursday’s meeting by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with organised labour, saying “We will be back after one week to continue the discussion.” While labour leaders insist on their […]

President Bola Tinubu has explained why his government cannot finalise the minimum wage now. However, he says Nigerian workers as the nation’s driving force deserve improved welfare and better wage, as well as safe and enhanced working conditions. Speaking with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by Comrade Joe Ajaero and that […]

A former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his bail application. This followed an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, gave the order after Mamman pleaded not guilty to a 12-count amended charge bordering on money laundering […]

President Bola Tinubu has disclosed why his government instituted the Local Government autonomy suit against the 36 state governors in the country. His disclosure trailed Thursday’s declaration by the Supreme Court that henceforth all Local Government Area allocations should be paid directly into their accounts. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who led a seven-member panel of the […]

The Commander of the Nigerian Army Women Command (NAWC) Brigadier General MI Amatso, has affirmed that female personnel in the Nigerian Army were actively involved and proving their operational and professional effectiveness in addressing the nation’s security challenges. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Nigerian Army Women Command Lieutenant, Maureen David Ogbuka, said this statement […]

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),  Governor, Yemi Cardoso has attributed the rising high interest rates to the excessive ₦27 trillion loan facility issued to the Federal Government. The Senate approved a ₦22.7 trillion Ways and Means loan on May 23, 2023, thereby securitizing the debt. This approval followed a request by former President Muhammadu Buhari […]