The Peoples Democratic Party has petitioned the National Judicial Council over what it called the violation of the Constitution and Electoral Act by Justice Ekwo Inyang of the Federal High Court by sitting on a matter that it said ought to have been handled by an election petition tribunal, as created by the provisions of […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday debunked a rumour that its candidate for the 2019 gubernatorial election in Lagos State Jimi Agbaje has dumped the party. “This is to disclaim the rumour going around, that our governorship candidate, Mr Olujimi Agbaje, has left the PDP,” the State Secretary of the party, Prince Muiz Dosumu said […]
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In discussing the burning issue of restructuring the political and administrative framework of Nigeria, the major question to be addressed is: how can we effectively manage ethnic and religious plurality and diversity in our federation? Added to this is question on whether the political architecture of Nigeria is truly reflective of the federalist principles, which […]
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Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday morning, signed the Senate’s version of the National Minimum Wage Bill, 2019 (SB 722). The Bill passed the Third Reading stage at the Senate on Tuesday.
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A cross section of civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday in Abuja lauded the Senate for approving the N30,000 minimum wage. Mr Moses Oga, a civil servant praised the Senate for taking the bold step after several negotiations between labour and the Federal Government. He said the new development was good for […]
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• Private sector kicks, says move ill-timed• Senate passes N30,000 minimum wage bill• Labour seeks presidential assent within one week Nigerians may have to brace for the tough times declared by President Muhammadu Buhari, following the Federal Government’s proposed increase of Value Added Tax (VAT) by between 35 and 50 per cent. If the Senate […]
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PDP, lawyers reject ex parte order as women protest The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop the collation and announcement of the result of the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Bauchi State. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued the order after hearing an ex parte application filed by […]
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Tomorrow, March 21 is UNESCO’s World Poetry Day. In the world over, bookies will be celebrating the event with some reading, writing and poetry performances. To celebrate the day in Lagos, Providus Bank is hosting An Evening of Life and Ideas with Wole Soyinka. The event is scheduled for 5:00 pm at the bank’s corporate […]
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