Some states yesterday clashed with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over an allegation of default in the N30,000 minimum wage payment. The Labour Centre listed Abia, Bayelsa, Delta, Enugu, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Niger, Borno, Sokoto, Anambra, Imo, Benue, Taraba and Zamfara as states not paying the expired minimum wage signed into law five years ago. Assistant […]

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Tunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) subject to Senate confirmation. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Bello, a seasoned lawyer, administrator, and journalist, brings a wealth of […]

As chief security officers, we should have control Abiodun is forum chairman Southern governors on Monday said having state police will give them more control over security decisions in their states. They believe locals are better placed to fight crime because they understand the terrain and language. The state helmsmen met under the Southern Governors […]

A former Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports Air Vice Marshal Adebayo Hamed Lawal (rtd) has [assed on. According to his daughter, Mrs. Yinka Enahoro, AVM Lawal died in his sleep on Sunday, June 23at his home. He was 83. The Sergeant at Arms at the National Assembly, Air Commodore Sani Zakari (rtd), who also […]

ExxonMobil has assured the Federal Government it is not exiting Nigeria. Its MD/CEO, Mr. Shane Harris made this known when he led his team to meet the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri in Abuja. The ExxonMobil boss said: “We are excited about the prospects these new investments bring. “Our partnership […]

The Southern Governors Forum has elected Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, as its new chairman. He succeeds the departed Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. it also named his Anambra State counterpart, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, as the Vice Chairman. The body serves as the collective body for the 17 governors from the South-West, South-South, […]

Anambra State Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has said that changing the negative report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), few years ago that Onitsha is the most polluted in the world, is the major reason why he is developing the commercial city of the State. He disclosed this while speaking to Journalists shortly after flagging […]