President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abbas Balarabe as a ministerial replacement for the former Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The replacement was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, at the plenary on Tuesday. Balarabe’s name was read alongside Dr Jamila Ibrahaim and…
Oyo and Lagos States as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have emerged as best performing states in Nigeria’s socioeconomic scorecard, according to Analysts Data Services and Resources (ADSR). Dr Afolabi Olowookere, Managing Director and Chief Economist, ADSR, made the disclosure on Tuesday during…
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC will today decide on the cases of malpractice and irregularities that arose during the conduct of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE. Recall that the administration of the immediate past WAEC boss, Mr. Patrick Areghan, in August…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have agreed to suspend the indefinite strike action slated to commence today, October 3, for 30 days following a memorandum of understanding reached with the Federal government. In exchange for suspending the indefinite strike…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has been named Nigeria’s “most loved” and “most admired” State Governor according to a survey report released by the Nigeria Social Media Week Group (NSG). The report which was released at the end of the Nigeria Social Media Week, Q4, 2023 on Monday, October 2, 2023…
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has nullified the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, declaring PDP’s David Ombugadu as the winner. Delivering the judgment virtually, Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, declared Emmanuel Ombugadu of the PDP as the lawfully elected…
The Federal Government and Organised Labour have reached agreement to shelve the planned nationwide strike after the closed door meeting both parties had on Sunday, October 1, 2023. This is in accordance with the resolutions from the meeting between Organised Labour and the Federal government, noting that…
BUA cement announced reduction of its prices go 3,500 per bag effective from October 2, 2023. This was contained in a statement signed by its management team and made available on Sunday. The release from the management reads: We refer to our previous pronouncements regarding our intent to reduce cement…
In an extraordinary display of intellectual prowess and civic engagement, winners have recently emerged in the Seyi Makinde Essay Competition, an initiative sponsored by the Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID). The competition according to the Oyo State government support group was designed to foster…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 63rd independence day national broadcast President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his Independence Day national broadcast, has announced a 25 per cent increase in the minimum wage for low-level workers for the next six months. In his nationwide broadcast speech on Sunday morning, Tinubu indicated that…