PARIS – Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has been held prisoner for a year under “scandalous conditions,” French foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said. Addressing reporters in Paris, Lemoine reiterated France’s strong condemnation of Bazoum’s detention and called for his immediate and unconditional release. Lemoine expressed concerns over the recent decision to lift Bazoum’s immunity from…
ABUJA – In a swift legislative move, the National Assembly passed the National Minimum Wage Bill, which was transmitted by President Bola Tinubu. The bill, which proposes increasing the national minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000, successfully scaled second and third readings in both the Senate and the House of Representatives shortly after its submission….
The President and the leadership of the Organized Labour reached an agreement last Thursday, setting ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Information Minister Mohammed Idris confirmed that “the new national minimum wage that Mr. President is expected to submit to the National Assembly is ₦70,000.” This agreement followed a series of negotiations…
HOLLYWOOD – “President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He’s saving democracy once again. We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest,” George Clooney said in a statement to CNN. Clooney, a major fundraiser for Democratic candidates and longtime Biden supporter, recently urged the…
President Bola Tinubu has requested an increase of ₦6.2 trillion in the 2024 budget through an amendment to the Appropriation Act and the 2023 Finance Act. In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read at Wednesday’s plenary, Tinubu outlined the need for the additional funds, which include ₦3.2 trillion for infrastructure projects…
ABUJA – In a unanimous decision, a three-man panel of the appellate court dismissed an appeal filed by embattled Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu. The court found no merit in Shaibu’s appeal, which sought to invalidate the governorship primary election conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State. The appellate court upheld…
ABUJA – During Tuesday’s plenary session, Senate Majority Leader Michael Opeyemi Bamidele announced the defection of Senator Onyewuchi from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Similarly, Salman Idris, a member of the House of Representatives, declared his defection from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the APC. Idris, who represents the…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarms over a recent decree issued on July 16 in the region housing Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde. The decree grants authorities the power to expel “anyone who dangerously insults the [state] institutions or the person who embodies them.” On July 18, the communications ministry followed up with a press release,…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor John Obafunwa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), succeeding Professor Babatunde Salako, whose tenure expires on July 23, 2024. The appointment, effective from July 24, 2024, was announced in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media &…
