Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday appealed to the Federal Government and the organized labour to take steps to find a middle ground to avert the looming industrial action by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over new minimum wage. Saraki also urged Government and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) to ... Read More »
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (middle); Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (left) and APC Governorship Candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (right), interacting with Traders during the launch of the TraderMoni Scheme in Ketu, Bariga and Oshodi Markets in Lagos. The Federal Government on Monday launched the special enterprise and empowerment programme,TraderMoni in three additional markets in Lagos. The markets are ... Read More »
A Kano High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the Kano state House of Assembly to stop the investigation of bribery allegation leveled against Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje by the publisher of an online news platform, Daily Nigeria, alleging that he collected $5 million bribe from contractors in video clips released by the online news platform. In Suit No. K/497/2018 ... Read More »
The wife of late Chief Ope Bademosi, Chairman of Credit Switch Technology, who was murdered at his Parkview Estate residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, has been invited for interrogation by the police. Our correspondent learnt that the widow was invited to make a statement following the arrest of the Togolese cook believed to have murdered him. The ... Read More »
There are indications that foreign airlines operating into the country may not be adversely affected over the planned shutting of the Nigerian airspace by aviation unions during the proposed strike over agitation for National Minimum Wage. Investigations by The Nation revealed that in line with the terms of bilateral air services agreement, Nigeria signed with other countries, foreign carriers are ... Read More »
Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke is to be extradited from Britain. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to approach Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami( SAN) this week with a request to file charges against Mrs Alison-Madueke based on its findings. As part of its investigation, the EFCC has traced N47.2 billion and $487.5million to the ex-minister, ... Read More »
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned former Oyo State Governor Rashidi Ladoja for allegedly diverting the state’s funds. The re-arraignment followed an amendment to the charge by the commission. Ladoja was charged with converting N4.7 billion from the state treasury to his personal use. He was re-arraigned along with his former Commissioner for Finance Waheed Akanbi ... Read More »
Emerging reports have claimed that the minister of labour and productivity, Chris Ngige, declared the federal government has rejected the N22,500 minimum wage proposal by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). Ngige who made this known on Wednesday, October 31, during a phone interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily said criticised the governors for the figure saying N22,500 is even below ... Read More »
Ex-governor: I’m eminently qualified to be running mate Atiku Abubakar got yesterday a complex challenge on his presidential bid —he should drop running mate Peter Obi or lose. Some youths in the North visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo to table the knotty request. The Northern Youths Leaders Forum (NYLF) advised the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ... Read More »
News Thumb Magazine ..news reporting..
