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Akpabio Calls Emergency Senate Meeting 1 Day Before Nationwide Protest Amid Recess
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has called for an emergency meeting of the Senate. This meeting, marked as “National Importance,” is scheduled for...
Tinubu Signs New Minimum Wage Bill To Law 2 Days To #EndBadGovernance Protest
President Bola Tinubu has signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, labour unions, and the private...
Ahead Of Nationwide Protests, Bayelsa Judges Embarks On Annual Two-Week Vacation
Bayelsa State Judiciary will commence its annual vacation from August 1st to September 13th, after which it will commence the legal year activities....
Despite Laundering $4bn Of Abacha’s Loot, Budget Minister Bagudu Assures Nigerians Of Prudent Spending Of N6.2trn Budget Proposal
The Federal Government, through the Minister of Budget and Planning, Atiku Bagudu, who helped former Nigerian maximum ruler Gneeral Sani Abacha to loot...
Ahead Of Nationwide Protests, Nigeria’s National Assembly Begins Seven-Week Recess
The Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives (NASS) have embarked on a seven-week recess and are set to resume on September 17....
Dangote Accuses Government of Sabotage, Offers to Sell 650,000 BPD Dangote Refinery To NNPC
Aliko Dangote has offered to sell his multibillion-dollar oil refinery to the state-owned energy company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, accusing the...
Dangote Refinery Not Yet Licensed, Still At 45% Pre-Commission Stage – NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said the Dangote Refinery is not yet licenced and is still at the...
We Accepted ₦70,000 Minimum Wage to Avoid Fuel Price Increase – NLC President
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it declined President Bola Tinubu’s offer of N250,000 as the minimum wage and an increase in petrol prices....
JUST IN: Senate Sacks Ndume As Chief Whip Days After Criticising Tinubu
The Nigerian Senate has sacked Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno south as Chief Whip following his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration....
Burkina Faso Creates Presidential Anti-Corruption Unit
Burkina Faso’s Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has created an anti-corruption unit and instituted a code of ethics and professional conduct for...
Minister of Women Affairs Kennedy-Ohanenye Justifies Expenditure on Fuel, New Year Party
Minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has defended the expenditure of her ministry, noting that most of the expenses were approved by the...
“Mass Action Ahead,” Senators Warn, As Strategic Food Reserves Run Out
The Nigerian Senate has expressed fear of a possible mass action as Nigeria’s food crisis deepens. The red chamber noted that all government-owned...