The Yoruba Union, also known as Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorúbá, has strongly criticized Oba Babatunde Saliu for allegedly attacking and threatening Yoruba individuals in their homeland. The organization that deals with social and political issues has urged the Police Commissioner of the Lagos State Police Command along with the Inspector General of Police to look into…
Korede Abdullah Oyo State government has urged residents of the state to prioritise their physical and mental health as their individual right to life. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, made this known at an event organised to commemorate the 2024 World Health Day, held in Ibadan with the theme, “My Health, My…
A recent report from the website Open Nigeria States, supported by BudgIT, revealed that in the first quarter of 2024, around 30 state governments in Nigeria collectively allocated N986.64 billion towards recurrent expenditures. This significant amount was utilized for expenses such as refreshments, sitting allowances, travel expenses, and utilities. The report noted that out of…
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has assured depositors of Heritage Bank it has commenced process of payment to all depositors of the now-liquidated bank. The Managing Director of NDIC, Bello Hassan, stated this at a press briefing in Abuja, on Wednesday. He outlined the processes of repayment, insisting that the corporation would not…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the increasing sequence of abduction and arrest of journalists in the country by security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force, under the guise of enforcing the Cyber Security Act, and warned of the consequence of such illegal actions on press freedom. The professional body of media executives…
The Police Service Commission has released a list of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the constable and specialist cadres of the Nigeria Police Force. The spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, who made the development known in a statement on Tuesday, noted that it worked with guidance from relevant stakeholders, including the Nigeria Police…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to come up with the cost Implications on the new minimum wage within two days. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known while briefing State House Correspondents after a meeting the negotiation team had with the president at Aso Rock,…
Nigerians Lamented the impact of the one day workers’ strike led by the organized labour-NLC and TUC leaders and their affiliate unions, on Monday, June 3. The cost of the strike is telling. On Day one of the strike access to critical institutions and offices were blocked by the protesters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called off their industrial action over a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff. The TUC President Festus Osifo said this on Tuesday in Abuja after a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday says it has no plans to revoke the licences of Unity, Polaris, and Keystone banks. Online reports had claimed the apex bank would terminate the licences of the three banks, following the revocation of Heritage Bank’s operational licence. However, in a post on its social media pages…
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