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The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, announced that the minimum wage for civil servants in the state is ₦85,000. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television. He said, “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we have discussed with our union, is ₦85,000 today.”
Thomas Tuchel has been appointed as the new head coach of the England men’s national football team, the English Football Association (FA) announced on Wednesday. The 51-year-old German has signed an 18-month contract and will begin his role on January 1, 2025. Tuchel, who previously managed Chelsea and Bayern Munich, will be assisted by Anthony Barry, a coach who worked with him at both clubs. He takes over from Gareth Southgate, who stepped down after leading the team through the Euro 2024. “I am very proud to have been given the honour of leading the England team,” Tuchel said in…
Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has issued a 12-hour ultimatum to Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, over allegations that Falana requested ₦10 million to facilitate a presidential pardon. Recall that Bobrisky, in an audio shared online, claimed that Falana and his son Falz contacted her while she was serving a six-month sentence for naira abuse. In the recording, Bobrisky alleged that Falz and his father “tried to get me a presidential pardon in exchange for N10 million.” State reporters revealed that Falana’s legal representatives, Olorunfemi Akinyemi, Esq., and Taiwo E. Olawanle, Esq., in a letter…
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has debunked a viral report speculating a plot of his potential impeachment. “We are here, sitting peacefully, doing our work, oblivious to the mischief happening behind us. “If they have a lot of traffic… Whoever brought out this fake news must be getting a lot of payment because of the traffic going on. I hope the public understands that this is totally fake news and the chamber is very stable and the issue of impeachment does not come up,” Akpabio said while debunking the report during plenary on Wednesday. “This kind of…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has issued a directive requiring foreign airlines to patronize local caterers for their in-flight meals. This new regulation is set to take effect on January 1, 2025. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, announced this in a letter signed by Mr. Hassan Ejibunu, the Director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, and addressed to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on October 15. The letter outlined the mandate for all outbound flights from Nigeria, particularly those operated by foreign airlines, to use…
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has announced that its digital banking channels are now back online after a recent system upgrade. In a message shared with its customers, the bank confirmed that services across all digital platforms and branches nationwide have resumed, following fine-tuning efforts aimed at optimizing the customer experience. GTBank reassured its clients that they are continuing to work behind the scenes to further enhance the system’s efficiency. The message emphasized the bank’s dedication to ensuring a high-quality and seamless banking experience. “We are at work fine-tuning and optimizing our new systems to ensure that the quality of your…
The Pere of Kumbowei Kingdom in Bayelsa state, His Royal Majesty, Sufadoh B. Sufadoh has said, he is a non partisan and not a member of any registered political party. The declaration was meant to debunk a statement by the Sagbama APC Chairman Mr Jonah Abeke, who stated his name among a list of suspended APC Chieftains in Sagbama local government last week, on anti-party activities. King Sufadoh through the secretary of the Kumbowei council of chiefs, High Chief Michael Amboro charged the Sagbama APC Chairman Abeke and the publisher of the purported notice, seven days to render a public…
Indications have emerged that the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, is set to be offered the opportunity to step down from his position next week, State reporters. This decision was reached during a meeting of the party’s governors held on Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Sources familiar with the discussions revealed to Daily Trust that the governors, concerned about the factionalisation within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), are united in their resolve to preserve the integrity of the PDP. The meeting convened just before the official flag-off of the PDP governorship…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has dismissed reports that the national grid collapsed two times within 24 hours, stressing that there was only a trip-off. State reporters revealed that the power grid collapsed again on Tuesday amid restoration efforts following the initial collapse on Monday evening. Speaking to The PUNCH, Adelabu said what occurred was a line tripping in certain quarters in the country. He said: “There was no a grid collapse; there was a trip-off. When you talk of grid collapse, it will involve 100 per cent of our grid infrastructure. But this was a line tripping in…
The Nigerian naira has been identified as one of the least-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2024. The World Bank revealed this in its latest Africa’s Pulse publication. State reporters understands that by August 2024, the naira had experienced a depreciation of around 43% year-to-date, placing it among the weakest currencies, alongside the Ethiopian birr and the South Sudanese pound. This decline is largely due to a heightened demand for U.S. dollars in Nigeria’s parallel market, coupled with limited dollar inflows and sluggish foreign exchange allocations from the central bank. The report indicates that financial institutions, non-financial end-users, and money…