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Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has commenced payment of the N70,000 minimum wage approved by the federal government. President Bola Tinubu signed the new Minimum Wage bill into law a few weeks ago. This was after back and forth with organised labour. However, many governors have said they can not pay N70,000 minimum wage as a result of economic reality. The Adamawa governor initiated the payment of the new minimum wage for state workers, starting from August 2024, with a promise that local government workers will begin receiving the increased salary in September. This has sparked widespread celebration…
•25 years of controversy on a new Constitution or amendment refuses to die By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor AFTER five amendments to the 1999 Constitution, two constitutional conferences and various recommendations of committees and panels, Nigerians are still in search of an acceptable grundnorm that will drive socio-economic development 25 years into the Fourth Republic. Currently, the National Assembly is in pursuit of the sixth amendment and the polity is awash with debates on whether the country should go for a new Constitution or continue with the tinkering of the 1999 document. While those for amendments argue that the Constitution…
By Nnamdi Ojiego In the 25 years since Nigeria’s return to democracy, the 1999 Constitution has undergone five amendments and billions of naira expended on the process. This stark reality has raised questions about the effectiveness and efficiency of the constitutional amendment process in the country. The constitutional amendment process has become a recurring phenomenon in Nigeria, with each attempt generating significant hype and expectation. However, the outcome has often been underwhelming, with few tangible results to show for it. According to Sunday Vanguard findings, the Constitution has been altered five times – twice in 2010 under President Umaru Yar’Adua…
Former Nigeria international Samson Siasia is poised for a return to football management, with his FIFA ban set to expire at the end of August. The ex-Super Eagles coach, who has been serving a five-year ban, is reportedly eyeing a position in Nigeria’s domestic leagues. Siasia, once handed a life ban by FIFA over allegations of match-fixing, had his punishment reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). With the ban soon to be lifted, several clubs in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and the Nigeria National League (NNL) have already expressed interest in securing…
It’s a routine thing from time to time to brief Mr President on situations, on issues and today is no exception. After the briefing, actually I tendered my resignation and Mr President graciously approved and accepted the resignation. I thanked him for giving me the opportunity to serve Nigeria under his transformational leadership for an extended period of 15 months which is very rare, by the way, to have the opportunity to serve 2 Presidents at a stretch, at a whole. So, I thanked him very well and promises to remain professionally dedicated to our country and to noble causes.…
DG, National Intelligence Agency NIA, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar tenders resignation to President Tinubu
Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, announced a 48-hour nationwide state of emergency starting at 06:00 am (0300 GMT) on Sunday, following pre-emptive military strikes launched by Israel in Lebanon. Gallant stated that the emergency declaration allows the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to implement specific directives for the public, such as restricting gatherings and closing certain sites. “I am convinced that there is a high probability of an attack against the civilian population in areas of the country where the declaration of a special situation did not apply,” he said, referring to previous local emergency measures. “I hereby declare a…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of giving undue advantage to his nephew in the purchase of some oil assets in the country. Atiku, in a statement on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, asked the federal government to explain why Oando Plc, owned by the President’s nephew, got accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI while other transactions such as the Shell/Renaissance deal and the Mobil/Seplat continue to suffer delays. The former Vice President alleged that Oando was being given undue and preferential treatment in…
Barely 24 Hours after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa area of Ogun State, two persons were killed when a truck crushed a tricycle in the Papalanto area of the state. The Accident, according to the spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, occurred in the early hours of Friday. Akinbiyi attributed the cause of the accident which involved an Iveco Truck with number plate KJA 166 XJ and a tricycle with number plate TRE 627 VP, to dangerous driving by the truck driver. He added that four people including two…
Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed, on Friday, that over 22, 500 Nigerians are parading fake certificates obtained from Benin Republic and Togo between 2019 and 2023. He said that over 21, 600 obtained the certificates from unaccredited universities in Benin Republic within the time frame, while about 1,105 also obtained theirs at some unaccredited Universities in Togo. The Minister disclosed the information at a press conference in Abuja, to mark his first anniversary, adding that some of the numbers were harvested from records from the National Youth Service Corp and other sources. He said, “From all indications, the…