Wednesday 05 June 2024 Naira may settle at 1450/$ by Dec, says Fitch Ratings Sell crude to Dangote refinery, FG directs IOCs PSC unveils 10,000 recruits, drops 61,092 applicants Opposition Reps propose over N100,000 minimum wage Newlywed cuts off husband’s manhood in Kaduna Heritage Bank: No Plans To Withdraw Licenses Of Three Banks, Says […]
No fewer than 30 state governments of the federation spent N986.64bn on recurrent expenditures, including refreshments, sitting allowances, travelling, utilities, etc., in the first three months of 2024, The PUNCH reports. The states’ budget implementation reports, which were obtained from Open Nigerian States, a website supported by BudgIT that acts as a repository for […]
The incident occured in Mashegu and Shiroro Local Government Areas of the state on Sunday and Monday. Vanguard gathered that the bandits stormed a village called Adogo Malam and abducted six people. Similarly, another set of bandits also invaded Tunga Kawo community, three kilometres from Mashegu on Monday and 20 persons were confirmed to […]
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has frowned at the increasing sequence of abduction and arrest of journalists by the security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force, under the guise of enforcing the Cyber Security Act, and warned of the consequences of such illegal actions on press freedom. The professional body of media executives […]
President Bola Tinubu has named the just inaugurated arterial road N20 from the northern parkway to the outer northern expressway (ONEX) in the federal capital territory (FCT) as the Wole Soyinka Highway. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said in a post shared on X on Tuesday that the […]
Armed men on Tuesday attacked a Police Division at Ezzamgbo in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The gunmen, who arrived on a bus, started shooting sporadically causing panic in the community. No casualties were recorded as policemen on duty repelled the attack. The police spokesperson in the state, DSP Joshua Ukandu, […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to present the cost implications for a new minimum wage within two days. Tinubu gave the order at a meeting with the government negotiation team led by the Secretary to Government of the Federation, George Akume, at the presidential villa in Abuja. The […]
THE Organised Labour and the Federal Government will resume negotiations by 1 pm today, Vanguard authoritatively gathered. A highly placed source privy to the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the organized labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, also said that the ongoing strike was “relaxed” in […]
The Nigeria Police Force has expressed concern over reports of alleged extortion and unethical conduct surrounding the ongoing promotion interviews for inspectors aspiring to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police. PUNCH Online gathered that some senior officers were allegedly demanding ₦30,000 before granting promotional interviews to junior officers. In a statement on Tuesday […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has denied plans to revoke the licenses of Unity Bank, Polaris Bank, and Keystone Bank. “The content is fake and not from the CBN.” Online reports had claimed that the apex bank would terminate the licenses of the three banks, following the revocation of Heritage Bank’s license. However, the […]
