Beyond the Headlines
Ahmed Aliyu, governor of Sokoto, has signed the bill stripping the Sultan of the power to appoint district and village heads in the state. Speaking on Thursday after signing the bill and five others, Aliyu said the amendment was to ensure all inconsistencies with the country’s constitution were removed. In recent weeks, the amended […]
World Bank on glass building. Mirrored sky and city modern facade. Global capital, business, finance, economy, banking and money concept 3D rendering animation. The World Bank has revealed that Nigeria’s public expenditure on education and health is inadequate by any standard. The newly released report titled, ‘Human Capital Public Expenditure and Institutional Review’, noted […]
Four migrants drowned in the Channel overnight off Boulogne sur Mer on France’s northern coast while trying to cross to Britain, French maritime police said Friday. A navy patrol boat went to the site after being alerted that several migrants had fallen into the sea while trying to cross the Channel, maritime police told […]
Friday 12 July 2024 Ex-minister on N33.8b fraud trial collapses outside courtroom ECOWAS court strikes out suit on Niger sanctions Corruption second deadliest affliction of humanity — EFCC chairman Tinubu welcomes LG autonomy pronouncement Bribery reporting rises to 8.6% –NBS Appeal Court affirms Ododo’s election as Kogi governor Over 300 African BASAs compromised –IATA […]
The organised labour consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has maintained that its N250,000 demand and the N62,000 figure submitted by the tripartite committee for new minimum wage remain until after discussions with President Bola Tinubu. While labour insists on N250,000 as a new minimum wage, the […]
The Federal Government on Thursday, inaugurated a Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission and Paediatric AIDS Acceleration Plan Committee to reduce mother-to-child transmission, eliminate HIV/AIDs and scale up the implementation of early testing and treatments for exposed infants. This was as the FG said 140,000 children under 14 are living with HIV as of 2023, with […]
The Caretaker Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has faced backlash from netizens after announcing the appointment of 100 special assistants on Wednesday. “As the Caretaker Chairman of Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers State, I have approved the appointment of one hundred Special Assistants,” he wrote on his […]
Say its victory for democracy ..appreciates FG commitment to LG autonomy Members of the House of Representatives belonging to the group known as the G60 opposition lawmakers have hailed the Supreme Court ruling on financial autonomy for Local Governments. The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 70 per cent of Nigerians refused to pay bribes in 2023 on at least one occasion. This is according to the NBS Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends Report released in Abuja on Thursday. The report said the bribery refusal rate was found to be highest in […]
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Thursday, raised fresh alarm over the alleged plans by Terrorists to attack critical infrastructure in the country. Director Defence Media Operations, DMO, Major General Edward Buba who disclosed this to Defence Correspondents in Abuja at a bi-weekly briefing on the ongoing military operations in the various theaters of operations […]
