Author: TheScrutinyNG

Nigeria’s nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has hit N60.930 trillion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. GDP represents the total monetary value of goods produced and services rendered within a specific period in a country. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Lydia Jafiya, who noted that this figure represents a 16.94% improvement compared to the N52.103 trillion recorded in the second quarter of the previous year. Mrs. Jafiya, represented by the Ministry’s Director, Economic Research and Policy Management (ERPM), Mrs. Grace Ogbonna, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja. The…

Frontline youth leaders from over 60 youth organisations have declared that their members would not participate in the  rumoured national protest being planned by some persons and groups for October 1 against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. President of Nigeria Youth Organisation, Duke Alamboye, made the position of the youth leaders known when he led a delegation of representatives of the groups on a courtesy visit to the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, in Abuja on Thursday. This was contained in a press release issued by the Special Assistant on Media to the PAP…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 percent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing journalists at the NECO headquarters on Thursday in Minna, Niger State. Prof. Wushishi disclosed that a total of 1,376,423 candidates, comprising 706,950 males and 669,473 females, registered for the exam. The NECO boss provided a further breakdown of the results: “The number of candidates that sat for the exam is 1,367,736, comprising 702,112 males and…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has absolved himself of an alleged fresh plot to dethrone the emir of Kano, Mohammad Lamido Sanusi. A press statement on Thursday signed by Senior Special Assistant to the APC National Chairman on Public Enlightenment, Chief Oliver Okpala,  dispelled allegations and insinuations in some quarters that Ganduje is part of any plot. The statement reads, “A report circulating in the social media captioned “Ganduje leads  fresh plot to dethrone Emir Mohammad Sanusi” had alleged  “a fresh plot” by Ganduje ‘to dethrone Muhammad Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.’ “The…

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described Deputy Governor Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat as a seasoned administrator passionate about the growth and development of Lagos. Dr. Obasa said this on Wednesday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Eromosele Ebhomele, celebrating Dr. Hamzat, who clocks 60 on Thursday, September 19. The Speaker, while calling Dr. Hamzat a blessing to Lagos and Nigeria, added that the Deputy Governor had shown over the years that he is a strong believer in the Lagos project and that his contributions to the progress of the State…

The Federal Government has threatened jail terms to private employers who default in paying the N70,000 minimum wage to their employees. This is as it also called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated. According to the Federal Government, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the current economic reality, emphasising that no Nigerian worker, whether in government or private employment, should be paid less than the minimum wage. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, stated this on…

Following poor maintenance of police barracks which has led to wear and tear of so many barracks in the country with attendant imminent collapse, the Lagos State Government has raised alarm on imminent collapsed of a police barrack, Mopol 20 Barracks, located at Onigbongbo in the Ikeja area of the state. Consequently, the state Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has concluded plans to start emergency evacuation and demolition of the old Block 3 part of the barracks. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said its response team had assessed some parts of the structure…

Labour Party (LP) chieftain and presidential candidate of the party in the last election, Peter Obi, has charged the security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make sure that Saturday’s gubernatorial election is Edo State remained free, fair and devoid of intimidations. Obi made the call at the grand finale rally for Olumide Akpata, LP candidate in the governorship election on Wednesday in Benin. Obi noted that the people of the state would resist any attempt by political parties to rig the election. He said that LP would deliver the needed change in Edo for the benefit…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has delivered sensitive materials that will be used for Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Edo State. The materials, according to a tweet on its X handle, arrived Benin Airport earlier on Wednesday. “Sensitive materials for the Edo State Governorship election, holding on Saturday 21st September 2024, arrived at Benin Airport earlier today”, the commission tweeted. The commission has continually declared its readiness for the polls, urging stakeholders to discharge their mandates creditably for the good of all.

Italian icon, Salvatore Schillaci, the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup has died. He was aged 59. Schillaci, better known as ‘Toto’, scored six goals to win the Golden Boot at the 1990 World Cup on home soil. Italy lost in the semi-finals, but Schillaci was also awarded the Golden Ball as the best player and gained hero status. Capped 16 times for his country, scoring seven goals, he represented Italian giants Juventus and Inter Milan after beginning his club career at Messina. Schillaci scored his first goal of the 1990 World Cup as a substitute against Austria, and…