Author: TheScrutinyNG

The Kogi State Government has announced the rescue of the remaining eight kidnapped students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara (CUSTECH) Bringing the numbers of rescued students to 30. Recall 32 students were abducted inside the school premises early last month while preparing for the commencement of their exams. Four of the abducted students were first rescued, followed by another 16, and two students who escaped on his own, before the latest 8 that were rescued. Two of the abducted students were however killed last week by the abductors following the state government decision not to pay ransom…

A late VAR intervention saved Lionel Messi and Inter Miami from falling to a second straight home defeat on Saturday as the Eastern Conference leaders battled to a 3-3 draw with St.Louis. Inter Miami, upset at home by Atlanta on Wednesday, appeared to be heading for another costly loss after a 68th-minute Luis Suarez own goal left St.Louis 3-2 up heading into the final minutes. But with time running out, Miami substitute Julian Gressel’s long ball found Jordi Alba running into space and the Barcelona man tucked away the finish to the relief of Miami’s packed Chase Stadium crowd. The…

The Federal Government said the N494,000 new minimum wage proposed by the organized labour could cripple Nigeria’s economy. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja. The minister lamented that the N494,000 minimum wage demand would amount to a N9.5 trillion expenditure burden to the government. According to him, they had agreed to increase the country’s minimum wage by 100 percent to N60,000 from N30,000 in line with the current economic realities. He expressed dissatisfaction at the 1,547 percent new minimum wage proposal by the organized labour. Idris noted labour’s N494,000…

By Bayo Onanuga One year after being in the saddle, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be first person to admit that the ride has been bumpy. He is also the first to say he is unfazed by the turbulence as he remains focused on the marathon of the next three years. The past year has been months of baby steps, months of laying the foundations for the next three years of canter. As Nigeria’s 16th President, Tinubu during his campaign for the office said he would make difficult decisions and that running the country would not be business as usual.…

The Lagos State Government has discontinued the 25 percent discount on state-owned transport services, ending 10 months programme designed to mitigate impact of the fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu. It said that fares on the state-owned public transport buses, ferries, and train will return to 100 percent fares on Monday, 3rd June 2024. The plan was made public on Saturday in a statement released by the government through Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) official social media handle. According to the statement, “The 25% fare rebate on regulated public transport buses, ferries, and train services ends on Sunday,…

The Branch Controller (Ekiti), West Africa Examinations Council, Mrs T.A.Y. Lawson has said that the nationwide strike scheduled to begin on Monday will not disrupt examinations in the state – and nationwide alike. She alerted Principals and school heads in Ekiti State in a letter titled, “Notice of Commencement of Indefinite Strike by NLC and TUC” with reference number EK/BC/SC/EXAM/07/Vol.1/89 late Friday. The letter read, “The attention of Management has been drawn to a notice of the Commencement of Indefinite Strike by NLC and TUC effective, Monday, 3rd June 2024. “Please be formally informed that the conduct of WASSCE SC…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to comply with the directive of the two labour centres to begin an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday. Its General Secretary, Mr Afolabi Olawale, in a statement on Saturday, said the union was committed to ensuring total compliance with the directive. Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) declared an indefinite nationwide strike to begin on Monday, to express their grievances over the proposed new minimum wage. In a joint statement signed by NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero and…

Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON, as its new Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2024. She becomes the first female to hold this position since the bank’s inception, following the end of Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu’s successful five-year term on May 31, 2024. Zenith Bank in a statement said her appointment aligns with the bank’s tradition of internal leadership development. Dr. Umeoji has served as the Deputy Managing Director of Zenith Bank since October 2016, bringing nearly 30 years of banking experience, with 26 of those years at Zenith Bank. She is an alumnus…

The quest of Ogun State to be an oil producing State would soon materialize as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is set to begin oil and gas exploration in the Gateway State. Stakeholders in the oil industry,  including the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, Managing Director, SHELL Petroleum Development Company Ltd, Mr. Osagie Okubor; Chief Executive, Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe and the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr Mele Kyari, stormed Ogun State yesterday on plans by the Federal Government to start oil exploration in the state. They were…

Marian Robinson, the mother of former US First Lady Michelle Obama, has died at 86. In a statement, her family said that Robinson had died “peacefully” on Friday morning. Robinson was a well-known fixture at the White House during the eight years of Barack Obama’s administration between 2009-17. She spent much of that time taking care of her two granddaughters, Malia and Sasha, daughters to Michelle and Barack Obama. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, Mrs Obama called her mother her “rock, always there for whatever I needed”. “She was the same steady backstop for our entire family,…