Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

Barring any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu will be transmitting the New National Minimum Wage to the National Assembly next week. The transmission of the Executive Bill to the National Assembly will be after the President meets with the leadership of the Organized Labour on Thursday. Recall that President Tinubu had met with the leadership of organized labour on Thursday last week over the minimum wage issue. The Tripartite Committee of the new National Minimum Wage had submitted two separate figures to the President following the disagreement among the different stakeholders. While the government team and the organized private sector…

Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara State High Court has reserved judgment in the April 5, 2018 bank robbery recorded in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of the state. Justice Salman reserved judgment in the six-year trial of six suspects in the bloody bank robbery till August 2, 2024. Thirty-three people, including nine policemen, were killed in the incident which involved five commercial banks while an undisclosed sum of money was stolen from the banks. The presiding judge on Monday adopted final written addresses which contained arguments of the two lead counsel in the matter, Rotimi Jacob (SAN) for the…

A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu has perpetually restrained Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other deposed Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as Emirs. Delivering the judgment on Monday, Justice Aliyu further restrained the 15th Emir of Kano and four other dethroned Emirs by themselves, servants, privies and any other persons appointed by them from parading themselves as Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano, Karaye. Recall that the Kano State Government had filed a suit asking the state High Court to stop the 15th Emir, Bayero, and four other Emirs of Karaye,…

“Happy Birthday, my love @dolapoosinbajo. Your love, kindness, and generosity make all our lives so much happier. Love you always. Yemi xxx,” former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, gushes over his wife, Dolapo, as she marks her birthday. Osinbajo took his Instagram page, @profosinbajo, on Monday, with pictures to wish his wife well. He continued, saying: “This year I decided to share my favorite photos of Dolly @dolapoosinbajo doing her favorite things ❤️😍😍😘.” Taking to the comment section,actress Joke Silva said: “Happy birthday to the Jewel in the Crown. Have an incredible day😍😍😍.” Also, Ibukun Awosika, former Chairman, Board of Directors,…

Uncertainty has once again gripped the political landscape in Rivers State, as the seven-day ultimatum by the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly for Governor Siminalayi Fubara to resubmit the 2024 budget reaches its deadline this week. The ultimatum, issued on July 8, will expire on Monday if weekends are counted, or on Wednesday if they are excluded. The Assembly’s order came after a motion by the Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary Dumle Maol. Maol, who is also the Deputy Speaker of the Pro-Nyesom Wike Assembly, urged the House to formally notify the governor to present the budget in…

Banks are increasing lending to the private sector with an average monthly N1.6 trillion facility over the past two months. The N1.6 trillion pushed credits to the private sector to N74.31 trillion. Latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicates that credit to the private sector (CPS) rose by 65.9 percent or N29.52 trillion to N74.31 trillion last May compared to N44.79 trillion recorded in the same period last year. A month-on-month breakdown shows sustained growth in lending over the past two months with additional credits of N1.39 trillion and N1.71 trillion in May and April 2024 respectively.…

Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, lamented the level of environmental sanitation in the state, warning that offenders will be prosecuted. Governor Sanwo-Olu also directed relevant authorities, stakeholders, and residents to ensure the planting of over 20,000 trees in the next one year to mitigate the Climate Change effects. The governor said this during the flag-off of the environmental sanitation exercise campaign and the annual tree-planting events, held at Campus Square, and Lagos House, Marina, Lagos Island. Speaking on the occasion, the governor called for the cooperation of all residents and stakeholders in making the exercise a success. He…

The Police Command in Kaduna State said it has banned all forms of unlawful gathering by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria including its planned Ashura procession. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, announced the ban in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The command has banned every manner of illegal protest in the State. ” This is coming on the heels of a received intelligence indicating that the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria also known as Shi’ite are planning a procession to mark the 2024 Islamic Ashura day ceremony. “It is an undeniable fact that the…

Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Refinery, says the refinery is now set to roll out its petrol from August 2024, having resolved its crude oil supply issues through the help of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the federal government. Dangote made it known to senior journalists in Lagos on Sunday that the crude supply challenge, which affected the supply of petrol from the refinery, was resolved last week after the federal government intervened. The journalists were on a guided tour of the refinery, which is located at the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos. Recently the…

The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mary Idele Alile has commended President Bola Tinubu for having 19 percent of his cabinet as women. Idele gave the commendation during the occasion of the launch Project 774 explode, with the theme: enhancing gender space in Politics held on Friday, July 12, in Sokoto State. She said under the leadership of Tinubu, the nation has witnessed a remarkable increase in the representation of women in key government positions. The development, APC women leader said has not only strengthened the democratic institutions but has also served as a powerful inspiration…