Author: Amina Mohammed

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, seeking to quash the drug trafficking charge filed against him. In a judgement, a three-member panel of the appellate court dismissed Kyari’s appeal for lacking in merit. Justice Adebukol Banjoko, who read the lead judgement, held that there was no reason to tamper with the findings and conclusions reached by the trial court on March 22, 2023. “The learned trial judge is directed to continue and conclude the trial at the Federal High Court,” Banjoko said. “The appeal is found unmeritorious,…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied proposing to pay a minimum wage of N80,000 to workers in the state and local government areas. The denial came following reports circulating online that the governor had promised to pay the said sum. But his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Friday described the report as unverified claims. The statement read,, “The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in an online media that the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara,, has proposed to pay a…

The Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin presided over by Justice Umar Zikir has fixed July 30, 2024, for the proper arraignment of 14 persons accused of killing Oba Aremu Olusegun Cole, the Onikoro of Koro town in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State in February 2024. The accused persons were also alleged to have kidnapped the wife of the late retired senior military officer, Olori Iyabo Aremu Cole, and two others during an attack. The accused persons were charged before the State High Court on three counts of conspiracy, kidnapping and culpable homicide. The accused persons…

Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Group (CASG), on Thursday, July 18, commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the N70 thousand Minimum Wage for Nigerian workers. The group urged Nigerians to accept the development and support the government for better governance to ensure upward review in the nearest future. Briefing reporters in Abuja on the State of the nation, the Director General (DG) of CASG, Kailani Muhammed also cautioned Nigerians against the proposed nationwide protest. Adding that many people may hijack the protest to topple the present government. President Tinubu approved a N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the sale of foreign exchange (FX) to eligible Bureau de Change (BDC) operators at 1,450 naira to a dollar. The apex bank said the sum of $20,000 is to be sold to each BDC at the rate of N1,450/$ (representing the lower band of the trading rate at NAFEM in the previous trading day). In a statement on Thursday, CBN’s Acting Director in Charge of Trade and Exchange Departments, Aliyu Mahdi, said the apex bank has observed the continued distortions in the retail end of the market, which is feeding into the…

President Tinubu has officially approved a minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian workers and committed to reviewing the national minimum wage law every three years. During a meeting with leaders from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu also pledged to support the private sector and state governments in implementing this wage. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced that this meeting marked the second discussion between the parties in just a week. Labour leaders expressed their gratitude for the President’s initiative and noted…

The House of Representatives at a plenary session on Thursday pledged to give up 50 per cent of their salaries for six months to address the hunger across the country. During the session presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu amended the motion, urging his colleagues to sacrifice 50% of their salaries. He made this plea when it was his turn to speak, seeking their support for this gesture. “This government is doing its best but one year is not enough to address the challenges of this country. I want to plead with our colleagues to sacrifice…

A Bill seeking to establish a federal agency for the conduct of local government elections on Thursday, July 18, scaled first reading in the Senate. The Bill titled, “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024” was sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, (APC – Niger East). Stay tuned to more details…

Former National Vice Chairman, Northwest, of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Salihu Moh. Lukman has accused the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio of reducing the Nigerian Senate to a parastatal under the President Bola Tinubu APC-led administration. Lukman’s position is against the backdrop of the sack of the Senate Whip, Mohammed Ndume by the Abdullahi Ganduje-led National Working Committee NWC of the party. In a statement issued Thursday in Abuja and titled “Fanatical Mindset”, the former Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF said all patriotic Nigerians must wake up to the responsibility of rescuing the country. Querying how…

The Super Eagles have dropped to 39th position in the latest FIFA rankings, slipping one place from their previous rank of 38th. This comes as Spain, the new Champions of Europe, leap five places to claim the 3rd position globally. The Super Eagles, currently without a manager following Finidi George’s resignation, remain within the top five teams on the African continent. Morocco, ranked 14th in the world, retains its status as the number one team in Africa, a position solidified by their historic semi-final run in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Teranga Lions of Senegal follow closely,…