Author: Amina Mohammed

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,…

An Indian Instagram influencer died after falling into a 300-foot gorge while shooting a video at the Kumbhe waterfall in the western state of Maharashtra. Aanvi Kamdar, 26, on a trip with seven friends, fell into the gorge near Raigad at around 10.30am on 16 July, police said. Officers said she is believed to have been shooting a reel for her Instagram account when she slipped. Police and local emergency crews, including one from the Coast Guard, responded to the accident on Tuesday. “She had fallen about 300-350 feet. Despite reaching her, rescuing her was challenging due to her injuries…

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and those of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (SANU) have converged at the Unity Fountain for a national protest. A handful of the protesters are already in the premises of the Unity Fountain, however, security operatives have locked some of the protesters out of the premises. After some agitations by the protesters, the gate is left open, and the protesters have now blocked the entrance to the Unity Fountain with their trucks. The protesters are demanding the payment of their four months’ withheld salaries and the renegotiation of the…

A Florida man has been arrested for making threats against US President Joe Biden, just days after an assassination attempt on his Republican rival Donald Trump. Jason Patrick Alday, 39, was arrested on Monday, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida said. Alday, of Quincy, Florida, allegedly “engaged in sending threatening communications, making threats against President Joe Biden and other federal officials,” the office said in an announcement Wednesday. According to the criminal complaint, Alday made threatening statements about Biden while being checked into a mental health facility in Tallahassee, Florida, last month. He allegedly made further…

The Lagos State Government, yesterday, said it has not re-introduced the monthly environmental sanitation and will not commence restriction of movement by July. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a statement, described the viral news as the work of mischief makers who were keen on confusing residents. He added that there will be no restriction of movements on the last Saturday of July as erroneously included in the fake news. Wahab said: “The Governor also stated that state government officials will lead from the front every week by going around to join residents in voluntarily…

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has urged chieftains and stakeholders of the party in Anambra to work for the party’s victory ahead of the 2025 governorship election in the State. Ganduje also declared that the South East region is due to be at the mainstream of national politics and cannot afford to remain on the fringes. The APC national chairman gave the charge during the inauguration of the Anambra Consultative Council held on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the former Kano governor, Anambra is one of the most strategic states in the country…