Author: Amina Mohammed

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the interim Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), pending confirmation by the NCCC Supervisory Council. Dr. Maduekwe, 39, a renowned climate policy expert with over 15 years of experience, will also serve as co-chairperson of the Intergovernmental Committee on National Carbon Market Activation Plan (NCMAP). According to a statement issued on Sunday, June 9, by special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Maduekwe also served as legal adviser to the NCCC director-general. “In accordance with his commitment to actualize…

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on Sunday for a third term after worse-than-expected election results left him reliant on coalition partners to govern. Modi, flanked by officials from his Hindu-nationalist party and leaders his coalition members, vowed in a ceremony marking his formal assumption of power to “bear true allegiance to the constitution of India”. Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled outright for the past decade but failed to repeat its previous two landslide wins this time around, defying analysts’ expectations and exit polls. He was instead forced into quick-fire talks with the National Democratic Alliance…

Former employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria are grappling with the shock of their sudden dismissal, accusing the management of maltreatment and injustice. They claimed that many were not paid their entitlements before their sacking, a move they argued violates the bank’s human resource rules and policy. In a statement issued on Sunday in Jos, Plateau State capital, the North Central Coordinator of the Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Communities Development Association Youth Wing, Paul Dekete, called for the immediate reinstatement of the sacked workers. The statement read, “The purge wasn’t limited to high-level executives. It extended far beyond directors,…

Veteran comedian, Ali Baba, in a recent interview on Channels Television, stated that Nigerian musicians have significantly boosted the country’s national awareness, surpassing the efforts of any official ambassadors. He expressed disappointment that, despite the substantial contributions of entertainers, the entertainment industry has been overlooked in the government’s economic plans. Ali Baba cited a forecast by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group that omitted the entertainment and creative sectors, stressing the global value of the creative industry. He praised Burna Boy, noting that the artist has elevated national awareness more effectively than any ambassador could. He said: “Two years ago, the…

President Bola Tinubu’s position on the N62,000 just agreed on by the Federal Government and the Organised Private Sector as the new minimum wage will determine Organised Labour’s next line of action on the matter, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) said yesterday. President of NLC Joe Ajaero told The Nation that labour was awaiting the President’s response to the recommendation adopted at the Friday meeting of the Tripartite Committee on the new minimum wage in Abuja. Labour’s first reaction to the proposal on Friday was that of rejection with Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Festus Osifo insisting that the minimum…

The Kano State Government says it has employed 5,000 teachers in the state civil service to revitalise the education sector. Gov. Abba Yusuf stated this while declaring a state of emergency on education on Saturday in Kano. He emphasised the need for quality personnel to manage public schools in the state. Yusuf said the initiative is aimed at providing the required manpower for public schools in the state to provide quality education. The governor said that the era of pupils receiving lectures under harsh conditions was over. He pledged to ensure a total rehabilitation and provision of furniture for public…

The Danish police on Saturday said that the attack on Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, which left her “shaken” and with a whiplash injury, was likely not “politically motivated”. A 39-year-old man, who was apprehended after hitting the prime minister on Friday evening, was remanded in custody until June 20 after appearing before a Copenhagen court, police said in a statement to X. “It is currently not our guiding hypothesis that the incident was politically motivated,” police said. Frederiksen’s office told AFP she had been taken to a hospital for a check-up after the attack in a Copenhagen square. The…

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has summoned Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo and his predecessor, Senator Hadi Sirika to explain the circumstances surrounding the sales of two Bell Helicopters belonging to Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria to private individuals despite interest shown by Nigerian Army, Navy and Police. The Committee also summoned the Rector of Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Joseph Shaka Imalighwe and his predecessor who allegedly authorised the sales of the two Bell 206 Helicopters 206 -L4 BZB and BZC -M2061 L4. Chairman, House Committee on Public Assets, Hon. (Barr.) Ademorin Kuye, said…

The Israeli military said its troops rescued four Israeli hostages alive from Gaza after a “complex daytime operation” on Saturday. The army named the rescued hostages as Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40. All four were kidnapped by Hamas militants from the Nova music festival on October 7, the military said in a statement. It addiled that the four had been taken to hospital and were in “good medical condition”. Footage posted on social media by Israeli authorities showed Argamani emotionally reuniting with her father after her rescue. ThebFootage aired on Israeli…

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Election, Mr. Peter Obi, has hailed South Africa’s election as a shining example while describing Nigeria’s 2023 polls as ‘shameful’. He stated this in a post via his verified X handle on Saturday. Obi stated that the disparities in the electoral procedures of both nations are regrettable, adding that it reflect Nigeria’s ongoing struggles with democratic governance. He wrote, “The outcome of the recent South African election results remains a shining example of what a transparent and efficient democratic electoral process should look like. “With about 60% voter turnout,…