Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

Former minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has condoled with the family of Professor Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice Chancellor Research Innovation and Development Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS) Sokoto over his untimely passage. The late university don was killed by bandits on his way to Kaduna from Sokoto yesterday. Writing on his official Facebook page, Pantami prayed for the repose of the soul of Saidu and also prayed to God to expose the perpetrators of the dastardly act. “Inna lil Laahi wa inna ilaiHi Raajiun! The death has occurred of Professor Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice…

A former Minister of Works and Housing, Adeseye Ogunlewe says the federal government can no longer cope with the demands of Nigerian governors on the insecurity challenges in their States. Speaking in an interview with TheScrutinyNG, Ogunlewe said state police is the the panacea to the insecurity crises across the country. “The solution to the insecurity crisis is state police. Let every state be able to take responsibility for their security. The federal government should just do regulation”. “The federal government is too big to think of giving everybody security in each state. No! Most of these monies, give it…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed its operatives to lay ambush as former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, is expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on the corruption charge against him. A member of the former governor’s legal team had confirmed exclusively to TheScrutinyNG last week that Bello had given the assurance that he will be in court today for the commencement of his trial. It is unclear if the EFCC will arrest Bello at the court venue but it won’t be a surprise to anyone given the antecedents of…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi on Sunday said Omoyele Sowore’s constant attacks on him was due to the popularity he enjoys among Nigerian youths. Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) had claimed in a recent interview that Obi was worse than former president Muhammadu Buhari and was fraudulently packaged for the 2023 elections in order to deceive Nigerians. However, speaking with TheScrutinyNG, Yunusa Tanko, Obi’s media aide said Sowore was embittered and has been demarketing Obi because the youths preferred the former Anambra state governor to him which…

‘What We Pay Monthly Here Is Higher Than Our Annual Rent In Nigeria’ Nigerians who recently relocated to the United Kingdom (UK) have listed accommodation as the major challenge they are facing in the country. Other challenges those who spoke with our correspondent listed are getting Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) which will enable them extend their stay, lack of social life and low chances of getting professional jobs which match their qualifications. Aside that, those who spoke with TheScrutinyNG said “the decision to leave Nigeria for UK, though stressful and financially demanding was worth it, especially when you consider good…

Nigerians have blasted President Bola Tinubu for building an official residence for Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the sum of N21bn despite the economic hardship in the country. The new residence of the Vice President, located adjacent to the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation was commissioned on Friday. It has an office for the Wife of the Vice President, a mosque, chapel and recreational facilities among other facilities. Speaking at the ceremony, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, disclosed that the contract for the Vice President’s residence was first awarded in 2010, at a cost of N7 billion. He…

After weeks of hide-and-seek game, Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi has confirmed that he will appear in court next week in the hearing of the N80.2bn fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A member of the former governor’s legal team who confirmed the development to TheScrutinyNG on Thursday said Bello has given the assurance that he will be at the Federal High Court, Abuja on June 13,the new date fixed for the trial. Bello, popularly called ‘The White Lion’ by his loyalists has been in hiding since April 17 when officials of…

Kola Ologbondiyan, immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday says the federal government must devote its attention to finding urgent solutions to the numerous challenges confronting the nation. Speaking with TheScrutinyNG on the controversy trailing the old and new national anthem, Ologbondiyan says he expects the government to devote time to addressing critical issues such as minimum wage controversy, hardship caused by fuel subsidy removal, electricity increase, insecurity challenges and others. “I believe the issue of national anthem has been addressed by Nigerians. What I noticed about this federal government is that they lack…

The presidency on Wednesday said despite Nigeria’s economic challenges, it is far cheaper to live in the country than Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Angola and some other African countries. Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement he posted on his social media handles. He also faulted those comparing minimum wage in other oil producing companies with Nigeria, saying statistics and numbers can be misleading. He wrote “There is this nairametrics table of minimum wage in oil producing countries in Africa compared to that of Nigeria. Seun Okinbaloye showed the same table…

Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN), human rights lawyer and activist, has faulted the proposed N60,000 minimum wage by the federal government, saying the amount can’t buy a bag of rice in present-day Nigeria. In an article titled ‘ The Labour Strike and FG’s Inertia- The Way Forward, Ozekhome says a 50kg bag of rice currently sells between N80,000 to N120,000. While comparing, minimum wage prices across the world, Ozekhome says Nigeria’s minimum wage is one of the lowest as the FG’S propose N60,000 will amount to $40 per month. He wrote “By way of comparative analysis with some other countries globally,…