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The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said state governors are considering a new national minimum wage of N100,000 amid rising economic hardship in the country. AbdulRazaq disclosed this in a Facebook post on Saturday, noting that the proposal was driven by inflation, the rising cost of living, and mounting financial pressure on …

WASHINGTON (AP) — David Johnston was a licensed attorney when he illegally entered the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. More than five years later, the South Carolina man is offering to help fellow “J6ers” apply for payouts from the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion new fund for people claiming to be victims …

The Tanimu Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will resist an attempt aimed at intimidating it. It said no intimidation would detract the party from ratifying former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Ini Ememobong, state this in statement on Friday …

The Nyesom Wike-backed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdulraman Mohammed has dismissed as misleading the convention planned by the Tanimu Turaki-led faction to affirm former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate in 2027. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, described the planned convention as false, misleading and an attempt to …

The Lagos State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Chief Muka Popoola, has explained why the party reaffirmed the suspension of Chief Olabode George and 23 others. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos that the action was necessary to protect the party’s identity and prevent …

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Ajibola Basiru, has distanced the party from individuals making derogatory remarks about civil servants in Osun. Basiru, who spoke while meeting with former Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) officials at his residence in Osogbo, said such comments neither reflect the party’s position nor its ideology. He described civil servants as …

  The administration said the move is part of efforts to tighten security across the nation’s capital amid growing political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has threatened to revoke the land titles of hotels, event centres and other public facilities in Abuja found hosting gatherings linked to what it described as “illegal …

The federal government has identified 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as areas at high or moderate risk of Ebola importation following renewed outbreaks in parts of Africa. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) disclosed this on Thursday after placing states across the country on heightened Ebola preparedness alert amid fears of cross-border transmission. NCDC …

The Nigerian community in South Africa says at least 105 Nigerians have been killed in the country over the past seven years, following the wave of xenophobic attacks against migrants. This is contained in a statement, signed by the community’s leaders, Smart Nwobi and Frank Onyekwelu of the Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA), and Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed several states on high Ebola preparedness alert after a fresh risk assessment classified Nigeria’s chances of importing the deadly disease as high amid regional outbreaks. Dr Jide Idris, Director-General of the NCDC said this in a Thursday statement, stressing that Nigeria had not yet recorded any confirmed Ebola Virus …