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… says over 500m litres in refinery The Chairman of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has told the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and other importers to stop importing fuel products as there is over 500 million litres in the tank. Dangote said there is no need for fuel queues in the country if marketers are allowed by the regulators …

A member of the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh, who assaulted an e-hailing (Bolt) driver who went to deliver a package to him has tendered a public apology. Alex Ikwechegh Ikwechegh admitted that his behaviour did not meet the standards expected of a public official. He issued the public apology on Monday, saying, “As a public servant, I recognise the …

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has revealed the condition for calling off its strike following non-payment of four-month salaries. While appearing on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday, SSANU President Mohammed Ibrahim shared that the union will halt its industrial action when members confirm the payment of owed salaries. Daily Sun reports that SSANU and the Non-Academic …

After President Bola Tinubu signed the new national minimum wage of N70,000 into law on Monday, 29 July 2024, up from the previous N30,000, many states have begun to express readiness to either adopt the new N70,000 wage benchmark or pay above the federal government. Tribune Online reports that 21 state governors have confirmed their readiness to pay state workers at least N70,000 …

Nominees rush to NASS to submit CVs to beat deadline The Senate will tomorrow screen the Ministerial nominees forwarded to it for confirmation by President Bola Tinubu. Vanguard gathered that the nominees who have been cleared by the Department of State Services, DSS, besieged the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado to …

The police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have launched an investigation of a member of the House of Representatives, Alex Mascot, who was caught on camera threatening and assaulting a Bolt driver. The incident took place at Mr Mascot’s residence on Zamfara Crescent in Maitama, Abuja, on Sunday. Mr Mascot has been taken into police custody, ssaid Josephine Adeh, the …

*As Imo CJ faces alleged age falsification panel The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, and his counterpart in the Rivers State High Court, Justice I. Igwe, are among judges to appear before a committee set up to probe issues of conflicting and contradictory court orders in …

The federal government has commended state governors who have begun implementing the new N70,000 minimum wage, urging those yet to do so to take immediate action. This initiative, emphasised as a priority for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, aims to address the rising cost of living across the country. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume, during a …

As the November 5 election draws closer in the US and to balance the will of the people with the power of states, the US presidential election process is a special fusion of democratic voting and constitutional principles. The Electoral College and direct public voting are two unique components of the presidential election process, which has its roots in a …

Universities across the country, especially those owned by the federal government, were on Monday shut down by non-academic staff under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions, NASU. The step followed the decision of the national leaders of the two unions that their members should start …