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He stated: “At a meeting called at his instance on Thursday to address the Foreign Exchange crisis and the problem of economic downturn, among others, Bola Tinubu failed, yet again, to showcase any concrete policy steps that his administration is taking to contain the crises of currency fluctuation and poverty that face the country.  “Rather, he told the country and …

There are indications that the organised labour is prepared to lower its demand for N1m minimum wage for workers in the country in line with realities on the ground. The shift in position will likely be communicated to the Federal Government during the second meeting of the tripartite committee on the minimum wage on Monday and Tuesday. Sunday PUNCH gathered …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has cautioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to stop its opposition to the students’ loan scheme instituted by the federal government. The students body said members of the association  are really in need of the loan facilities as it is designed to ease their financial burdens, particularly put upon them and many other …

The Egba Traditional Council has suspended the Olu of Owode in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Kolawole Sowemimo, for two months for decorating a popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, with new naira notes. The traditional ruler was seen in a viral video, which surfaced early in January, decorating the musician with …

For some, it’s been a conversation off to the side at the White House congressional holiday party. Others have gathered at actress Eva Longoria’s house in Los Angeles. Still more have huddled on Air Force Two or gathered for a series of Saturday sessions and dinners that Vice President Kamala Harris has been hosting at the Naval Observatory. More than two dozen sources tell CNN that …

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Sunday that the Bola Tinubu administration inherited an economic mess from former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, unsure even what charges to bring against him. Speaking at Senator Barinada Mpigi’s Thanksgiving service in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State, Akpabio claimed the economic situation left by Emefiele was “terrible.” “We did not even …

             POLITICAL NOTES The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, last week withdrew the bogus treasonable felony charges slammed on pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore, at the Federal High Court in Abuja by the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, ending a trial that had floundered without any tangible progress for more …

Kyiv CNN -When Natalia Kyrkach-Antonenko’s husband Vitalii was killed on the frontlines fighting Russia, she was 13 weeks pregnant with their daughter, Vitalina. Despite his death, Kyrkach-Antonenko found some new meaning, hope and purpose with the birth of their child. “My child is my whole life now. By taking care of my daughter, in a sense, I continue to take care of my …

Ahead of the September 22, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday held parallel primaries, resulting the emergence of two opposing candidates. Our correspondent who monitored the primaries in Edo reports that results were announced at two different collation venues, namely the Protea Hotel, Benin City, and the residence of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, one …

Dennis Idahosa, a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives has been declared as the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) candidate for Edo State September 2024 governorship race. Idahosa was declared the winner of the primary election by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, the Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee Chairman on Saturday afternoon in Benin, the Edo State capital, according to report …