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Dividend of economic reforms already manifesting – President President Bola Tinubu has dropped hints of the scope of the planned minimum wage for Nigerian workers following the rise in the cost of living. Tinubu,voted by editors of this newspaper as Person  of the Year,says the coming wage structure will be practical, sustainable and implementable by all layers of government. Responding to …

MEXICO CITY — Once nearly impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America, the jungle between Colombia and Panama this year became a speedy but still treacherous highway for hundreds of thousands of people from around the world. Driven by economic crises, government repression and violence, migrants from China to Haiti decided to risk three days of deep mud, rushing rivers and bandits. Enterprising …

Nigerian Advocacy group, the Movement for National Reformation (MNR) has declared a 100-day posthumous celebration of late Nigeria’s Nationalist, former Minister of Information and human rights activist, Chief Anthony Enahoro’s centenary birthday and called for an urgent political restructuring of the country. This year marks the centenary posthumous birthday of Chief Anthony Enahoro, CFR, CON, the man who first moved …

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has disclosed that the International Passport will henceforth be processed and collected within two weeks of registration. The NIS Comptroller General, Caroline Adepoju, represented by DCG Saadatu Hassan, made the information known during the commissioning of the NIS Passport Front Office in Offa at the weekend. “We are now in the era of getting passport within …

It’s a cool evening in Tel Aviv, as thousands gather at a square in the city to demand that the hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza be brought home immediately — “now!” as they keep chanting. Many people in the crowd are holding Israeli flags and signs with photos of hostages. “The hourglass is running out. Free the hostages …

President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated the former President, Muhammadu Buhari on his 81st birthday, describing him as “Nigeria’s icon of integrity and patriotism” This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The statement titled, ‘President Tinubu celebrates Nigeria’s icon of integrity and patriotism, …

•demand focus on solid minerals, industrialisation, digital infrastructure, tourism, youth empowerment, education. •as Ogun, Oyo govs demand solid minerals moved from exclusive to concurrent Vice President, Kashim Shettima; Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu; Governor of Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun has resuscitated calls for active diversification of the nation’s economy from oil to non-oil sectors if the nation is …

The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has died aged 86 after ruling the Gulf state for three years. Sheikh Nawaf had been admitted to hospital in November following an emergency health issue, according to state news agency KUNA. The 86-year-old’s condition was stable at the time, KUNA reported. Sheikh Nawaf was defence minister during one of the biggest …

More commissioners have resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet in Rivers State as the feud between him and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, continues to take a toll on the oil-rich state. A source close to Mr Fubara’s government told PREMIUM TIMES, Thursday night, that nine cabinet members have so far resigned from the eighth-month-old government.   Although the source gave the …

The media team of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has debunked reports that he collapsed on Thursday at the colloquium to mark his 61st birthday in Abuja. Reports had claimed that the former Akwa Ibom governor collapsed during the event and had to be rushed to the National Hospital. But the media team, in a statement signed by Eseme Eyiboh, debunked …