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•Propose 3-6 months imprisonment for defaulting employers The House of Representatives is proposing a Bill to criminalise delay and non-payment of salaries of employees by individuals and corporate bodies in the country. The Bill, entitled: Employees Remuneration Protection Bill, 2023, is sponsored by a member representing Agege federal constituency of Lagos State, Wale Hammed. The Bill, which has passed first reading …

The recent rejection by the National Council on Establishment of the proposed 65-year retirement age for workers is the right call. It is a welcome recognition of the imprudence of changing the status quo in a society with an explosively high population of unemployed youths and shrinking job opportunities. The NCE rightly noted that the proposed upward review of the …

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, says the Special Police Constabulary needs to either be outright overhauled, disbanded or given a separate uniform different from that of the regular policemen. According to him, men of the Special Police Constabulary engage in unethical practices, including extorting, and hurting the image of the Nigeria Police Force. Arase took the …

The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Blessing Agbebaku has given insight into the reasons the allocation to the office of the Deputy Governor for the 2024 appropriation was slashed to about 345 million naira while that of the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Head of Service (HoS) and others were far higher saying not much responsibilities …

In the last seven years, over 426 innocent civilians have had to pay with their lives after military air strikes aimed at bandits and terrorists have hit the wrong target.  This has thrown several families into mourning. The victims’ families and survivors’ struggle for justice, which remains elusive Okotta Samiala still grapples with the sorrow of losing 11 of his beloved …

The Nigerian Army on Thursday, decorated 47 newly promoted senior officers with the rank of Major General, urging them to redouble efforts at addressing security challenges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Army Council had, on Dec.  21, approved the promotion of 47 brigadiers- general to the rank of Major General. The council had also elevated 75 …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  A Police Inspector accused of killing his colleague during the arrest of criminal suspects in Benin last Sunday, has turned himself in to the Police authorities in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria.  Inspector Jonathan Okouromi is said to have surrendered himself to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a day after the brutal killing.  The embattled …

Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has hailed senior army officers of Edo State origin who have been promoted to the rank of Major General in the Nigerian Army, describing them as worthy ambassadors of the State. The elevated officers who were decorated during an investiture ceremony at the Armed Forces of Nigeria Officers Mess, Asokoro Abuja, Nigeria’s capital today …

Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has announced three days of mourning in Ondo State to honour late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, former Ondo governor. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Akure by Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor. According to Aiyedatiwa, this period of mourning, with fasting and prayer, takes effect …

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the Hyatt Hotel in Coralville, Iowa, on December 13.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesCNN —  When news broke that a top aide to Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was joining former President Donald Trump’s campaign last month, Trump advisers were livid, believing the aide was promoting himself, without permission of the campaign’s top brass. Senior Trump campaign …