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A few days ago, the LP unveiled its manifesto where Obi pushed for the payment of hourly wages as against the current monthly arrangement in the country. The LP chieftain said if a worker receives about N1,000 per hour in a job, he can boast of nothing less than N4,000 in a day, and this can make the employee earns …

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has expressed concerns over the poor conditions of inmates at Nigeria’s borstal institutions. Nigeria has three borstal institutions located in Ogun, Kwara and Kaduna States. Mr Aregbeaola spoke on Tuesday at a national stakeholders’ meeting on a review of the borstal institutions and remand centres Act 2004 in Abuja. The borstal centres are meant …

The chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers State said the party has been reduced to a laughing stock by some “disgruntled leaders” of the party who visit the state on Governor Nyesom Wike’s invitation to commission projects. “Sir, it is disheartening to note, that any time these disgruntled leaders of the party with anti-party activities running in their veins, …

The Indigenous People of Biafra has told the residents of South-East that it did not give any five-day sit-at-home order in the region. The group therefore asked the people to ignore the order, describing it as a “senseless” order from those against the Biafra agenda. This is following a video currently circulating online ordering the people of the South-East to …

Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has expressed concerns over the N100,000 cash withdrawal limit announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, saying there is “no gainsaying that the livelihood of many individuals and enterprise sustainability would be impacted.” Banking hall Reacting to the new policy, Director-General of NECA’s Wale-Smatt Oyerinde, said “As usual with the Central Bank of Nigeria …

2023: Why Nigerian Youth Should Back Tinubu – PDP Senator Enugu senator, Chimaroke Nnamani, said as governor of Lagos State, Mr Tinubu embarked on series of sustainable policies towards addressing the high unemployment rate, and youth issues. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator, Chimaroke Nnamani, has adduced reasons Nigerian youth should see the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as …

Nigeria’s daily oil production rose 14.63 percent in the month of November 2023 to 1.414 million from 1.23 million barrels recorded in October, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC has reported. Stock photo of an offshore oil rig“Without natural capital accountability GDP growth is meaningless’ The November figures released yesterday by the Commission showed that the volume includes 228,489 …

• Tinubu meets UK minister in London• Our officials harvesting PVC details not for rigging, INEC clarifies• Obi tops Atiku, Tinubu in Google’s most searched presidential candidates• Take Nigeria, 2023 election serious, Adeboye tells ministers With 80 days to the presidential election, the United Kingdom (UK) has said it has no interest in who becomes Nigeria’s next president, as it …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government is discouraging illegal migration and making it unattractive by creating better opportunities for youths in the state. Obaseki said this while delivering his goodwill message at the Edo MEGA Summit 2022 with the theme, “The Role of Returnees’ in Migration Management and Development, held at the Daisy Danjuma Returnees’ Shelter …

Nigerian military on Thursday said although it is facing constant pressure to compromise the 2023 elections, Nigerians can be rest assured that it would remain neutral. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, disclosed this to journalists at the 61st session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. …