Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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State governors announce N70,000 minimum wage
The state governors said on Thursday that they are not considering a minimum wage higher than N70,000. Starnews NG reports that they made this disclosure after a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum(NGF) held on Thursday. The governors who reviewed the economic situation in the country said that any amount of money above N70,000 is…
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Ondo NNPP gov candidate rejects Shettima’s offer to rejoin APC
A former Ondo State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Olugbenga Edema, who defected to the New Nigeria People’s Party on Wednesday, rejected an offer to return to the ruling party. The politician was among the 15 aspirants who lost the APC governorship ticket to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Online platforms and social media were…
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Two years after Owo church attack, survivor recounts miraculous escape
Two years after the horrible terrorist attack at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state, one of the lucky survivors who has now relocated permanently to Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, Mrs. Phebian Osagie, has relived the agony of her experience and how she and another survivor, Similoluwa Micheal Adetoye, escaped death. The two,…
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Two construction workers attempting to retrieve fetcher die inside well in Osun
There was confusion in Ile-Ife on Thursday when two yet-to-be-identified construction workers died inside a well. The Nation gathered the incident occurred around 1:16PM opposite Ilesa motor park along Ife/Ilesa road when one of the workers was fetching water at the well. An eyewitness said: “One of the workers was fetching water but accidentally the…
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FG May Relocate Ikoyi Prison, Others, Says Tunji-Ojo
The Federal Government says it will initiate processes to possibly relocate Ikoyi prison and some of other correctional centres from urban centres in the country to other area. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday. The minister said urbanisation has eaten into the setbacks that ought to…
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Shettima declares business clinics open in Ekiti, announces N150, 000 grant each
Ado-Ekiti—The Vice President of Nigeria, Sen.Kashim Shettima, on Thursday described President Bola Tinubu as a man who has showed zeal, commitment, knowledge and passion to improving the quality of governance in Nigeria. Shettima, said this in Ado-Ekiti, at the inauguration of some projects which includes the 9.2 kilometer Omisanjana/Deeper Life/ Ajebamidele road, the Adire hub…
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Presidency debunks Finance Minister’s N105,000 new minimum wage proposal
The Presidency has described as false the news making the rounds that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has proposed N105,000 in the new minimum wage template. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on his X account on Thursday. The presidential…
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BREAKING: NNPP Suspends Edo Guber Candidate
The New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP has suspended its candidate, Pastor Azemhe Azena. This is coming in less than four months to the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo state. The candidate was suspended by his ward’s executives in Etsako East Local Government Area of the state. The suspension notice dated June 3, 2024,…
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BREAKING: Finance Minister presents #105,000 as New Minimum Wage
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, on Thursday submitted the estimated cost implications of implementing a new national minimum wage to President Bola Tinubu. Officials in the know of the matter reported that Edun submitted a proposal of N105,000 to the president as the new minimum wage. SaharaReporters had earlier on Thursday reported that despite…
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I’ll withdraw support for Tinubu if… — Daniel Bwala
Daniel Bwala, former spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar/Ifeanyi Okowa presidential campaign in the 2023 presidential election, has affirmed his commitment to supporting President Bola Tinubu, stating that his allegiance is contingent upon upholding the constitution and democratic principles of Nigeria. In an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday, Bwala emphasised his longstanding support for Tinubu,…