By Adenike Ayodele/Olaitan Idris A Lagos-based lawyer, Dr Yemi Omodele, says Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) should generate funds internally to pay their workers’ salaries in view of the financial autonomy granted local governments. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Supreme Court, on JulyContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, on Monday said the national minimum wage was for the whole nation. Akpabio made the remark during the signing ceremony of the Minimum Wage Act (Amendment) Bill into law by President Bola Tinubu at the State House. He said theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Federal Government has ordered NNPC Ltd. (NNPCL) to sell crude oil to Dangote and other local refineries in Naira. Mr Zacch Adedeji, Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), said this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday.Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Federal Government says Nigerian youths should embrace dialogue rather than embark on protests, which could have undesirable outcomes. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. HeContinue Reading
Diaspora APC leaders urge youths to shun protest, give Tinubu time By Adeyemi Adeleye The All Progressives Congress Committee of Diaspora Chairmen (APC-CDC) has urged the youth to avoid any protest and give President Bola Tinubu time to address and resolve the nation’s current challenges effectively. The CDC Secretary GeneralContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran Lagos State Government has unveiled the Eko Flavours project, a platform to showcase the state as the melting point of Nigeria. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food System, Ms Abiola Olusanya, disclosed this at a press conference on Friday in Lagos. She said the project was Continue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says Sycamore, a peer-to-peer lending fintech platform, has emerged winner of the second edition of its Prize for Innovation (NPI 2.0). This followed an assessment of pitches from ten innovators to an expert panel of judges drawn from theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Experts have called for the institutionalisation of corporate governance in Nigeria’s public sector to drive transformation and support government’s goal of achieving a trillion dollar economy. They made the call at the second edition of the National Corporate Governance Summit on Thursday in Lagos. TheContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi A Lecturer of Transport, Logistics and Port Operations, University of Lagos, Dr Edmund Chilaka, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to fully implement the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003. Chilaka made the call during his book launch titled “Nigeria’s Shipping Policy and Maritime TradeContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja commended the partnership between Nigeria and China. The President gave the commendation when he received Mr Chen Xiaodong, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. “For us, it is a new beginning with you. AContinue Reading
