EFCC denies Emefiele’s plea for a medical travel abroad
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele
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Yahaya Bello’s attempt to hear the N80 billion fraud case in Kogi fails
Justice John Tsoho, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, has turned down a plea to move Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State,’s N80.2 billion fraud trial from Abuja to Kogi State. In a July 2 letter, the CJ said he agreed with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that Bello’s trial…
Senate Promises to Implement the Budget for 2024
The National Assembly, according to the Senate, will make sure that every kobo spent in the N28.7 trillion 2024 Renewed Hope budget is tracked down. This was disclosed by Senate Spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti-South) during her discussion on the monitoring and execution of the 2024 budget. The National Assembly’s N28.7tn appropriations bill was signed into…
Protesters Call for El-Rufai’s Trail for Suspected N423 Billion Fraud
On Thursday, protesters descended upon the Kaduna State Government House, demanding that Governor Uba Sani extend an invitation to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other pertinent law enforcement organizations to apprehend and prosecute Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, his predecessor, in light of the latter’s criminal indictment by the state House of Assembly. In a…
FG Insists on N62,000 Salary Despite Objections from Labour
The Federal Government cannot allocate all of its resources to satisfy the N250,000 minimum wage demand, the Presidency stated on Sunday, citing the unsustainable nature of organized labor’s protest. Following an increase in proposals to N62,000 by the government and the Organized Private Sector, negotiations between the Federal Government and Organized Labour broke down on…
Police request a review, reject the PSC’s recruitment list
Due to purported inconsistencies and corruption that tarnished the list of qualified applicants in the current 2022–2023 police constable recruitment, the Nigeria Police Force has rejected the Police Service Commission’s recruiting list. This comes after a barrage of grievances from stakeholders and rejected candidates regarding the vanishing identities of those who passed the screening process…
Minimum Wage: States Should Determine What They Can afford, Says Fayemi
Former governor of Ekiti State Kayode Fayemi has advocated for the decentralization of minimum wage talks in an effort to resolve the ongoing problem of the national minimum wage. This was said by Fayemi, who was also the governor’s forum chairman, on Channels Television’s Politics Today show on Friday. The question of the federal minimum…
N80bn fraud: EFCC claims coworkers and others are safeguarding Yahaya Bello
Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, is accused of stealing N80.2 billion through fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission stated on Wednesday that Bello had mocked the Nigerian legal system by neglecting to appear in court to face his charges. This was said by Mr. Effa Okim, the acting zonal director of…
NASS to Receive New Minimum Wage Bill Soon, Tinubu Assures Nigerians
The ₦62,000 government and private sector proposal and the ₦250,000 organized labour demand are expected to be decided upon by the President. Organized labour has received assurances from President Bola Tinubu that the National Assembly will soon consider an executive measure establishing a new national minimum wage for workers. On June 12, 2024, Tinubu announced…
NLC Demands ₦250k As Minimum Wage, Challenges Tinubu’s Democracy Day Remark
According to President Tinubu’s remarks on Democracy Day, An executive law on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be brought to the National Assembly for passage. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s remarks on the subject and advocated that N250,000 be the minimum salary. The Federal Government received…
