Tinubu: We must review salaries of judicial officers to fight corruption in judiciary
President Bola Tinubu says his administration will review the remuneration of judicial officers as part of efforts to fight corruption in the judiciary. Tinubu spoke on Friday when he received the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led by Yakubu Maikyau, its president. The president said the battle against corruption in […]
ECOWAS to Niger junta: Listen to voice of reason | Military option still on table
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has asked the military junta in Niger Republic to allow democracy to thrive in the country. The landlocked Western African country experienced its fifth coup on July 26 when a faction of soldiers toppled democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. Efforts to restore constitutional order […]
PHOTOS: Defence ministers present as army buries 22 soldiers killed in Niger state
Twenty-two soldiers of the Nigerian Army killed in an ambush by bandits in Niger state have been buried. The burial ceremony which took place at the national military cemetery in Abuja on Friday, was attended by families, friends, senior military personnel and colleagues of the late officers. Muhammed Badaru, minister of defence; […]
‘Absolute lie’ — Kremlin denies involvement in Wagner leader’s death
Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has debunked insinuations that the Kremlin orchestrated Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death. Prigozhin, leader of the mercenary Wagner Group, was presumed dead on Wednesday after Russia’s agency for air transport listed him among the casualties of a plane crash. The Wagner Group had been fighting alongside Russian […]
FIRS: From Sept 1, companies trading in TV masts, cell towers to charge VAT
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says from September 1, 2023, 7.5 percent value added tax (VAT) will be charged on items excluded from building. The revenue agency announced the development in a public notice released on Friday and signed by Muhammad Nami, its executive chairman. According to FIRS, examples of items […]
‘It’s democracy’ — Ganduje says row over Kogi NWC replacements will be resolved
Abdullahi Ganduje, national chair of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the row over Kogi’s replacements in the national working committee (NWC) will be resolved. Ganduje spoke on Thursday after a meeting behind closed doors with Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, at his residence in Abuja. The national leadership of the APC […]
‘75% of Nigerians are self-employed, working age now 15 years upward’ — highlights of NBS labour force report
In April 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) spoke of its intentions to adopt a new methodology that conforms to recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) guidelines for computing labour force statistics. NBS had said the new methodology would reveal a sharp drop in Nigeria’s unemployment rate. On Thursday, the bureau launched […]
Verification of social register ongoing — we’re partnering with states, says Betta Edu
Betta Edu, minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, says verification of the national social register is ongoing to better categorise and identify Nigerians in dire need of aid. Edu spoke on Friday during an interview with Channels Television. The existing social register, compiled under the past administration, has been criticised in […]
Newspaper Headlines: Criticism trails 4.1% unemployment data | Livestock shortage looms over Nigeria-Niger border closure
Reports on the unemployment rate released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
‘No time for cheap politics’ — FG replies Obaseki on subsidy removal comments
Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says the federal government understands the difficulty Nigerians are facing following the petrol subsidy removal. Idris spoke in reaction to comments credited to Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state. The governor had said he was shocked that the federal government did not have a […]