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President Bola Tinubu says it is imperative to review the present N30,000 minimum wage for civil servants as well as improve the country’s revenue. Tinubu spoke during a meeting with members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) led by Hope Uzodinma, chairman of the forum and governor of Imo, in Abuja, on Friday.  […]

Isa Ali Pantami, former minister of communications and digital economy, recently made a claim that he raised the ministry’s quarterly revenue generation by a staggering amount. In a press statement announcing the plan to unveil “4,366 projects” implemented in his four years as minister, Pantami said he raised the ministry’s quarterly revenue from […]

A high court sitting in Makurdi, Benue state capital, has affirmed the suspension and removal of Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Maurice Ikpambese, the presiding judge, also nullified Ayu’s membership in the party. BACKGROUND In March, the executive members of Igyorov ward, Gboko LGA […]

The governorship election petition tribunal in Ibadan, Oyo, has upheld the re-election of Seyi Makinde as the governor of the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Makinde, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the election held on March 18. He secured 563,756 votes to win […]

The bill passed by the senate on Tuesday to amend the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Act has grave implications for the anti-graft war, according to a clause-by-clause analysis done for TheCable by legal experts. The amendments have the potential to hinder the commission from being an effective law […]

President Bola Tinubu is meeting with James Ibori, former governor of Delta state; Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers state; and Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state. The meeting is taking place at the president’s office in Aso Villa. The trio arrived at the presidential villa at about 4:20pm on […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it is giving the federal government an ultimatum to revert to the old price of petrol or face a nationwide protest. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, issued the ultimatum on Friday after a national executive council (NEC) meeting of the congress in Abuja. He said the federal […]

Femi Gbajabiamila, the outgoing speaker of the house of representatives, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for appointing him as his chief of staff (CoS). Tinubu appointed Gbajabiamila to the position on Friday. In a tweet thanking the president, Gbajabiamila said he would give his best when he takes office on […]

The presidential election petition court has adjourned hearing in a suit filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) against the victory of President Bola Tinubu. The APM whose presidential candidate, Chichi Ojei, scored 25,961 votes during the February 25 poll, argued that Tinubu was improperly sponsored by the APC since he nominated Kashim […]

President Bola Tinubu has appointed speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his chief of staff. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former deputy governor of Jigawa state, has been named deputy chief of staff. During a meeting with the progressives governors forum (PGF) in Abuja today, the president also named former […]