The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has responded to the call by Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde for the resignation of the party national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. Makinde had told Atiku on Wednesday when the later visited the state that Ayu must reign as national chairman to pave the way for southern balance. However, speaking at South-West PDP stakeholders meeting on Wednesday September 14, Atiku said Ayu could not be asked to resign unless the party’s constitution was amended. “I have no problem about anywhere any party member comes from but it must be done…
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The Zamfara chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has put the state government on 21-day ultimatum to implement the national minimum wage of N30,000, which is already being enjoyed by workers in other states across the country. The ultimatum came after deliberations by the State Executive Council Meeting of the union on Thursday. The chairperson, Sani Halliru who briefed journalists shortly after the meeting said, the action was the only option left for the labour leaders because all promises, agreements and pledges made by the government had failed. According to him, the leadership of the union had had failed…
The Social Integrity Network (SINET) has appealed to the Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to curb the excesses of the Ilorin Zonal Head of the agency, ACE Michael Nzekwe, over what they termed as witch-hunt of investors in Kwara State. The Group noted that as part of the backward integration policy of the federal government, it is expected of manufacturers to depend heavily on the solid minerals available in the land for production processes among others At a press conference held in Lagos on Thursday by its national coordinator, Mr. Oluseyi Adedoyin, the group expressed sadness…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish Godswill Akpabio’s name as the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the 2023 Akwa Ibom North/West Senatorial District election. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that INEC’s refusal to accept and publish Akpabio’s name was in contradiction with the law, having received the name from the APC as its valid candidate Nwite, who said that the electoral umpire acted illegally, said the commission lacked power to have disqualified the 2nd plaintiff (Akpabio). “I hereby declared that the defendant (INEC)…
Goalkeeper Alexander Nübel, on loan at Monaco from Bayern Munich, has refused to return to the Bundesliga champions while Manuel Neuer is still active. Nübel, 25, was signed on a free transfer from Schalke 04 in 2020, but any hopes of rivalling Neuer as Bayern Munich number one were over soon after. He then went to Monaco on loan. “It is out of the question for me to come back while Manu is still there. I certainly won’t do that, I can rule out sitting on the bench again at Bayern Munich,” he said on Thursday. Nubel’s Bayern Munich deal…
The Electoral Forum, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to compel political parties to present regular audit reports of their accounts, in line with the provisions of the law. This is contained in a communiqué issued and signed by Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi, the Chairman, The Electoral Forum, at the end of the 7th Technical Session of the organization on Thursday in Abuja. Olukoshi said that INEC must also publish the audit reports after receiving them. He said that the forum expressed various concerns about elections in Nigeria and recommended strategies to improve the…
Nigeria and French Development Agency(AFD) on Wednesday signed a grant of €25 million for the Northern Corridor Project to boost power supply in the country. The Northern Corridor Project is jointly funded by the European Union and AFD, while it is being implemented by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The project is meant to strengthen a low-carbon economic growth in West African by improving the quality of electricity network in Nigeria and support the development of a regional electricity market under the West African Power Pool. Speaking at the signing of the agreement in Abuja, Mr Clement Agba, Minister…
The Debt Management Office (DMO), has reviewed its bonds issuance calendar for third quarter of 2022. According to the revised calendar, the DMO is scheduled to raise about N720 billion through some re-opened Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bonds. On July 19, the office was scheduled to re-open a March 2025 FGN bond valued at between N70 billion to N80 billion, and at interest rate of 13.53 per cent per annum. It has a two years, eight months maturity period, with original tenor of seven years. On the same date (July 19), the DMO re-opened an April 2032 FGN bond…
Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, a label pushed for by Ukraine but opposed by President Joe Biden’s administration. “The need for this measure is more pressing now than ever before,” Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, one of the bill’s sponsors, told a news conference, citing the killings of civilians and other “brutal, cruel oppression” in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, another bill sponsor, said the designation would send a strong signal of support for Ukraine to Kyiv but also to U.S. allies, while imposing…
The Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, received 1,868 people from 10 business communities from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Chairman of Furniture Makers Association, Lawali Aminu Lalala who spoke on behalf of the defectors, said they were convinced with the leadership style of governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. According to him, the APC government they voted for had failed Nigerians in all the sectors. They promised their total loyalty and support to the PDP and promised to cast their votes to the candidates of the party in the forthcoming general elections. Receiving the decampees, the…