Despite the economic headwinds encountered for most parts of the second quarter of 2024, the Oyo/Osun Customs Area Command has declared generation of the sum of N6.34bn for May 2024. …
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774 LGs can’t pay N62,000 minimum wage — ALGON boss
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria has raised concerns over the proposed N62,000 minimum wage, insisting that if approved, the wage may put a strain on the councils’ financial …
Read More »Troops eliminate six terrorists in Kaduna, seize machine guns, other arms
In a counter-terrorism operation conducted on Thursday, June 13, 2024, troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in Kaduna State neutralized six terrorists and recovered different arms. The operation, which targeted …
Read More »Old wounds, new conflict on Nigeria’s grazing reserves
Nigerian cattle herder Suleiman Ahmed lifted his sleeve and showed the scars from the machete attack that shattered his wrist at a market in the country’s central plains. The post …
Read More »Mexican billionaire urges investment in Bitcoin amid naira depreciation
A Mexican billionaire and chairman of Salinas Group, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, has urged his followers to invest in Bitcoin following the depreciation of the naira. The naira’s decline has been …
Read More »Restructuring: CIEN writes Tinubu, suggests move to 8 regions, 55 states, 6-yr rotational presidency
The Coalition of Indigenous Ethnic Nationalities (CIEN) said it has written President Bola Tinubu to propose the division of Nigeria into eight geo-political regions with approximate interim boundaries. A chieftain …
Read More »Ours must not be empty-stomach democracy
Glorious and great Rubicon Nigeria crossed last Wednesday when the nation marked 25 years of democracy. In the last quarter of a century, the nation has struggled and wobbled. And …
Read More »Police corporal promoted himself to SP, abscond from duty for nine years
The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained Corporal Buba Adamu for promoting himself to the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP) and failing …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine exchange drone, missile attacks
Kyiv and Moscow staged dozens of drone and missile attacks overnight, officials said Friday, leaving several wounded in Ukraine and damaging a fuel reservoir site in a Russian border region. …
Read More »Six-year single term for govs, president anti-democratic — NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected a proposed bill seeking a six-year single term for the president and state governors, describing it as “anti-democratic” and an attempt …
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