Kagame re-elected as Rwanda’s President for fourth term
Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame, has been re-elected with 99.18% of the vote, extending his near quarter-century in office. Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, Oda Gasinzigwa, told a news conference today that the final election results are due to be announced latest July 27. The two men standing against him both conceded defeat in Monday’s […]
House of Reps Members to slash salaries by 50% for six months
Members of the House of Representatives have resolved to slash their salaries by 50% for six months to support the Federal Government with N648 million for food sufficiency across the country and to address the high cost of food. Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, said the salary cut is to be used […]
President Tinubu approves ₦70,000 as New National Minimum Wage
Federal Government and Organised Labour have agreed on ₦70,000 as the New National Minimum Wage for Nigerian workers. Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, who announced this after President Tinubu meet with the leadership of the Organized Labour yesterday, said the President is expected to submit the new national minimum of ₦70,000 to the National Assembly […]
Labour threatens protest after agreement on minimum wage
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is threatening a nationwide protest despite recently reaching an agreement with President Tinubu on the new national minimum wage. Meanwhile, Tinubu met with leaders of organised labour, consisting of NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, July 18, 2024, where all the parties […]
Dubai Princess sends divorce message to Husband Via Instagram Post
It something that kind of sounds crazy, but it happens to be real as the Dubai Princess, Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum appears to have asked her husband for a divorce via Instagram. On Wednesday, July 17, Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — the daughter of the current ruler […]
Dick Van Dyke Opens Up on His 46-Year Age Gap with Wife Arlene Silver
Dick Van Dyke and his wife Arlene Silver are opening up about their 46-year age difference. While speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Van Dyke, 98, recalled meeting Silver, 52, at the SAG Awards in 2006, where she was working as a makeup artist. “I never approached a strange woman in my life,” Van Dyke told the outlet while speaking from his and […]
NCDC issues warning about the increase of yellow fever
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a warning about the increasing number of yellow fever cases in the country, coinciding with the ongoing cholera outbreak that has affected nearly all states. Its Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, who issued the warning at a press conference yesterday, said that since June, the […]
Emefiele- High Court turns down travel permit
An FCT High Court in Maitama has refused an application by the former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to be granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom for a medical check-up. At the resumed hearing today on the application for medical leave, the trial Judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, held that Emefiele, who is being prosecuted […]
Police to commence e-CMR enforcement from July 29
The Nigeria Police Force says it will begin the enforcement of the digitalised Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) from July 29. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, called on motorists to comply by registering their vehicles, as the e-CMR, a digitalised system which would streamline the documentation and verification processes for […]
P&ID loses appeal to upturn Court judgement favouring Nigeria’s £43m Award
A Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed the appeal of Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) on a previous judgment halting the enforcement of its $11 billion award against Nigeria. In a unanimous decision, the Lead Judge, Lord Justice Snowden, permitted P&ID to appeal the judgment but dismissed the appeal. In a […]
