Ebonyi Government Increases Minimum Wage to ₦90,000 for Workers

The Ebonyi State Government has announced an upward review of the minimum wage for workers in the state, raising it from ₦70,000 to ₦90,000.   The announcement was made on…

NNPCL GCEO, Bayo Ojulari, Raises Alarm Over Threats to His Life

The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has alleged that his life and those of his management team are under serious…

FG Raises International Passport Fees, New Rates Take Effect September 1

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved a fresh increase in the cost of obtaining international passports, with the new rates set to take effect from September 1, 2024.  …

Ex-Equatorial Guinea Official Jailed Over Embezzlement Scandal

A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced former senior government official, Mr. Baltasar Ebang Engonga, to eight years in prison for embezzlement.   Engonga, who previously headed the national financial…

Phyna Accuses Dangote Group of Abandoning Promise to Fly Sister Abroad for Treatment

Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has accused the Dangote Group of reneging on its commitment to sponsor her younger sister, Ruth, for…

NSA Ribadu Reunites 128 Rescued Kidnap Victims with Families in Abuja

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Tuesday reunited 128 rescued kidnap victims with their families in Abuja.   According to Ribadu, the victims, mostly women and children,…

Atiku’s Son-in-Law, Bashir Haske, Denies Evading EFCC Arrest, Alleges Political Witch-Hunt

Bashir Abdullahi Haske, businessman and son-in-law to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has denied allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he is evading arrest after being…

Court Orders Banks to Release Omoyele Sowore’s Account Details to Police

The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed six financial institutions to furnish the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) with details of transactions in accounts linked to politician and publisher, Omoyele…

NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians on Fake Batches of Postinor 2 in Circulation

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the circulation of fake Type 1 and 2 batches of Postinor 2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg) in…

Anambra Assembly Suspends Ayamelum Lawmaker Bernard Udemezue for Unparliamentary Conduct

The Anambra State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Ayamelum Constituency, Hon. Bernard Udemezue, for three months without pay over alleged unparliamentary conduct.   The Assembly directed that…