Federal Government implements 300% pay raise for judicial officers
Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, says the Federal Government has started the implementation of the 300% pay rise for judicial officers. Speaking at the Afe Babalola University’s convocation yesterday, Fagbemi described the move as “an important first step” in the President Bola Tinubu administration’s resolve to “strengthen the judiciary”. Tinubu had in August signed into law a bill seeking a 300% increase in salaries and allowances for judicial officials.
VP Shettima To Represent President Tinubu At CHOGM 2024
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has mandated Vice President Kashim Shettima to proceed and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). VP Shettima will join King Charles of England and other world leaders from 56 member countries at the first CHOGM to be held in the Pacific small island of […]
CNG Car Explosion Injuries Three Persons in Edo
Three persons were injured in Benin Edo state when an illegally modified vehicle exploded at a NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas Station at Ikpoba Hill in Benin City. Sources say the explosion was as a result of substandard conversion kits, including cylinders used in the installation by the driver himself, who drove to the filling station to test the efficacy of the installation when the explosion occurred. The Presidential CNG Initiative notes that close examination of the cylinder in question shows it was welded and modified and not approved for CNG use.
INEC Fixes November 2025 For Anambra Governorship Elections
INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the off-cycle governorship election in Anambra state is scheduled for November 8, 2025. Speaking during a consultative meeting with political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Prof Yakubu said the polls will hold in 5,720 polling units across the state and that a formal notice for the election will be published on Nov 13th The INEC Chairman equally said party primaries will hold from March 20 to April 10, 2025, and that candidate nomination process will begin on 18th April and close on May 12, while political campaigns will commence on June 11 and end at midnight on November 6, 2025. Our correspondent, Raliat Adenekan reports that Professor Yakubu also revealed that preparations are in top gear for the November 16, 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, as he urged Voters to pick up their Permanent Voter’s Cards from yesterday, October 17 to October 29.
NCDC Warns Of Rising Cholera, Fever, Marburg Threats
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has raised concern over the rising incidences of infectious diseases across the country. Its Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, during a news conference yesterday in Abuja, attributed the recent floods in northern states, including Borno, Adamawa, Jigawa, Yobe, and Kano, as the primary factor worsening the spread of cholera in these regions, now identified as the epicenters of the outbreak. Nigeria will also become one of the first countries to roll out a new R21 malaria vaccine after receiving a first batch of 846,200 doses produced by the Serum Institute of India and Novavax. The Health Minister, Muhammad Ali Pate, says the doses represent a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to eliminate malaria.
Cholera Death Toll Reaches 378, NCDC Warns of Heightened Risk Amid Northern Floods
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a significant rise in cholera-related deaths, which have now reached 378 as of October 13, 2024. This figure is more than double that was recorded at the same time last year, according to the agency. Speaking to newsmen today in Abuja, NCDC Director General, Dr. Jide […]
FIRS Says Four Tax Reform Bills Aims to Harmonize All Tax Laws
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zack Adedeji, has said the four tax reform bills recently presented to the National Assembly aims to harmonise all tax laws scattered in different tax laws and establishment bills. Adedeji who said this during a meeting with the Committee on Finance, at the National Assembly Abuja, noted that […]
Senators Passes Vote Of Confidence On Akpabio
Senators today unanimously passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The assurances of loyalty on the Presiding Officer of the Senate came on the heels of reports on Wednesday, that some aggrieved senators planned to impeach the Senate President, which was denied by the Presidency and the Senate. Raising a point […]
Tanker Fire: Tinubu Sends High-Level Delegation To Jigawa
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to lead a Federal Government delegation to Jigawa in response to Tuesday night inferno in Majia town, which claimed over 100 lives. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President, (Information and Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, the government […]
Senate Responds to Jigawa Tanker Explosion With New Directive
The Nigerian Senate has expressed shock over the death of over 100 people who were burnt to death while scooping fuel from a fallen truck near Dutse, the Jigawa state capital. The Senate equally called on the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the National Emergency Management Agency to provide relief materials to surviving victims of the […]
