Month: September 2025

NECA: No Justification for ₦70,000 Minimum Wage Despite Increased Revenue

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The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Adewale Smatt-Oyerinde, stated on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday that states can no longer justify maintaining the ₦70,000 wage while citizens struggle with rising food and transportation costs. The group has urged state governments to increase civil servants’ pay above the current ₦70,000 minimum, arguing that rising federal revenues remove the excuse for inaction amid a worsening cost of living. Because of the current situation, he stated, “no state really has an excuse to stay at that ₦70,000, especially with…

Dangote fuel exports surge amid foreign refineries’ shutdown

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As Saudi Aramco and other Middle Eastern Gulf refineries close for maintenance, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has recently increased its fuel exports to other countries, according to  report. Our correspondent was informed by a top executive at the Dangote refinery on Monday that the $20 billion facility located in Lekki exported a lot of diesel, aviation fuel, and Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to other nations in August. The official stated, “We export PMS, AGO (Automotive Gas Oil or diesel), and Jet A1 (also known as aviation fuel),” speaking in confidence…

Oshoala arrives Saudi for Al Hilal medicals

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The move of Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala from Bay FC to Al Hilal of the Saudi Women’s League is reportedly imminent. One and a half years after joining Bay FC, Oshoala arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for medical exams in preparation for the transfer, according to The Athletic. She was also not part of Bay FC’s squad for their 2-1 defeat over Angel City on Monday night. Before the transfer window closed, Al Hilal finalised the deal for the Nigerian international striker, according to The Athletic. According to…

Obasanjo: Committed Leaders Are Africa’s Greatest Need

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Obasanjo Never Wanted Any State-owned Refinery To Work – Group Asserts

Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, stated Wednesday that African nations have the potential to gain from effective transformative leadership. Obasanjo underlined the significance of transformative leadership for the advancement and development of the African continent when speaking on the visit of Dr. Greg Mills, a fellow at the University of Navarra. Mills made this statement at the Executive Syndicate Class for Top CEOs, which was hosted at the Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute, OOLI, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Mills served as the National Director of the South Africa Institute of International Affairs…

Akpabio, Okpebholo, Makinde, PSC, others mourn Arase

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Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, the late former Inspector-General of Police and immediate past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, or PSC, died on Sunday in Abuja following a brief illness, and tributes to him have been coming in droves. Arase was a thoroughbred professional—Akpabio Nigeria lost “a gentleman, fine officer, and consummate security expert,” according to a statement released by Senate President Godswill Akpabio through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh. He recounted how Arase changed the Nigerian Police during his time as IGP by implementing changes…

Why Wike is yet to face sanction — PDP

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Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and a former governor of Rivers State, has been exonerated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for his alleged anti-party actions. The party claims that without a proper, fact-based petition, no action can be taken against him or any of the other members. In Abuja, PDP Deputy National Legal Adviser Barrister Okechukwu Osuoha revealed this, pointing out that despite the party’s disciplinary committee being in place, no member has been charged or disciplined as of yet because no official petitions…

Goodluck Jonathan Tells Keyamo and Odinkalu: ‘Keep Off My Political Journey’

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$49 Billion Didnt Go Missing Under My Watch - Ex-President Jonathan Speaks

Yesterday, the unofficial 2027 presidential election continued with former President Goodluck Jonathan scolding Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, and law professor Professor Chidi Odinkalu for opposing his candidature and warning them to stay out of his political path. The Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, had been cautioned by Messrs. Keyamo and Odinkalu not to award Jonathan the party’s presidential ticket in order to carry out his alleged 2027 comeback plan. In separate media posts, Keyamo and Odinkalu contended that Jonathan’s attempt to contest the 2027 presidential…

IPoB Lawyer: Ekpa’s Conviction is a ‘Historic Lesson’ Against Inciting Violence

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The conviction of Simon Ekpa by a Finnish District Court today does not surprise him, according to Ifeanyi Ejiofor Esq. KSC, lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, who has long recognised the gravity of his offences, the frailty of his defence, and the impending fall of the fraudulent empire he established on violence, deception, and exploitation. He argued that Ekpa’s goal was always clear, even as he started his scheming attempt to seize the Directorate of State’s (DOS) power within the IPOB. He received both overt and…

North-East APC lobbies Shettima, Ribadu for ministerial slot

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North-eastern All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders urged Vice President Kashim Shettima and National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu on Monday to assist in filling the vacancy of the region’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management position. Nentawe Yilwatda, the recently elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, had previously held the post. In order to force former Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Organisation coordinator Haruna Sardauna to succeed Yilwatda as minister, a delegation of the APC Youth Stakeholders Forum, led by its Executive Secretary, Abdulkareem Jimeta, stormed the APC National Secretariat in…

2027 Elections: Wike Warns PDP Against Aligning with Obi

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FCT Minister, Wike Vows To Review, Upgrade Abuja Master Plan

In a media chat on Monday, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, warned that the Peoples Democratic Party faces self-destruction if it tries to re-enter the race for president by bringing Peter Obi, a former candidate for the position of the Labour Party. Wike recalled that he and other party leaders had warned repeatedly against allowing both the national chairman and the presidential candidate to come from the North, arguing that this was an unfair and politically damaging move. The former governor of Rivers State claimed that…