The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, is currently meeting with ministers over the planned nationwide protest against economic hardship. The meeting, which is taking place behind closed doors, has all the over 40 ministers in President Bola Tinubu’s
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, transmitted the Police Act Amendment Bill 2024 to the House of Representatives for consideration. The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, who disclosed this on Tuesday, read the President’s letter on the floor of the Green Chamber during plenary. The executive
The Senate passed a Bill on Tuesday, July 23, amending the National Minimum Wage Act to increase the minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000 after the first, second, and third readings. By this development, the bill will now await the concurrence of the
Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday, July 18, resolved to sacrifice 50 percent of their monthly salaries to address the current economic crisis in the country. The speaker inferred that each lawmaker’s salary was about N600,000 monthly. The Deputy Speaker had
There is panic in at least 21 states of the federation following the Supreme Court judgement which stopped allocation to non-democratically elected local government chairmen. DAILY POST reported that the judgement delivered by the apex court on Thursday gave victory to the third
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has challenged the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development to present any evidence of corruption against her in court. This is contained in a statement by an aide to the minister, Musa
The House of Representatives has queried the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, for spending unrelated expenditures, including N45 million for a new year party, N20 million for sanitary pads. Others include N1.5 million for vehicle fuel. Rep Kafilat Ogbara, Chairman, House
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem bill seeking to return the old national anthem ‘Nigeria, We hail thee’ into law. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday, May 29, at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver
The reinstated Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido has officially received his letter of appointment as the 16 Emir or Kano from Governor Abba Yusuf. The event was held at the Kano State Government House on Friday. Details later
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that the Federal Government is working very hard to realise its plan to achieve $1 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) size by 2031. Speaking yesterday at the Vanguard Economic Discourse with theme: ‘Reforms in The Era of Global Economic
It is the expectation of every parents to see their children achieve success in every
Nigeria’s former First Lady, Hajia Mariam Sani Abacha and her son, Mohammed Sani Abacha, have
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has lambasted the federal lawmakers, especially those from the
A heartwarming story of kindness and generosity has unfolded in Nigeria, where a family with