•Tinubu and debt burden Debt service and personnel costs have swallowed more than the federal government’s total revenue for the first seven months of 2025, even as receipts fell sharply below target and capital projects suffered deep cuts. An analysis of the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, released on We...
Workers across the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have come against the federal government for skimming off on their salaries for health insurance, saying that the move was questionable and highly unacceptable, especially without notification and dialogue. They argued that even though health insurance was a welcome development glo...
•Tinubu, Akpabio and Abbas The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has commenced a strategic retreat in Kano State, aimed at harmonising reports in the bid to review the remuneration packages for political, public, and judicial office holders across the country. Declaring the retreat open, the Chairman of RMAFC, Moham...
•Tinubu and Nigerian workers The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has hinted at plans to review the salaries of political office holders in Nigeria, describing current earnings as inadequate, unrealistic, and outdated in the face of rising responsibilities and economic challenges. At a press briefing in Abuja yesterday, RM...
About N2.354 billion in pay cheques, comprising the monthly salaries of the 109 senators and the cost of running their offices, is enough to pay monthly wages of 4,708 professors at universities across the country. Debates have continued over the perceived imbalance in the remunerations of political office holders and academics, reports Daily ...
•Naira notes The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation today attributed the non-payment of some federal civil servants’ June 2025 salaries to technical glitches. In a statement, the OAGF spokesman, Bawa Mokwa, said that upon complaints from workers regarding the non-receipt of their June salary, an investigation was launched into ...
•The Senate in session A group of legislative lawyers under the aegis of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners has filed a suit before the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, seeking to compel Nigerian senators to refund a significant portion of their salaries and allowances earned since 2023, cit...
Teaching is one of the world’s most vital professions, shaping young minds and preparing future generations for success. Despite its importance, teacher salaries vary significantly around the globe. These differences are often driven by factors such as the cost of living, national education budgets, and how much a country values its educators,...
•Prof Niyi Sunmonu The National President of the Congress of University Academics, (CONUA), Comrade Niyi Sunmonu, is an Associate Professor of Atmospheric Physics at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife in Osun State. He speaks to journalists on the thought of his union on certain issues that affect his members, reports Nigerian Tribune. E...
•INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has defended the commission’s N126 billion budget request for 2025. Yakubu clarified that N85 billion is earmarked for personnel costs while the remainder will be used to fund electoral activities, reports Saturday Guard...
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