Months after the minimum wage was officially signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, nine states of the federation have yet to implement the new minimum wage of N70,000 for teachers. This is according to data exclusively obtained from the National Union of Teachers yesterday, reports The PUNCH. President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill ...
•Floods The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a flood alert for the month of July, warning that states including Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, and Benue are at risk of experiencing flash floods. The flash flood risk alert for July 2025, released today by the agency, shows the states with varying probable risks of experiencing flash flooding [&he...
At least 10 Nigerian states collectively increased their domestic debt by N417.7 billion year-on-year, despite a significant rise in revenue allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, a review of official data has shown. An analysis of the Debt Management Office’s quarterly reports on subnational debt reveals that Rivers, En...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution is considering about 46 requests for the creation of new states and 117 requests for new local government areas across the 36 states of the federation. The House Committee is also considering two requests for boundary adjustment as well as [...
•INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has fixed August 16 for the conduct of 16 constituency bye-elections in 12 states of the Federation. Accordingly, the commission stated that it would deploy 30,451 officials for the exercise, reports Vanguard. The Commission also announced the resumption of the C...
The Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) says about 17 States have indicated readiness to host the 2025 Olympic Day celebration across the country. Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of NOC disclosed this in a statement yesterday. Nezianya said Habu Gumel, President of NOC would kickoff the event at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ab...
•Naira notes A total sum of N1.659 trillion, being May 2025 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils. Bawa Mokwa, the Director of Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), make this known in a statement issued to newsmen in [&hel...
•Flood The skies opened up yesterday across several states of the federation rendering some roads flooded The rain began early in the day just hours after the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) warned of thundery and rainy weather activities between yesterday and tomorrow across Nigeria, reports NAN. A similar warning came from the Lagos S...
•Nigerian hajj pilgrims Reports said each of the 3,345 pilgrims from the state received 50 Saudi Riyals as a support during the Sallah festivities and ease their stay in the Holy Land. This was disclosed on Monday by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s representative and head of the Kano Hajj Delegation Committee, the Emir of Karaye, […]
•Tinubu Following the formal defection of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, to the All Progressives Congress yesterday, there are indications that more governors may soon defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC. Eno, after his defection, became the second PDP governor in the South-South region, after Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of...
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