By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary Increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures The Salary Structure is the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed May 30 to rule on the bail application request of the detained leader of Miyetti Allah, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo through his team of lawyers led by Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), had appealed to the court to grant him
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 1, 2024, as a public holiday in commemoration of this year’s Workers’ Day. This was announced in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Aishetu Ndayako, on Tuesday. According toNdayako, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, conveyed the declaration, emphasising the importance
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, announced the release of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known during an ongoing press briefing in Bwari, Abuja. Oloyede also noted that the results of 64,624 out of the 1,904,189 who sat
By Sabiu Abdullahi Strong reactions have followed comments made by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who warned that Nigeria faces a total blackout in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented. Adelabu made this statement while appearing before a Senate Committee in Abuja. The minister’s warning has sparked
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed mobile money operators, including fintech firms, to halt the onboarding of new customers until further notice. This move has sparked panic among some bank customers, but the Bank Customers Association of Nigeria (BCAN) has thrown its weight behind the CBN’s directive. The affected fintech
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Duke of Dutchess, Prince Harry, and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, will visit Nigeria in May. During their stay in the country, they will be meeting with service members and hosting an array of cultural activities. In a statement on Monday, the Defence Headquarters’ Director of Defence
From Hassan Maina kaina, Defence Editor – Abuja As the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) progresses with Operation Lake Sanity 2, Boko Haram hideouts in the Lake Chad Region, spanning Cameroon and Nigeria, are seeing an increase in surrenders. Recently, 6 additional terrorists have surrender, laying down their arms from 17 to 27 April 2024.
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of former Super Eagles winger Finidi George as the new head coach of the nation’s senior men’s national team. The appointment was confirmed in a statement on Monday, following the approval of the NFF Board and the recommendation of its Technical and Development
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Senate has commenced investigation into the increase in the electricity tariff paid by Nigerians across 11 states. At the ongoing meeting on Monday, lawmakers declared that the Senate would punish anyone or agency it found culpable of inflicting pain on ordinary citizens of the country. The Senate had, through its