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The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Tuesday, , announced the suspension of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the last governorship election in Osun State and member of the group, Senator Iyiola Omisore, for one year. Omisore was alleged to have aligned with th ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2zkQsHs

State governors met in Abuja on Tuesday night and told labour unions in the country that they can only pay N22,500 as new minimum wage. The governors rsquo; offer falls short of the N30,000 demanded by leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), United Labour Congress (ULC) and the Trade Union ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2SuQchY

I wish to begin by expressing my profound sadness at the loss of lives and properties that have occurred during these tragic incidents. It is unacceptable that criminal elements can visit on citizens the wanton killings recorded in the Kasuwan Magani incident of 18th October 2018, and the unrest aro ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2PwmQBf

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The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday night announced that it has settled for N22,500 as the new minimum wage for government workers in the country.  The announcement came hours after national leaders of organised labour mobilized public workers for rallies and insisted the November 6 nationwide strike will go on as planned. Labour has been demanding for N30,000 as new minimum wage while the federal government has declared intention to pay N24,000. But in a communiqué issued at the end of second emergency meeting of the NGF in Abuja, the governors explained that the salaried workers constitute not more than five percent of the total working population. They also noted that the interest of the larger population was taken into consideration before arriving at the N22,500 new national minimum wage. A Communiqué read by Chairman of NGF and Governor of Zamfara state, Mr. Abdul'aziz Yari Abubakar, said: "Following a meeting of the Nigeria Governors' Forum where we

Prof. yemi Osinbajo   Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Professor Osinbajo (GCON) Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria Your Excellency Sir, Re: Buhari Government Added $10bn To Our public Debt Sir, this is not factual sir, President Buhari led Federal Government has added a total of $29.8bn to our Public debt in three years going by the books of Debt Management office. Sir, Public Debts are held in USD in Nigeria and many countries of the world. But one thing that is sacrosanct is that all Nations Domestic debts are held in their local currency and Nigeria is not excluded. Sir, as at June 30, 2015, according to the Debt Management Office. The following debt profile was listed against our country. Nigeria domestic debt which is inclusive of FG and State was N10.09 trillion. FG domestic debt share was N8.4 trillion which was equivalent to 83% of the domestic debt. The State and FCT Share was N1.69 trillion which was equivalent to 17% of our domestic debt. T

A group has raised the alarm over the tension that has gripped residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The city has been a hotbed of clashes between the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and the Nigerian Army.  Jolly Egbe, Chaplain/President of the Young Christian Forum (YCF), who raised the alam on Tuesday, said the ongoing activities was capable of disrupting the peace and tranquility currently being enjoyed in Abuja. According to Egbe, the clashes are "inconveniencing law-abiding citizens of the FCT". He said: "The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been experiencing peace since 2015, and it is as a result of the patriotism of the Nigerian Army and other security agencies fighting the insurgency in the North-East. “We are, however, constrained to lend our voice to the growing threat that the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have continued to pose to residents of the Federal Capital Territory in recent times. “And if no

As a voracious reader of too many orthodox and unorthodox books/materials with an impressive record of previous trips to at least four out of the five or so continents around the globe, yours faithfully can state without a shadow of doubt that Nigeria is a very peculiar place where the unusual are usualized and the abnormal normalized seamlessly. Although Nigeria share some of the negative traits with other African nations, but Nigeria seems to be perfectly a case study on how not to run political offices because those who are driving the process have not a single best of intentions.  The above is no exaggeration either is it an attempt to elevate skepticism to a lofty height. Humanity for well over two thousand years or more, have come to appreciate politics as a special field which must as a matter of necessity be clothed with the fundamental functional essence of good governance. For instance, almost all adherents of the mainstream political philosophy schools of thought

Five members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) were shot dead by security operatives in Abuja on Tuesday, while 300 members of the group have also been declared missing. The sect had embarked on a protest on Tuesday to end its annual 'Arbaeen Symbolic Trek'. They gained entry into the city centre by boarding commercial vehicles instead of their usual trek in the bid to evade security operatives, who were positioned at strategic locations around the city. The Tuesday march was schelduled to end at the Unity Fountain near Transcorp Hilton Hotel. However, when security operatives realised that the mob had succeeded in entering the city, they mobilised for reinforcement to prevent them from reaching the fountain. The protesters engaged the Police in a hide-and-seek game and went through Ademola Adetokunbo Way. The Police eventually fired teargas canisters at the protesters at Abia House, which led to commotion, as the group responded with stones concealed in their

Senator Iyiola Omisore, governorship aspirant in Osun State, who sought to contest on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), says he is not aware of his suspension by the pan-Yoruba organisaton over his alliance with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Osun election. The election had been declared inconclusive as a result of incidents of violence and in the build-up to the rerun, Omisore had played host to stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APC. Omisore, however, pitched the SDP's tent with APC, and said the decision was made “after due consultations with his party leadership and members in all the 30 local government areas of Osun State". See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Omisore Enters Coalition With APC 0 Comments 1 Month Ago However, a communique said to have been issued at the end of a meeting on Tuesday, and read by Chief Korede Duyile, a chieftain of the group, disclosed that Omisore had been suspended for "v

Daily Nigerian The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to investigate, arrest and prosecute the embattled Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, for the "forced entrance into the scheme’s head office in Abuja" on October 2, 2018 accompanied by security operatives. In a petition signed by Olanrewaju Suraju, HEDA’s chairman, the resource centre said the situation is one that can cause breakdown of law and order in the office, and as such requires the arrest of anyone found wanting. The petition read: “We hereby write to request for the investigation, arrest and prosecution of the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and officers of the force for the forceful entrance into the scheme’s head office in Abuja on the 22nd October, 2018 with the aid of security operatives. “According to reports from Premiu

Twenty-Eight Law graduates in Bayelsa State have sent a save-our-soul message to Seriake Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State, over the lack of funds to enroll into the Nigerian Law School. The group had sent a series of correspondence through the office of the Chief of Staff and the office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, but nothing positive came of their efforts. They are appealing to the state governor to assist them financially to enroll into the Nigerian Law School in the coming academic year. In a letter made available to newsmen in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, Aluzu Augustine, President of the Bayelsa State Graduate Forum, said 28 of its members may miss out on their admssion into the Nigerian Law School in the coming academic session due to inability to afford the tuition fee. He said: “The Nigerian Law School, which will resume academic activities on 12 November, 2018 will run a compulsory one-year law programme which will qualify successfu

The Nigerian Army has received a "large consignment" of ammunition. The consignment arrived Nigeria via an air shipment on Tuesday. According to a statement by the military, the ammunition would "enhance its operational capabilities". News of the shipment's arrival was announced via a tweet that read: Nigerian Army Receives Large Consignment of Ammunition: The NIgerian Army has received a shipment of various ammunition to further enhance its operational capabilities and combat efficiency". Breaking News. Nigerian Army Receives Large Consignment of Ammunition: The NIgerian Army has received a shipment of various ammunition to further enhance its operational capabilities and combat efficiency. Pictures below. pic.twitter.com/WZNpfeB8jk — Nigerian Army (@HQNigerianArmy) October 30, 2018 Military News AddThis :  Featured Image :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content https://ift.tt/2Pykem8

Six men and a limited liability company have been arraigned at the Federal High Courtin Ikoyi, Lagos, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of N148.3 million fraud. The defendants were arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Babs Kuewumi. They are Alimi Haruna, Momouda Mohammed, Shittu Muideen, Akpojaro Amos, Joga Yusuf, Duru Patrick, and Ashmina Oil and Gas Limited. They were charged on allegations bordering on conspiracy, money laundering, unlawfully retaining proceeds of illicit act, obtaining huge amount of money without going through financial institution and obtaining under false pretence. According to the EFCC lawyer, Ekene Iheanachor, the offences are contrary to sections 18, 15(2)(d) and 1(a) and punishable under sections 15(3) and 16(2) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011, as as amended by Act No. 1 of 2012. Iheanachor told the court that the defendants committed the offences sometime in May 2017 in Lagos State, noting that t

Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc on Tuesday declared a profit before tax of N14.9 billion for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2018. The unaudited result submitted by the bank to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed that the profit was higher by 14 per cent when compared with N13 billion achiev ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2P1eBxE

The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris on Tuesday placed all Commissioners of Police on red alert over the activities of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). A statement by the Force Police Pubic Relations Officer, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, directedthe commissioners, espe ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ACK4NU

The latest genocidal hunt down of minority Muslims of the shia classification makes you wonder if Nigeria is earth 39;s window to Hell. First Let Me Tell You About Our President Buhari is a coward. Nigeria 39;s president, Muhammadu Buhari is nothing but a coward. Only a coward sends t ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ETwWrK

The Federal Government has debunked an online publication alleging deplorable conditions of the troops fighting Boko Haram in the North East, saying the report is a classic example of fake news. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji La ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ACh9Jv

Nigerian governors have offered to pay to N22,500 as minimum wage to the workers in their states. against the N30,000 being demanded by organised labour. The governors made this offer after an emergency meeting of the Nigeria Governors' Forum in Abuja late on Tuesday. The Nigerian workers ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2EQZli4

Nigeria says it has developed and instituted a Road Map aimed at curbing Gender-Based Violence in the North East and Lake Chad region. The Minister of State Foreign Affairs Hon Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim made this known at a briefing on the Joint UNDP-OCHAI mission to Chad and Nigeria during the ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ABz8A4

Abidjan, Ivory Coast, October 30, 2018--Authorities in Cameroon should immediately release or disclose charges against Michel Biem Tong, editor of the privately owned Hurinews website, who was detained on October 23 after being summoned to the State Secretariat for Defense in the capital, Y ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ES3vGl

Before Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for 19 years, the status quo had remained the same in Lagos. Win a first term, do some pretty transformative work and win an easy second term, but for the first time we heard a new name and beheld posters of a new candidate cropping up around Lagos. Is this a case of the P ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ACAwSI

As the controversies rage on concerning the eligibility of President Muhammadu Buhari to contest again in the 2019 presidential election given the confusion on his school certificate, the Federal High Court in Osogbo, capital of Osun State has fixed November 26th to rule on the matter. But the co ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2EWccQ3

The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) wishes Americans, especially children, a joyful and safe Halloween. Halloween is originally a religious holiday but it has developed into a secular holiday. Children celebrate this holiday by walking through neighborhoods, wearing different outfits, co ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ABBwqi

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the rationale behind the establishment of Nigerian Army University Biu (NAYB) was to expand access for the teeming Nigerian youths to have quality education. He added that the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) was the latest university to be established ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2EWcaaT

Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah, the Executive Director , National Population Council, Ghana stated this in a recent interview, with reporter, on the far-reaching consequences of escalating population in many African countries including Nigeria and Ghana. Excerpts: Dr pleases what is ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ABMhZT

Traditional rulers in Ekiti State have appealed to the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to revisit their welfare packages that have been bastardized in the last four years. At a meeting with the Governor in his office on Tuesday, the traditional rulers narrated their ordeals during the last admi ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2EVLgQt

As a voracious reader of too many orthodox and unorthodox books/materials with an impressive record of previous trips to at least four out of the five or so continents around the globe, yours faithfully can state without a shadow of doubt that Nigeria is a very peculiar place where the unusual are u ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2AB2w9m

It was outrage in Owerri the capital city of Imo State as teachers and other civil servants were, against their will, coerced into embarking on an unwarranted protest against the National Leadership of All Progressives Congress and the Presidency over perceived failure of the party in considering ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ETwPwk

As part of measures to bring quick help that would eventually lead to the saving of lives during life threatening emergencies, the Delta State Government launched the reactivated State Ambulance Emergency Service. The state governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has approved the provision of three m ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ACz42V

The Yeloto African Children Foundation will be visiting Ghana between December 11th ndash; 14th, 2018. YELOTO seeks to positively impact the lives of impoverished children through provision of basic necessities and education. According to the founder, Dr. Oluyemi Olawaiye, ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2EPRYY3

A new report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has revealed how over US$8 billion oil and gas assets were sold to Nigerian entities ndash; especially onshore fields ndash;between 2005 and 2015, and how the failure of companies to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the sal ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ABz832

President Donald Trump has announced that he is going to terminate the right to citizenship for babies born on US soil to non-citizens. The US president, who is taking an increasingly hard-line stance on immigration, said the ldquo;process rdquo; to end birthright citizenship by executive order ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2EPWm9O

Sudanese billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim has offered a two-point suggestion to African nations on how to stem the growth of militant groups, such as Boko Haram or Al Shabaab: cut the birth rate and provide jobs for youths. Ibrahim made the suggestion today in an interview with Reuters as he ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2ACzlmr

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