By Ken Chiwendu The Senate has confirmed Emomotimi Agama as the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The upper legislative chamber also confirmed Frank Chukwuogor, as Executive Commissioner (Legal and Enforcement); Abimbola Ajomale, Executive Commissioner (Operations); and Samiya Usman, Executive Commissioner (Corporate Services). The appointments were confirmed after […]
Month: June 2024
Minimum Wage: Wale Edun Complies With Directive, Submits Cost to President Tinubu.
By Ken Chiwendu : Following a 48- hour ultimatum given to him by President Bola Tinubu to submit the cost implications for a new National minimum wage,the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has submitted a document containing the projected cost to the President . […]
Task Force Presents Emergency Plan For Economic Stability To Tinubu.
By Goodluck Ikiebe The Economic Management Team’s Emergency Taskforce (EET), established to formulate an immediate action plan required to restore stability, growth of, and confidence, in the nation’s economy has developed a comprehensive plan to restore economic stability. The EET, in accordance with its mandate, has identified five key sectors […]
Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of properties worth N11.14Billion linked to Emefiele.
By John Obi Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court ,Lagos on Wednesday granted an order of interim forfeiture of properties valued at N11,140,000,000.00 linked to the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. The judge made the order sequel to a motion ex parte filed and […]
Breaking:N423 Billion Fraud:Kaduna House of Assembly Indicts El – Rufai, Government Officials
–seeks ex Governor’s Probe, Prosecution. The Kaduna State House says the administration of former governor, Nasir El – Rufai siphoned N423 billion of the state resources. This was the fall out of plenary on Wednesday, June 5 The resolution came after the House received a report from the ad hoc […]
Niger Mine Collapse: one dead, thirty people trapped.
By Ijeoma Wilfred One person has been confirmed dead, and 30 persons including the site manager still trapped as a mining pit collapsed in the Galkago community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Several persons were injured in the incident. This was made known by the Director General […]
Tinubu Names Abuja Highway After Wole Soyinka.
By Goodluck Ikiebe President Bola Tinubu has named the just inaugurated arterial road N20 from the northern parkway to the outer northern expressway (ONEX) in the federal capital territory (FCT) as the Wole Soyinka Highway. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on information and strategy, said in a post […]
BE GOOD AMBASSADORS OF RIVERS, GOV FUBARA TELLS HAJJ PILGRIMS.
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has advised Moslems embarking on the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to fully participate in the spiritual exercise and be good ambassadors of the State. The Governor, who also subsidised the cost of the 2024 Hajj for the Pilgrims in Rivers State, told them to count […]
A-GS FLAY UNFRIENDLY MEDIA AGAINST RIVERS GOVT.
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has received in audience a delegation of the Conference of Auditors-General of Local Governments in Nigeria to discuss issues related to accountability and transparency in the effective management of financial resources in the public sector. The Auditors-General were at Government House in Port Harcourt […]
Breaking: Labour Suspends Strike.
By Ken Chiwendu The Organised Labour, Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and the Trade Union Congress TUC have suspended their indefinite strike action which began on Monday. The strike crippled activities in both public and private domains as workers shut down operations The Labour unions are demanding an upward increase of […]