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Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group Applauds Kaduna State House of Assembly for Scrapping Municipal Authorities Imposed by el-Rufa’i

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group (RKRG), under the leadership of its Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has expressed profound gratitude to the Kaduna State House of Assembly and State Governor, Uba Sani for repealing the laws that created the Zaria Metropolitan Authority, Kaduna Capital Territory Authority (KCTA), and Kafanchan Municipal Authority. Recall that these authorities were initially established by former Governor Nasir el-Rufa�i, a move that RKRG and other progressive groups had challenged in the Kaduna State High Court of Justice. In a statement marking the first anniversary of…

“Why ‘state of emergency’ is a must in Nigeria’s Broadcast Industry” – LibertyTV Panel

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

�Says Arewa24 TV, unlicenced by NBC, using Arewa brand name to operate A three-man panel on a LibertyTV flagship programme: “Democracy In Practice’, which included Executive Secretary,� Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BoN),� Dr. Yemi Bamgbose, Dr. Emman Shehu, of the International Institute of Journalism and a Media Consultant, Sa’idu Carpenter have affirmed that the current situation in Nigeria’s broadcast industry requires a holistic overhaul through a ‘state of emergency’ in order to arrest its slide and prevention its shutdown. The Panel’s lead discussant, Dr. Yemi Bamgbose, who spoke on wide ranging issues and consequences…

“New N70,000 Minimum Wage now applies to maids, drivers, others” � Senate President?

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that the newly approved minimum wage now applies to all workers across both public and private sectors, including maids and other domestic staff. The Bill was speedily passed by both chambers of the National Assembly just after it was transmitted by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during the plenary on Tuesday, the Senate President said, �If you are a tailor and you employ additional hands, you cannot pay them below N70,000. If you are a mother with a newborn child and you want to hire…

Kaduna: Gov. Sani applauds Tinubu on historic signing of North-West Devt. Commission Bill

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has expressed his profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the landmark signing of the North-West Development Commission Bill, describing it as �a decisive step to pull the North-West geo-political zone back from the brink�. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the State governor, Muhammad Lawal Shehu, Governor Uba Sani extended his commendation and well wishes in a statement yesterday. He said, �I wish to express my profound gratitude to our dear President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR for signing the North-West Development…

Economic Stimulus Programme: ‘Over N438bn allocated to 34 States, FCT’ – FG

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has disbursed over N438 billion to 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus, (NG-CARES) programme. According to the Information and Communication Officer of the Federal CARES Support Unit (FCSU), Suleiman Odapu in a press statement, the disbursements were determined by the results achieved by the states and FCT during the third Independent Verification Agency (IVA) assessment conducted in January 2024. This substantial reimbursement aims to bolster State governments and the FCT in mitigating the multi-faceted challenges…

“We are not behind planned protest” � NLC

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), says it is not behind any planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship in the country. This is against the backdrop of reports that some youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship in the country. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, in a statement personally signed by him yesterday, denied reports that it had withdrawn from the protest. According to him, the union �cannot withdraw from a protest that it did…

Students’ bodies, NAUS, NAPS, NANCES declare nationwide protest��

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

The leadership of the National Association of University Students (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), and the National Association Nigerian of College of Education Students (NANCES), have commenced mobilisation of their members for a nationwide protest. The trio of NAUS, NAPS and NANCES, declared the ‘National Day of Protest for Nigerian Students’ starting from Monday, July 29th, over the failure of the Federal Government to address the hardships being faced by Nigerian students amidst the current economic crisis. This was conveyed in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, and…

“Nigeria is �rotten�; citizens expecting miracle from Tinubu” – Wike

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

FCT Minister, Neysom Wike, says the planned protest against President Bola Tinubu�s administration is politically motivated, pointing out that Nigeria is already a ‘rotten country’. Wike, who stated this on Tuesday, while interacting with journalists after an inspection of the Karshi to Apo Road construction project which was awarded 13 years ago, accused Nigerians of impatience and being in a hurry to see Tinubu perform a miracle to fix the nation�s breakdown. The Minister said: �Let�s tell ourselves the simple truth. If we are playing politics, let�s say we are…

Nationwide Planned Protest: “Give Tinubu more time” – Northern, Southern elders appeal to youths

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

Certain concerned elders from the North and Southern parts of the country, under the aegis of Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN), have appealed to masterminds of the planned youths protest to shelve the plan. The faceless groups behind the nationwide protest operating under the hashtag: #EndBadGovernance, have fixed the action for August 1. But National Coordinator of the CNPDN, Ralpheal Okorie, in an issued statement yesterday, urged the youth to concede to the appeal of President Tinubu over the much anticipated nationwide protest. The leaders noted…

“We�ll handle planned anti-hunger protest as a family matter” – FG

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

In response to the escalating hardship in the country and rising calls for a nationwide protest slated for August 1 against President Bola Tinubu-led administration, the Federal Government has urged Nigerians to remain patient, assuring them that efforts were being made to address their concerns. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, emphasised that the government was fully engaged and working diligently to resolve the issues at hand. Speaking after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, Idris described the planned protests as a �family matter�…