Weeks after the approval, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that it cannot confirm when the recently approved N77,000 monthly allowance for corps members will be implemented. Earlier, the increase was pegged to start from July 2024, following the Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024, replacing the previous N33,000 allowance. However, despite the official…
The Executive Director of a civil society organisation, Street Mentors Network, Anita Michael, has said many Nigerians are unaware that emotional or psychological abuse of another person could be a criminal offence. Street Mentors Network, headquartered in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, provides support to street children. “There is little to zero understanding or awareness by…
An Abuja-based human rights activist, Maxwell Opara has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja with a request to declare as invalid and illegal the recent tenure elongation for the incumbent Inspector General of Police IGP, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun by relevant authorities. Specifically, Maxwell, in the suit, is contending that the age for compulsory retirement…
Commercial bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory have urged banks to pay more attention to customer satisfaction than declaring massive profits. They spoke against the backdrop of some commercial banks making an estimated profit before Tax of N3.8 trillion in the first half of 2014. According to reports, the banks, which include Zenith Bank,…
President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s unwavering commitment to fighting corruption and recovering looted public funds, declaring that there will be no safe haven for corruption in Nigeria. Tinubu made the declaration on Tuesday at the Ministry of Justice Asset Recovery Summit in Abuja with the theme “Synergising Towards an Effective Assets Recovery and…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Thursday said it is no longer considering implementing the planned 15 per cent duty on imported petroleum products. The development was announced by the Director, Public Affairs Department, NMDPRA, George Ene-Ita, in a statement while warning the public to shun panic buying. On the 29th…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has cautioned that the Boko Haram insurgency has become entrenched in the daily lives of Nigerians, urging the country to confront the crisis with deeper reflection and stronger action. Obasanjo made the remarks in Abuja on Friday during the public presentation of “Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,” a…
President Bola Tinubu has admitted he could not watch the final of the 2004 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations because he was scared of developing high blood pressure. Tinubu revealed this while hosting the Super Falcons at Aso Villa on Monday evening. “Honestly, I did not want to watch the match. I didn’t want high…
A police inspector, Ajele Oloyede, has reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a ceramics company in Igbesa, Ogun State, where he was stationed as part of the security detail. According to PUNCH, the incident tragic incident occurred on Thursday. According to the state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, an officer from Force Headquarters Annex,…
A newly recruited soldier, Dauda Dedan, has allegedly stabbed a police constable, Aaron John, of Taraba State Command to death in Jalingo. Confirming the incident to journalists in Jalingo on Wednesday, the state police spokesperson, James Lashen, said that the incident occurred at 9:00 p.m. on Monday in Mayo-Goyi, a suburb of Jalingo town. Mr…