FG Signals Imminent Increase of N70,000 Minimum Wage Amid Rising Cost of Living

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FG Signals Imminent Increase of N70,000 Minimum Wage Amid Rising Cost of Living

The Federal Government has indicated that it is preparing to review Nigeria’s national minimum wage, acknowledging that the current N70,000 benchmark no longer adequately reflects the country’s prevailing economic realities. The disclosure was made by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, during the Good Governance Summit 2026 held in Abuja. He stated…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity, Wages and Minimum wage

Afenifere Defends Sunday Igboho, Says Activist Violated No Law

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Afenifere Defends Sunday Igboho, Says Activist Violated No Law

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has defended Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, insisting that his recent actions against kidnappers in parts of Oyo State did not breach any Nigerian law. In a statement issued by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, Afenifere urged northern organisations criticising Igboho to…

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Insecurities and insurgencies, News

Troops Rescue Three Abducted Travellers, Intensify Search for Two Missing

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Troops Rescue Three Abducted Travellers, Intensify Search for Two Missing

Security operatives attached to Operation Enduring Peace have rescued three people abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Jos–Zaria highway and are continuing efforts to locate two others still in captivity following an attack in Plateau State. The incident occurred at about 9:05 p.m. on June 24 near Mista Ali in Bassa Local Government Area after…

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Insecurities and insurgencies, News

Kwara NSCDC Busts Inter-State Robbery Syndicate, Recovers Truckload of Suspected Stolen Items

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Kwara NSCDC Busts Inter-State Robbery Syndicate, Recovers Truckload of Suspected Stolen Items

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismantled a suspected inter-state robbery syndicate and recovered a truckload of items believed to have been stolen from various locations across the country. The operation, carried out through intelligence-led investigations by operatives of the Command’s Intelligence and Investigation Department, led to…

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Crime Watch

Gov. AbdulRazaq Emerges President Forum of African Regions

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Gov. AbdulRazaq Emerges President Forum of African Regions

Governor of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has been elected President of the Forum of African Regions, a continental body that promotes regional cooperation, decentralization, and socio-economic development across Africa. AbdulRazaq’s election took place in Tangier on the sidelines of the UCLG World Congress, where delegates from across the…

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Diplomacy and International Relations, Regional Integration

EFCC Set to Arraign Miyetti Allah President Bello Bodejo Over Alleged $2.53m Terrorism Financing, Money Laundering

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EFCC Set to Arraign Miyetti Allah President Bello Bodejo Over Alleged $2.53m Terrorism Financing, Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is preparing to arraign the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of terrorism financing and money laundering involving approximately $2.53 million. According to information released by the anti-graft agency, a 12-count charge was filed against…

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Financial Crimes, Terrorism Financing

Sokoto Court Sentences Three Men to Death for Terrorism, Arms Trafficking

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Sokoto Court Sentences Three Men to Death for Terrorism, Arms Trafficking

A High Court in Sokoto State has sentenced three men, including a foreign national from Niger Republic, to death by hanging after finding them guilty of terrorism-related offences and illegal arms proliferation. The convicts, Yusuf Muhammad, also known as Sallau, a Nigerien citizen, alongside Jabbi Alhaji Yalle and Kabiru Muhammad, were prosecuted following investigations by…

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Bandits and banditry, Terrorism and Terrorists

AAU Council Revokes Lecturer’s Professorial Rank, ASUU Threatens Indefinite Strike

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AAU Council Revokes Lecturer’s Professorial Rank, ASUU Threatens Indefinite Strike

The Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has withdrawn the promotion of a senior academic to the rank of professor over an alleged breach of the institution’s regulations, even as lecturers have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 agreement between the Federal Government and…

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News

Why I Chose to Return to Real Madrid After 13 Years- José Mourinho

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Why I Chose to Return to Real Madrid After 13 Years- José Mourinho

World class football team manager, José Mourinho has opened up on the reasons behind his return to Real Madrid, saying his decision was driven by his deep affection for the club and its unique place in world football. Speaking in his first major interview since being confirmed as Real Madrid manager for a second spell,…

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Football

2026 SAN Conferment Exercise Faces Legal Challenge as Lawyers Urge CJN to Suspend Process

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2026 SAN Conferment Exercise Faces Legal Challenge as Lawyers Urge CJN to Suspend Process

The 2026 conferment exercise for the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has come under fresh legal scrutiny following a demand by a group of lawyers for the suspension of the process pending the resolution of an ongoing court dispute. The development comes barely a day after the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC),…

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Justice and Judiciary