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Tinubu will consult further on the new minimum wage. President Bola Tinubu will consult further before coming to a final decision on the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the tripartite committee’s …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed three officers and sanctioned others for misconduct. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Abubakar Umar, Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC), disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Umar said, in order to maintain high standards of discipline and professionalism, his party was reviewing various cases of unprofessional behavior from the …

The court is scheduled for July 5 to hear the case seeking to remove Ganduje as APC chairman. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday postponed the hearing of a case seeking to remove from office the national president of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, until July 5. The court, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, …

Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has slammed social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman (VDM), for attacking celebrity bartender and nightclub king, Obi Cubana. VDM and Cubana have been embroiled in an online war following an argument arising from the fallout from Davido’s wedding where VDM accused actress Iyabo Ojo of ruining the reception …

We will pay outstanding salaries in tranches — Abia gov. The Abia government said it would pay outstanding salaries owed to state civil servants in multiple tranches. Finance Commissioner, Mike Akpara, made this known during a press conference in Umuahia on Tuesday. According to him, the current administration inherited a debt of $16.5 billion in wage arrears owed to workers …

Veteran Nigerian music producer and singer Olumide Ogunade popularly known as ID Cabasa is worried that the true purpose of marriage may have been forgotten. In a recent interview with Echoo Room, ID Cabasa shared his anxiety and emphasized that marriage was not originally intended for mere happiness or feelings, as mentioned in the Bible. ID Cabasa, who is the …

Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Thursday appealed to the Federal High Court in Abuja to transfer his ongoing corruption case to Kogi State. This request comes amid his trial for alleged involvement in an N80.2 billion fraud case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). However, the EFCC’s legal advisor wondered why the former …

  The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Konga, Nick Imudia, has died by suicide. Imudia, who until his death was the CEO of D.light, a leading innovator in residential solar energy solutions, reportedly took his own life in his apartment. He reportedly killed himself on the night of Tuesday, June 25, by jumping from …

Nigerian music executive Michael Ajereh known in music circles as Don Jazzy has informed that he is a flirt while explaining why he is not married. Don Jazzy said that he is not married yet because he is still improving himself responding to nosy fans’ questions regarding his marital status. The music producer also explained why he follows almost every …

Fire at Dangote refinery. A fire broke out at the Dangote Oil Refinery in Lekki Free Zone, Lagos on Wednesday. Reacting to the incident, Dangote Group Corporate Communications Manager, Anthony Chiejina, revealed in an emailed statement that the fire has been contained and there is no cause for alarm there.