• Minimum Wage: FG Yet to Reach Agreement with Labour

    Minimum Wage: FG Yet to Reach Agreement with Labour0

    Organised labour and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday met to discuss the minimum wage for workers and the economic situation in the country, a meeting labour leaders described as “discussion but not negotiation”. National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero said after the meeting: “In a real sense, it wasn’t

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  • LG Autonomy: Supreme Court Strengthens Local Governments Against State Governors

    LG Autonomy: Supreme Court Strengthens Local Governments Against State Governors0

    …Reactions, Controversies Trail Judgement on Local Government Autonomy …Adamawa Government Seeks Interpretation of Section 162 Of The Constitution Before The Apex Court The Supreme Court of Nigeria has strengthened the 774 local governments in Nigeria against the domineering control over their funds by the 36 State Governments ruling in a landmark judgment that it is

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  • FG to Create Ministry of Livestock, Rice Farmers Against Suspension of Duties on Food Importation

    FG to Create Ministry of Livestock, Rice Farmers Against Suspension of Duties on Food Importation0

    For a government that says it wants to cut down the cost of governance, it was surprising to many analysts when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hinted at his intention to establish the Ministry of Livestock Development on Tuesday. It is one of its solutions to address the challenges in the livestock sector President Tinubu disclosed

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  • Perspectives from Benin City on the 2024 Governorship Election, a Random Sampling

    Perspectives from Benin City on the 2024 Governorship Election, a Random Sampling0

    As the September 21st off-cycle Edo state governorship election approaches, Nigeria Democratic Report (NDR) took to the streets of Benin City, the state capital, to interact with residents and feel their pulse on the polls, perception on a free and fair election, and their confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a credible

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  • FOIA: MRA Faults Akume’s Riot Act on Official Secrets Act0

    On Monday, July 8, 2024, Blueprint newspaper published an editorial titled “Akume’s riot act on official secrets”, in which it sought to justify the threat by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. George Akume, that government officials who disclose information without authorization would be jailed and railed against the criticism of

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  • SAMOA Agreement: Unnecessary Controversy or Storm in A Teacup?

    SAMOA Agreement: Unnecessary Controversy or Storm in A Teacup?0

    In recent weeks, the Nigerian government’s decision to sign the Samoa Agreement sparked heated debates across the nation. This agreement, which aims to foster international cooperation on climate resilience and sustainable development, has been both lauded and criticized, creating a whirlwind of controversy that some argue is much ado about nothing akin to a storm

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