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Enugu state chairman of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Igbokwe Chukwuma Igbokwe, has expressed gratitude with the amicable way organised labour and government reached a consensus on the Consequential Salary Adjustment. Comrade Igbokwe pointed out that what matters most is the full implementation of minimum wage. Recall that after a protracted duel on the modalities for the implementation of the new minimum wage which Federal Government and some states have agreed to pay. Agreement was reached on a workable salary scale as workers on grade level 7 will now get upward review of 23% as against government’s earlier resolve…

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has released a “fact sheet” laying out the most compelling evidence against President Trump in their investigation of the president’s efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate the Bidens. “President Trump has betrayed his oath of office, betrayed our national security and betrayed the integrity of our elections for his own personal political gain,” the document states in laying out how Democrats are likely to try to make their case in the impeachment inquiry. The four-page document divides the narrative into three categories: the “shakedown,” “the pressure campaign” and “the cover up.” The document first…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters at Bukar Meram on the fringes of Lake Chad in the northern part of Borno. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the operation was executed through the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Monday. Daramola explained that the operation was conducted based on credible intelligence reports that indicated a resumption of the use of the location to provide logistics support to the terrorists, using…

The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, granted an order of interim forfeiture of 23 properties belonging to Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team. Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo gave the order of interim forfeiture following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). The court also gave an order directing the publication of the order of interim forfeiture in any national daily newspaper. The newspaper publication is aimed at inviting any person(s) or body(ies) who may have interest in the assets and properties listed in the schedule to show cause, within 14…

Troops of the Nigerian Army engaged in the fight against insurgency in the North East, captured 16 top Boko Haram commanders in Borno State. The success was achieved by a combined troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, 21 Special Armoured Brigade and elements of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), who while acting on a piece of  intelligence, conducted a sting operation against some Boko Haram criminals hibernating around Pulka general area of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday. Two of the captured commanders, according to a statement Tuesday morning by Col. Aminu Iliyasu, Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator.…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed 2 December 2019 for judgment in trial of a former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others over an alleged N7.65bn fraud. Justice Mohammed Idris fixed the date after the prosecution and the defence adopted their written addresses in the 12-year-old case. Kalu’s co-defendants are his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited; and Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia State Government House during Kalu’s tenure as governor. READ: Banks deny asking MTN to charge for USSD In an amended 39 counts, the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Commercial banks in Nigeria on Monday denied instructing telecom company, MTN to deduct charges for USSD on banking transactions. In an advertorial, the lenders, acting under the aegis of Body of Bank CEOs said its attention had been drawn to a text message sent by the telco concerning the issue. “Our attention has been drawn to SMS sent on Saturday 19th October by MTN Nigeria Communications Plc to customers of banks in Nigeria in respect of the above. The message states that the banks requested MTN to start charging customers for USSD transactions directly. It also ask customers to contact…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says he stands by what he said in 2015, that the Boko Haram terrorists have been technically defeated. The minister stated this on Monday when he paid a working visit to the new corporate headquarters of “The Sun” Newspaper in Lagos. Fielding questions from the editorial board of the newspaper led by the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Mr Onuoha Ukeh the minister said Nigeria is currently facing global terrorism that has no boundary nor frontier. “I stand by what I said that Boko Haram is technically defeated. “What we are having…

The Presidency says about 250 Nigerian business interests will participate in the African Business Forum, which will bring together African and Russian business leaders in Sochi, Russia, between Oct. 23 and Oct. 25. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the presidential aide, the forum will be held during the Russia–Africa Summit to enhance Russian investments in Africa, and promote African business interest in the host country. “It is important that this meeting is taking place at this time. All the big economies are…

Sudan’s transitional government and several major rebel groups have signed a peace agreement that will open humanitarian aid routes into areas cut off by insurgency conflicts for the past eight years. The agreement, signed in South Sudan, includes rebel groups from Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile region. Last week, the Khartoum government declared permanent ceasefires in all three areas. READ: FERMA begins rehabilitation of federal roads nationwide The transitional government – which came to power in August four months after President Omar al-Bashir was ousted by the military – has vowed to reunite the country.