The Federal Government and representatives of organised labour have failed to reach an agreement on the full implementation of the new minimum wage, which includes the consequential adjustments of salaries for civil servants from grade […]
UEFA announced on Tuesday that it is opening disciplinary proceedings against Turkey into “potential provocative political behaviour” by their players after making military salutes in their last two matches. In both their Euro 2020 qualifiers […]
Lagos, according to the 2017 study conducted by a UK-based brand, was rated the third most stressed-out city in the world, having closely followed after Baghdad and Kabul — which ranked first and second respectively. […]
AS federal lawmakers and the business community mull the N10.33 trillion 2020 budget proposals presented by President Muhammadu Buhari last week, optimism on its capacity to deliver progress comes mostly from the government’s corner. Some […]
Agitation or call for reduction in the cost of governance has been rather perennial. I wrote on this very topic sometime in the 1980s for the London-based West Africa magazine. I had then called for […]
Many Nigerians argue that the Nigerian Constitution is loaded too much in favour of the Federal Government, and it becomes extremely difficult for sub-national governments – states and the local governments – to be economically […]
The Senate on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on federal roads following the deplorable condition of road networks across the country. The upper chamber also mandated its Committee on […]
Police have issued an arrest warrant for the suspected killer of Nigerian-born teenager, Oluwafemi Oyerinde, who was shot dead on October 6 at his off-campus accommodation. Oyerinde was a freshman student at Kennesaw State University, […]
A painting by the Nigerian artist responsible for the ‘African Mona Lisa’ sold at auction in London on Tuesday for £1.1m after the family who owned it googled the signature and realised its importance. ‘Christine,’ […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has again promised to pay above N30,000 minimum wage to Lagos workers, considering the special status of the state, saying the state is technically ready. This assurance is coming just […]
Mr. Ismail Olawale, an agriculture expert, has called on Nigerian farmers to seize the opportunity of the border closure to build capacity for locally produced foods and other goods. Olawale, a fellow at the Nigerian […]
To commemorate the World Post Day and the role post and courier services play in the society, the Nigerian Postal Service has announced the upgrade of its mail tracking system – track and trace. The […]
In Nigeria, the pursuit of perfection or excellence is almost a crime. You have heard that it has been said by the wise men and women that the perfect must not become the enemy of […]
The National Identity Management Commission, says the renewal of the National Identity Card will cost five thousand naira (N5,000) payable through remita. This was disclosed by its tweeter handle (@nimc_ng) monitored by the News Agency […]
Access Bank Plc. has hit one billion naira daily in loan value through its expanded digital lending portfolio. Mr. Victor Etuokwu, the bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, announced this in Lagos on Tuesday. Etuokwu said […]
I have always assumed that ‘’the cabal’’ or the kitchen cabinet in any administration exists at the pleasure of the president or the leadership; hence members of this clique owe him and everything that comes […]
The consumer price index, that measures the rate at which the prices of goods and services in increase, stood at 11.24% in September. This is a 0.22 percentage point increase from the 11.02% recorded in […]
The Big Brother Naija reality show is condemned to a life of controversy. Such controversy is good for the show and it makes the organisers to watch their money grow by leaps and bounds. For […]
That the recent announcement of the proposed increase in the Value Added Tax rate from five percent to seven-and-half percent is generating ripples and knocks is not unexpected. The concern of those opposed to the […]
Nigeria overflows with revenue sources ready to be utilised for national development. But they are incompletely collected or left untapped because the Federal Government has been suffering from a chronic fiscal mobilisation deficiency disease (FMDD). […]
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