Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has approved a new minimum wage of N77,000 for the lowest-paid workers in the state, effective immediately. This announcement followed a meeting between the state government, led by Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, and leaders from the Organised Labour in Ogun State, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC). During the meeting, Talabi stated that the governor…

The controversy over Nigeria’s tertiary institution admission age policy just took a new turn as a 15-year-old student has taken the education ministry, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to court. Chinaemere Opara, the senior secondary student (SSS), filed the suit at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday through his father, Maxwell Opara, who is a lawyer. The education ministry had…

Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Monday reaffirmed the Tinubu administration’s commitment to proactive border management, emphasising its importance in addressing emerging challenges to national security. Tunji-Ojo made this statement while presiding over a presentation on the newly developed Integrated Border Management System for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). In a statement on his X page, the minister said the NIS’s integrated system brings together expertise to bolster national security while ensuring the…

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has pledged to dualize the major road in Akungba Akoko, located in the Akoko South West local government area, and construct an overhead bridge for pedestrians. In a statement released on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the governor emphasised that this initiative aims to reduce the frequent accidents occurring on the road. Governor Aiyedatiwa made this commitment during an interaction with market women and…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reached an agreement to sell petrol to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) at N995 per litre. This resolution came after the Department of State Services (DSS) stepped in to mediate the ongoing dispute between the two parties. Hammed Fashola, the National Vice President of IPMAN, expressed gratitude for the DSS’s intervention, which he said had resolved numerous…

The leading global financial institution, the World Bank has said that for Nigeria to significantly transform its economy, it must maintain its current reforms for the next 10 to 15 years. This was the submission of the Senior Vice-President of the World Bank Group, Indermit Gill. Gill spoke on Monday at the ongoing 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES), organized by the NES Group (NESG) in collaboration with the Ministry of…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has clarified that the Federal Government did not mandate airline operators to purchase Jet A1 fuel exclusively from Dangote Refinery. Keyamo made this statement during the Renewed Hope Global Virtual Town Hall Conference, themed ‘Elevating Nigeria’s Aviation Strategic Trajectory under the Renewed Hope Administration’, monitored by The New Daily Prime on Saturday. Related Story: Keyamo Urges States, Private Sector to Invest in…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Saturday said Nigeria has aligned with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) policy aimed at transitioning from fossil fuels to sustainable aviation fuels. Keyamo disclosed this during a Renewed Hope Global Virtual Town Hall Conference themed ‘Elevating Nigeria’s Aviation Strategic Trajectory under the Renewed Hope Administration’, monitored by The New Daily Prime. Keyamo said the move is part of the…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on state governments and private sector stakeholders to collaborate with the federal government in constructing more airstrips to improve connectivity to remote areas. Speaking at the Renewed Hope Global Virtual Town Hall Conference under the theme “Elevating Nigeria’s Aviation Strategic Trajectory under the Renewed Hope Administration,” monitored by The New Daily Prime. Keyamo stressed the importance of airstrips in…

The national power grid has collapsed, plunging millions of citizens across the country into darkness. The grid failure, which occurred earlier today, has affected homes, businesses, and essential services, leaving a significant portion of the population without electricity. Reports from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) indicate that the collapse happened due to an unspecified technical fault. Engineers are currently working to identify the root cause of the disruption and…

A forum association of governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party, the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, (PDP-GF), has commiserated with Senator Ahmed Makarfi, a former governor of Kaduna State over the death of his son. Faisal, the eldest son of the former governor died in a car accident on the Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening. Chairman of the forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, made the condolence in…

By Dave Oludare Oso One-time governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that the ongoing feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has deteriorated beyond reconciliation. Fayose, who spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels Television, described the situation as “very unfortunate” and emphasized that he advised Fubara in good faith when he…