In the United States, the minimum wage is the amount legally authorised to be paid to employees per hour. The wage system is controlled by three-tier laws; the federal, state, and municipal. The federal minimum wage ($7.25) which applies to all employees has been regarded as too low to feed an individual and not to…
A lecturer from the Department of Economics at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Dr Abdullah Lamido, has called for the use of waqf (Islamic endowment) to tackle poverty in Nigeria. The don made the call at the 22nd Annual National Unity Ramadan Lecture of the Al-Habibiyya Islamic Society of Nigeria, themed “Poverty: The Islamic Solution” which…
A 52-year-old man, Salihu Byezhe, has tragically passed away after collapsing during Subhi prayers at a mosque in Gudaba village, Kuje Area Council, Abuja. According to eyewitnesses, Byezhe attended the community mosque for the early morning prayers on Thursday, after partaking in Sahur, the pre-dawn meal observed during Ramadan. During the prayer session, he suddenly…
Kinsmen of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, under the umbrella of Afe Annang, a foremost socio-cultural organisation of the Annang nation in Akwa Ibom State, has reacted to the six-month suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, stating that it is not sufficient punishment for a senator who, in their view, has disrespected a revered institution…
The former Presidential spokesperson to former Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, is dead. Okupe, from Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government area of Ogun State, who was said to have been sick for some time, died in the early hours of Friday in Lagos at the age of 72. The Chairman of Ikenne…
The Ogun State Government has sealed indefinitely Quantum Steel Industry in Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government and Xinfeng Plastics Limited along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following two industrial accidents that occurred at the factories. The government in a statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday, said it had closed down the factories to enable it…
By Pelumi Olajengbesi, Esq. I woke up this morning with a heavy heart, thinking that the Nigerian people deserve leaders who embody honor, integrity, and moral responsibility. Sadly, such leadership seems increasingly elusive. Our leaders must understand that public office is a privilege—not a shield against scrutiny. In recent days, the National Assembly has been…
A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, on Thursday, reserved judgment in the case against a Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Ominikoron, accused of raping and murdering a 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, in 2022. Justice Sherifat Sonaike fixed May 2, 2025, for the judgment after the prosecution and…
A renowned Nigerian novelist and writer, Mabel Segun, has passed away at the age of 95. The demise of the tennis champion, broadcaster, and diplomat was announced by her family in a statement late Thursday. According to the statement, Segun, a retired administrator, died in the early hours of Thursday. The statement added that her…
No fewer than 12 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force from the Logistics Command, Ikeja, Lagos, invaded the Corporate Headquarters and Oshodi Business Unit Offices of Ikeja Electric Company, Ikeja DisCo, Lagos in a commando-like manner, unleashing mayhem on the employees, battering and arresting about 15 of them, including Oshodi Business Unit’s Commercial Manager. The…
