The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has complained about the treatment meted out to Nigerian passengers by some international airlines, insisting that Nigerians can not be paying the highest fee across Africa and still get maltreated. The aviation regulator said Nigerians pay a humongous amount to fly more than any other country in Africa. The Director…

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…

Governor Ademola Adeleke today held a special briefing session with the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers, affirming that there is no court order reinstating the court-sacked Yes/No council chairmen. The briefing was a continuation of the governor’s statewide consultations with elders and opinion moulders on the recent uproar on the leadership of local governments…

The Presidency on Wednesday outlined new conditions for the quarterly Stakeholder and Citizens Engagement Meetings, saying the Federal Government is commitment to transparency, inclusivity, and citizen participation in governance. The guidelines, issued through the Central Delivery Coordination Unit under the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, mandate stricter requirements…

Governor Ademola Adeleke has prayed fervently for good health, long life and expanded prosperity for his brother, the global business mogul, Dr Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke as he celebrates his birthday today. The governor in a personally signed felicitation message described the acclaimed philanthropist as “an angel in human shape, a deeply kind hearted destiny helper…

A civil society organisation, Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), has retracted allegations of corruption and unwholesome activities made in a Private Investigation Report (PIR) against Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Limited, a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc. In a statement made available to Blueprint in Abuja, Tuesday, signed by President of the organisation, Edward…