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April 2, 2024 Committee on New Minimum Wage to Conclude Ahead of May Day Celebrations
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Committee on New Minimum Wage to Conclude Ahead of May Day Celebrations

The 37-member tripartite committee on minimum wage set up by the Federal Government will reconvene mid-April to continue further negotiations and consultations on the new minimum wage.

The National Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Hakeem Ambali, who is a member of the tripartite committee, confirmed this to newsmen in Abuja.

Ambali noted that the committee members are still collating and analyzing the reports received from the zonal public hearings.

The committee had received the reports of zonal public hearings held across the six geo-political zones of the country between Wednesday, March 27, 2024 and Thursday, March 28, 2024.

The minimum wage to be unveiled is expected to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit.

During the public hearings, different zones had suggested different amounts for minimum wage.

The South West zone had suggested N794,000; the North East proposed N560,000 as minimum wage; North West proposed N485,000; the North Central proposed N709,000; South South demanded N850,000 while the South East demanded N540,000.

President Bola Tinubu is expected to announce the new minimum wage on May 1, 2024.

 

April 2, 2024 Inspiration FM Shuts down Uyo with Easter Cantata
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Inspiration FM Shuts down Uyo with Easter Cantata

It was an awesome moment yesterday when music lovers, religious personalities, government dignitaries and the general public gathered at the Regina Coeli Catholic Church, Shelter Afrique, Uyo for the Inspiration FM’s Easter Cantata event.

 

The event which was tagged The Risen Christ aimed at raising the banner of the Resurrected Christ as well as to reintroduce hymns and its significance to families and to the Church.

 

The IFM’s Easter Cantata featured enchanting performances from renowned choirs such as the Regina Coeli Catholic Church Choir, The Salvation Army Songsters, A.M.E. Zion Church Choir as well as Methodist Church Nigeria Choir.

 

Other choirs were Presbyterian Church Choir, St. Stephen’s African Church Choir, The Anglican Church Choir, Spectacular Choral Int’l and Triumph Philharmonic Chorale.

 

 

The Chairman of Topfaith Group of Institutions, Dr. EMMANUEL ABARAHAM, PDP 2023 Senatorial Candidate for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, Barr EMMANUEL ENOIDEM, YPP 2023 Senatorial Candidate for Eket Senatorial District, Akparawa EPHRAIM INYANG-EYEN, Justice ENO ISANGEDIGHI, Uyo Transition Chairman, Dr UWEMEDIMO UDOH among others were there to grace the event.

 

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March 26, 2024 Binance Chief Escapes Federal Government Grip, INTERPPOL Contacted
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Binance Chief Escapes Federal Government Grip, INTERPPOL Contacted

Hours after the Federal Inland Revenue Service; FIRS announced that it had taken Binance to court over tax evasion, news has emanating from the office of the National Security Adviser confirms that Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance executive had escaped from custody and is nowhere to be found.

The Federal Government  had to contact the International Criminal Police Organisation and issued an arrest warrant for the apprehension Nadeem Anjarwalla, who had used a Kenyan passport to escape, while his colleague was still in custody.

The escapee Binance official, who has British and Kenyan nationalities, escaped from Abuja through a Middle East airliner, as his firm in Nigeria confirmed that Anjarwalla was no longer in the country, adding that the company would cooperate with security agencies.

The escape shocked security agencies, as they revealed that the fleeing executive was kept in a ‘safe house’ guarded by soldiers, adding that the security guards on duty had been detained.

The Office of the National Security Adviser confirmed the escape of Anjarwalla in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Head of its Strategic Communication, Zakari Mijinyawa, who stated that preliminary investigation showed that the escapee fled Nigeria using a smuggled international passport.

He noted that efforts were ongoing to arrest the suspect.

The statement read, “The Office of the National Security Adviser confirms that Nadeem Anjarwalla, a suspect in the ongoing criminal probe into the activities of Binance in Nigeria, has escaped from lawful custody on Friday, March 22, 2024.

“Upon receiving this report, this office took immediate steps, in conjunction with relevant security agencies, Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, as well as the international community, to apprehend the suspect.

“Security agencies are working with Interpol for an international arrest warrant on the suspect. Preliminary investigation shows that Mr Anjarwalla fled Nigeria using a smuggled passport.”

Mijinyawa noted that the personnel responsible for the custody of Anjarwalla had been arrested, adding that investigations were ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding his escape.

March 25, 2024 Investigate Sheik Gumi’s Link to Terrorists and Bandits – CSOs
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Investigate Sheik Gumi’s Link to Terrorists and Bandits – CSOs

Civil society Organizations under the aegis of Rising-Up for a United Nigeria (RUN), have called for the immediate profiling and arrest of Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, by the Department of State Security (DSS) for his apparent connections with terrorist groups.

In a statement on Sunday, the group emphasized that Sheikh Gumi’s consistent defense of bandits and terrorists, coupled with his willingness to negotiate on their behalf, challenges the rule of law and compromises national security.

The statement, signed by Amb. Solomon Adodo and Mallam Suleiman Musa, the Convener and Secretary of RUN respectively, expressed grave concerns over the cleric’s actions and rhetoric.

It partly reads, “It is alarming that Sheikh Gumi only raises his voice in favor of these bandits whenever they commit their heinous acts. His interactions suggest he’s not just a sympathizer but a significant participant in their operations.

“His defiance and offer to act as an intermediary for terrorists, especially after the abduction of over 280 schoolchildren from Kuriga, shows his true colors. This type of behavior cannot be tolerated under the new administration.”

The group went further to criticize Gumi’s recent comments comparing the Niger Delta situation to the North’s banditry crisis, where he suggested that bandits should be offered similar deals to those given to Niger Delta militants to secure pipelines.

RUN described these statements as tantamount to declaring war on the Nigerian state.

“There’s a thin line between negotiation and complicity. If Gumi is suggesting we reward criminal behavior with contracts, what message are we sending to the law-abiding citizens of Nigeria?” the group queried.

RUN’s call also extended to the Defense Headquarters, urging them to preserve the nation’s territorial integrity by considering Gumi’s arrest.

The group argued that his activities align with those of someone coordinating bandit operations for personal gain.

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