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FG to review salaries of workers earning above minimum wage MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE INAUGURATION OF A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday inaugurated an advisory technical committee for the implementation of the proposed N30, 000 new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. He also announced that the Federal Government would review the salaries of workers currently earning above the national minimum wage. The appointment of the advisory committee comes a day after the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) held a nationwide protest over the wage demand. It is not clear whether the review of the salaries of those earning higher than the current minimum wage would be downward or upward. According to the president, the re-negotiation will commence shortly after the passage of the new minimum wage law. “At the federal level, we have made adequate provision for th

Pictures, Video From Adekunle Gold And Simi's Wedding Everything you need to live well Nigerians have not been this excited especially now that the political season is upon us. In a wedding attended by 300 guests, Adekunle Gold and Simi were joined in holy matrimony at a private ceremony in Victoria Island. While this was ongoing, Nigerians kept to their tabs waiting for the release of the first pictures which attendees did a good job of hiding. Behold the latest couple in town! source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/pictures-video-from-adekunle-gold-and.htm

UN, INEC urge better security over north-east crisis, polls Casting of vote during a Nigerian election. Photo The Guardian The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, has expressed concern over the deteriorating state of insecurity in the north-east, saying thousands of civilians have fled due to Boko Haram attacks. Kallon expressed his worry in a statement released by Head of Communication, Samantha Newport, in Maiduguri yesterday. He disclosed that the December 26, 2018 clash between troops and the Islamist sect in Baga town triggered massive displacement of people. “The impact of the recent fighting on innocent civilians is devastating and has created a humanitarian tragedy,” he said. He noted also that the recent attack on Monguno displaced over 58, 000 people. “It is heart-wrenching to see so many of these people living in congested camps or sleeping outside with no shelter,” he said. Kallon revealed that about 260 aid workers have be

Painful tales of drug abuse, depression, suicide and call for urgent action Director General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye<br />Photo: NAN The recent household drug use survey revealed that prescription drug abuse is a fast-emerging public health problem that has led to increasing poly-drug use amongst drug dependent persons. It is undermining all efforts to deepen socio-economic development and is associated with crime and lawlessness. Indeed, every year millions of young Nigerians ages between 10-25, are lost to the harmful effect of drug and substance abuse, misuse and addiction. Some lose their mental state, depressed, some bedridden, incarcerated, while the unlucky ones are lost to the cold hands of death every passing day, hour, minute and second as the clock ticks. Most surprising is the fact that before now, it was only the boys that were into doing drugs, now it seem as if the girls have overtaken the boys in these drugs consum

2019: What Judiciary must do differently — Lawyers  up date Vanguard By Innocent Anaba, Henry Ojelu & Onozure Dania From all indications, 2019 is expected to be one of the most challenging years for the country’s judiciary, particularly because of the general elections, which will start on February 16, with the presidential poll. In the past, this arm of government had discharged itself creditably well, even during election years. But with more attention by Nigerians on the judiciary, more so, its all important role as the last hope of the common man when all other arms of government and facet of the society seems to fail the people, the judiciary is increasingly being called upon to bail the cat. The big question then becomes, will this all important arm of government live up to expectations? In this edition of Law and Human Rights, lawyers task the judiciary of what they expect of it this 2019. Those who spoke  include Chief Solo Akuma, SAN, Mr Arthur Obi-Okaf

Too many parties spoil the cook [FILE PHOTO] Election Poll Nigerian politicians are presenting Nigerians with a plethora of choices in the coming general elections. As of now, the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that more than 70 candidates would be vying for the presidency. I guess there may be more than 1000 candidates running for the office of governors. Those vying for the Senate, the House of Representatives and the Houses of Assembly may run into tens of thousands. You can just imagine the kind of harvests the political parties are making in this season of summer when the harvest is big and the farmers are plentiful and the market of politics is roaring at the neighbourhood. If the truth be told, politics is the only business in town or else if you are lucky to own a Pentecostal church or you are in league with some lucky imams with unpronounceable names spelt in classical Arabic. There is no way the electorates would not be confused with 7

FG to borrow N823b through treasury bills in Q1’19 By Elizabeth Adegbesan The federal government will borrow N823 billion from the domestic economy in the first quarter of the year (Q1’19) through treasury bills to be issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Debt The CBN disclosed this in its treasury bills (TB) issuance programme for    Q1’19 released yesterday. The fresh TBs to be issued during the quarter comprise N51.5 billion worth of 91-Days TBs, N164.9 billion worth of 182-Days TBs and N607.1 billion worth of 364-Days TBs. Vanguard analysis showed that from January 3rd  to January 31st  the CBN will issue N555.02 billion worth of TBs comprising N23.8 billion worth of 91-Days bills, N116.16 billion worth of 182-Days bills and N415.06 billion worth of 364-Days bills. In February, the apex bank will issue N268.7 billion worth of TBs comprising N27.8 billion worth of 91-Days bills, N48.8 billion worth of 182-Days bills and N192.1 billion worth of 364