By Joke Kujenya A TOTAL of N1.143 trillion in May 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue has been distributed among the Federal Government, States, and Local Government Councils. The allocation was made during the June 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), chaired by Finance Minister Wale Edun. The FAAC communiqué issu...
By Joke Kujenya THE 37-MEMBER Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage submitted its comprehensive report to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Monday. Established on January 30, 2024, by President Bola Tinubu under the provisions of the Minimum Wage Act of 2019, the committee marks a critical step towards...
By Jemimah Oriogun, JKNMedia Reporter LAGOS STATE Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum during a closed-door meeting held at the Lagos House in Ikeja, attended by governors of the six southwestern states of Nigeria. The decision was made with key resolutions from the forum in...
By Joke Kujenya TO ADVANCE her green industrial ambitions through substantial climate financing, Nigeria is set in a collaboration duel with the United States. This announcement was made by the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action (SPEC), Ajuri Ngelale, during his meeting with the U.S. Head of Delegation to the United Nations Climate C...
By Joke Kujenya IN ITS March 2024 report signaling a significant boost to its development endeavours, Akwa Ibom State has received an unprecedented allocation in the latest disbursement of funds. This was revealed by the National Bureau of Statistics in its June 2024 report on the NBS X handle, as retrieved by jknewsmedia.com. With a […...
By Joke Kujenya A SIGNIFICANT push for constitutional reform is gaining momentum in the House of Representatives, as a coalition of lawmakers proposes a single six-year tenure for the president and state governors. This initiative, championed by Ikenga U Ugochinyere, representative of Ideato South/Ideato North Federal Constituency, aims to fos...
By Dr Sonny Onyegbula THE JUDICIARY, a vital institution in any democratic society, is often revered as the ultimate safeguard against injustice and the bastion of hope for the ordinary citizen. Entrusted with the noble responsibility of upholding justice, protecting individual rights, and ensuring the rule of law, the judiciary plays a pivota...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN A COUNTRY and a season in which candour is not always seen as a virtue, those who make it the currency of their daily lives are either idolized, endangered or idolized into endangerment. On the Nigerian streets, a person who addresses issues of public significance with candour can be described […]
By Joke Kujenya LABOUR UNIONS in Nigeria, embodied by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have firmly rejected the government’s proposed minimum wage of N62,000, branding it a “starvation wage.” Chris Onyeka, Assistant General Secretary of the NLC, reiterated the unions’ demand for a N...
By Paul Ejime POLITICALLY SPEAKING, India is the World’s largest democracy with a voter population of 969 million from the more than 1.4 billion inhabitants. It towers above South Africa, which has less than 62 million people, and about 28 million registered voters. The Asian giant is also the World’s fifth-largest economy, while Africa’...
