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 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 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 Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter TO ADVANCE Nigeria’s green industrial vision, President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the interim Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC). This appointment is pending the confirmation of her role by the NCCC Supervis...
By Joke Kujenya THE PROPOSED national N60,000 minimum wage has been firmly opposed by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and members of the organized private sector, citing unsustainability concerns. Hajiya Halimah Salihu Ahmed, Director of Media and Public Affairs for the NGF, disclosed the governors’ stance in an official statem...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter OFFICIALLY INDUCTED four new permanent secretaries into office on Friday, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun said he was emphasizing his administration’s dedication to fostering an environment conducive to the state’s growth and development. The newly appointed permanent secretaries are Mr. Be...
By Joke Kujenya OVERWHELMED WITH shock and grief, Princess Antonia Emiko, mother of Prince Alex Timileyin, the Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) student who was allegedly beaten to death by his peers, has tragically fallen into a coma. This heart-wrenching development was shared by an Itsekiri activist ‘Lord of Warri’ via his X handle, as he [&h...
