The Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki has declared that the country can no longer continue with the present N18, 000 minimum wage for workers.

Kelechi Iheanacho will fight his way back into Pep Guardiola’s plans – despite the arrival of Gabriel Jesus, Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr insists.

THE National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE, has granted full accreditation in all the 24 NCE programmes presented by Federal College of Education Okene, Kogi State.

Africa Finance Corporation, AFC, a leading pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, has announced the retirement of Mr. Tony Elumelu as non-executive director from its Board, after nine years, with Mr. Victor Osadolor, Deputy Managing Director of UBA Plc announced as his replacement.

The Lagos State commissioner for Environment, Mr. Babatunde Adejare yesterday assured that the new bill that seeks to merge existing environment laws in the state into one will not send the Private Sector Participation, PSP operators out of business.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, will today lead a high level delegation of the Federal Government to Bayelsa State as part of his tour of some states in the Niger Delta region.

THE need for ensuring and assuring the efficiency and effectiveness of public institutions has never been greater than now. In a dynamic age of constant changes, it is widely agreed that institutions must have clearly-defined missions that are relevant to the needs and aspirations of its stakeholders. Following this, the human capital at the helm of leadership in these institutions must have the courage to envision a future that realises the attainment of the defined mission of the institutions. In order to actualise the vision, however, leaders must be trained to possess both the hard and soft skills that are fundamental for success. This is where training becomes quite germane.

DIRECTOR General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has restated the commitment of the present management to reform, reposition, restructure and reorganise the agency.

Pupils in Lagos State primary and secondary schools are now free to wear hijab pending the determination of the appeal at the Supreme Court, Amir (President), of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit, Dr Saheed Ashafa, has said.

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has said he expects his team to go past South Africa at home in June on their way to qualifying for the 2019 AFCON and also maintain leadership over Cameroon in the World Cup qualifiers resuming in August.

The Federal Government, yesterday, said that it had issued the $1 billion Eurobond with 800 per cent over-subscription, as foreign investors demanded for $7.8 billion, reflecting investors‘confidence in the nation’s economy.

A protest rally targeted at harsh the economic realities and the unprecedented hardship in the land organized by Labour Unions in Abuja on Thursday assumed the dimension of solidarity visit to the federal government and the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo

The Federal Government has set aside N51.4 billion to create six special economic zones in the country.

Rampaging gunmen suspected to be militants, Wednesday night, stormed Isheri North Estate Government Reserved Area, GRA , leaving in their trail the death of three private guards. The assailants numbering 20, also abducted the estate’s secretary, Mr Dayo Adekoya.

Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of turning itself into instrument of political oppression and intimidation against the critics and perceived opponents of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government.