MAIDUGURI—FOLLOWING last Monday’s protest by mobile policemen in Maiduguri over non-payment of six months allowances, Commissioner of Police in-charge of Police Mobile Force is yet to visit state command headquarters as ordered by Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, investigation has revealed.

ABUJA—House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to set up an adhoc committee to investigate the recovered loot by the late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha, since 1998.

lagos—President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has charged youths in Africa, particularly Nigerians to actively be involved in politics and change the negative perception about the continent.

Growing Businesses Foundation, GBF ,Citibank and Ingressive & Rising have concluded arrangement to expose entrepreneurs and youths to build a supportive ecosystem for innovation.

Abuja—The Debt Management Office, DMO, has said that it was operating a approved Debt Management Strategy.

AS the protracted wait by workers for a new national minimum wage is becoming a frustrating experience, in the midst of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige’s recent declaration that  a new minimum wage is not feasible in September, President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, says organised labour has a firm commitment of members of the National Assembly on the issue.

Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun has attributed Nigeria’s ouster from the Russia 2018 World Cup to lack of fighting spirit on the path of the team.

On Saturday, June 23, my uncle, Dr. Sylvester Ugoh, former Minister of Education, sent me a video clip of Chimamanda Adichie delivering a speech as the Harvard University 2018 Class Day Speaker.

ABUJA—National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  Prince Uche Secondus, has warned that the 2019 general elections may not hold, if the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State was rigged.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, disclosed that it had been mandated by National Executive Council, NEC, to work with the Ministry of Finance to determine the actual daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, in the country.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed a cyber security levy of 0.005 percent on service charge collected by payment service providers, PSPs, on electronic payment transactions.

ENUGU—Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Igboezue International Association Nigeria and the Diaspora, IIAND yesterday, disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari that the political future of the Igbo depends on his re-election in 2019.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has assured that the government is working to ensure that all ratified International Labour Organisation, ILO’s, Conventions are implemented with prompt report rendition.

US Consul General to Nigeria, F, John Bray has expressed US readiness to partner Nigeria on structured mentoring programs for women, saying that the need to develop future leaders through several structured mentoring programs is quite imperative.

Federal Government, yesterday, donated relief materials to about 3,500 internally displaced persons, IDPs, created by recent killings in Zamfara State, currently taking refuge in Dansabau village of Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.