The Senate had yesterday during the plenary passed for third reading a bill seeking to establish the North West Development Commission (NWDC).This followed the presentation of a report by the Committee on Special Duties read by its Chairman, Kaka Shehu Garbai (APC Borno Central), during plenary, the bill which was initially sponsored by Senator Barau Jibrin. During the presentation of the report, Shehu said, “The intent and purpose of the bill is structured for the socio-development of the North West Geopolitical Zone,” and pleaded that the Senate approves it. 

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has alerted Kano State residents to the possibility of high-risk flooding in 14 out of the 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The NIMET Kano/Jigawa Territorial Coordinator, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, stated this at a Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders Coordination Meeting on Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlook in Kano.

Organised Labour says it has pulled out from the ongoing Tripartite Committee on the new national minimum wage negotiation that is ongoing in the country through the tripartite committee. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, at a joint news conference made this known yesterday in Abuja. The Organised labour insisted that the government‘s proposal of N48,000 as new minimum wage for workers was not just a “mockery but an insult to Nigerian’s dignity’.

The Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre and Head, Transparency International in Nigeria Mr Auwal Musa (RAFSANJANI) has accused illegal money exchangers of funding terrorism. Musa said this at a Multi-stakeholder National Dialogue on Preventing Terrorism Financing and Violent Extremism on Wednesday in Abuja. He said terrorism constituted a global threat, and Nigeria, unfortunately, was one of the countries that faces a high level of terrorism.

Following the explosion that hit a mosque in Laraba Abasawa area of Gazewa Local Government Area of Kano state, the police have apprehended a man allegedly associated with the detonation of a bomb that claimed the life of a worshipper and inflicted injuries on 24 others. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning when the worshippers were observing the ‘Subh’ prayer at Gadan, a community in the LGA. The state commissioner of police, Usaini Gumel, told reporters that Shafi’u Abubakar, 38, later told investigators that he targeted the worshippers over a family dispute on inheritance. “On May 15, 2024, at about 5:20 a.m. the police received a report of an explosion at a mosque in Gadan Village during the dawn prayer, leaving several people injured.

Following the rejection of the 25% minimum wage increase by the the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC last month from the Federal Government, the federal government has revealed instead, it will commence workers’ productivity audit from the Ministry of Interior to determine workers wage instead. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known yesterday in Abuja when he spoke at the fifth National Productivity Summit, saying there was need to improve the low productivity level in the country, especially within the civil service.