The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mohammadu Buhari on Friday 25th January 2019 signed an executive order allowing private companies to build and be involved in the construction of federal roads in the country.
On Tuesday 22nd of January, the council of state met in Abuja where it pegged the minimum wage to be at least N 30,000at the federal level and 27,000 at state. Following this development, the Nigeria Labour Congress has swiftly and strongly rejected the latter adopted by the council.
The Nigeria Police has reacted to a viral message being circulated on the social media that a faction of Boko Haram Sect are planning to carry out coordinated attacks on the Federal Capital Territory before, during and after the general elections.
Reports quoted from the Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has revealed that Nigeria will join other countries of the world to experience a total lunar eclipse on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has received a total sum of N2.6 billion for election security operations from the Federal Government. According to Dailytrust, the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede disclosed this during a briefing on the service’s preparation for the 2019 elections in Abuja on Thursday.
Following the attack at Rann on 14 January 2019 by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, has expressed concern over the interruption of aid delivery to tens of thousands of internally displaced people in the area.
