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EDITORIAL: FG's rigmarole with NLC/TUC over wage increase bodes ill

View this email in your browser Headlines EDITORIAL: FG's rigmarole with NLC/TUC over wage increase bodes ill Instead of pragmatism and decisiveness guiding government's action, it has resorted to brinkmanship with its divide-and-rule tactic. Read More EXCLUSIVE: Auditor-General exposes irregular payments at law reform commission The auditor-general's revelation highlights how public funds easily leak into private pockets through seemingly legitimate channels. ANALYSIS: Poor Power Supply, Grid Collapse: Tasks ahead of Nigeria's Power Minister Adelabu In recent years, the Nigerian power sector has experienced many broad challenges related to electricity policy enforcement, regulatory uncertainty, gas supply, transmission system constraints, and major power sector planning shortfalls. Tribunal upholds Benue governor Hyacinth Alia's election The tribunal held that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain pre-election issues raised by the petitioners, Titus Uba and PDP. Most Recent Stories Wike issues ultimatum to owners of 189 Abuja plots Mr Wike threatens to revoke Abuja plots belonging to public institutions who fail to develop them without delay. Read More Reps seek to use "alternative schooling" to reduce 14m out-of-school children Part of the initiative is to ensure a significant reduction of poverty in the six geopolitical zones of the country. Probe missing $15bn, N200bn of oil revenues, SERAP tells Tinubu SERAP also urged Mr Tinubu "to fully implement all the recommendations by NEITI in its 2021 report, and to use any recovered proceeds of crime." FCT teachers' union may suspend strike soon – Official The teachers' union began an indefinite strike earlier in September to protest the non-payment of the teachers' entitlements. Tinubu directs security agencies to rescue remaining female students abducted at Nigerian university Mr Tinubu said there was no moral justification for such a heinous act against innocent victims whose only "offence" was their pursuit of quality education. Annual Banking Report - Measuring Banks' Resilience Videos We need to make accountable the three tiers of government in Nigeria Business Access Holdings half-year profit rises 52% as revenue hits N940 billion Access Holdings anchored the growth on fair value and foreign exchange gain, which expanded by approximately 50 per cent to N192 billion. CBN postpones interest rate decision meeting indefinitely "A new date will be communicated in new course," the apex bank disclosed in the document seen by PREMIUM TIMES, with an apology for any inconvenience the change might cause. Editorial cartoon of the day Arts and Entertainment Funke Akindele headlines Prime Video mini-series 'SHE Must Be Obeyed' The series offers a window into the lives of three successful music stars, unveiling the cut-throat rivalries and backstabbing activities they engage in, all to outshine one another and protect their top positions in the game. MOVIE REVIEW: "Disconnect: The Wedding Planner", chaotic comedy that falls flat Unlike Namaste Wahala, a Nollywood and Bollywood collaboration, 'Disconnect: The Wedding Planner,' a Nollywood and Kenyan collaboration, lacks any connecting plot that resonates with Nigeria and Kenya. Opinion How Nigeria's courts became "The lost hope of the common man", By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu By assigning priority to "political cases" in a manner that grants swift access to courts for politicians like Ahmad Lawan, but no exit from courts to ordinary citizens like Gladys Ukeje, Nigeria's judiciary sustains a two-track judicial system by which it puts the interests of politicians above those of the citizens whom they are meant to serve… It is little wonder that some have resorted to describing Nigeria's courts as the "lost hope of the common man". How to make yourself relevant everywhere (2), By Sunday Adelaja "If you do not feel worthy then you have probably accepted some very limiting ideas about yourself. These ideas exist now in how you think about yourself, your strengths or lack of them, and your goals, or lack of them. Issues of worthiness are not about what happened to you in your past. It is not about your childhood or your adolescent years. The child and adolescent still exist in you now. A lack of self-worth comes from what you tell yourself is true about you in the present." – Steve Nobel Promoted Why do sports need bookmakers, and what surprise has 1xBet prepared? Even those who may not be avid sports enthusiasts are undoubtedly familiar with the names Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Victor Osimhen. Winners emerge in NCDMB national essay competition as Board harps on value addition The annual essay competition is one of several initiatives of the NCDMB designed to benefit the youth segment of the Nigerian population Infinix wins big at 2023 Marketing Edge Awards Infinix receives deserved recognition for developing the mobile gaming eco-system in Nigeria. Sports EPL Round-up: Bruno Fernandes shoots Man United back to winning ways More games will be played in the Premier League on Sunday with the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham top on the list. -Four matches to watch this weekend The Gunners have made the expected strong start to the season, as predicted by many pundits after they pushed Manchester City all the way last season. Spurs are unbeaten and have won four games in a row, despite Harry Kane's sale to Bayern Munich just before the season began. Fact Checker TRUE! Pink-coloured Garri is made from sweet potato in Ghana Claim: A Facebook post shared an image of a pink-coloured flour, claiming that it is garri made from sweet potato in Ghana. Video on Tinubu's plans to abolish the Naira for Dollars manipulated Claim: A Facebook user shared a video of Tinubu announcing the abolishing of Naira and plans to use dollars instead. Health Diphtheria worsening in Borno, Bauchi, Kano States – MSF The international health organisation said thousands of people have been infected and hundreds of others have died from the disease. Nigerian govt develops national policy on patient safety The policy is in line with resolution 18 of the 55th World Health Assembly which called for member states to recognise the burden of patient safety and to set up policies to manage them. Copyright © 2023 PremiumTimes, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: newsletter@premiumtimesng.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.