The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; and his counterpart in the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, say the Organised Labour agreed to ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers because the wage reviews in the country will no longer be every five years but once in three years. … [Read more…]
…presents policy for transition to a greener economy Following the the ongoing negative impact of climate change and the threats it poses on human existence and the ecosystem, the Enugu state government has joined dedicated comity of climate activists in calling for urgent steps to mitigate the climate crisis through the reduction of carbon footprints. … [Read more…]
Federal government has urged the promoters of the proposed nationwide protests to pursue dialogue instead of resorting to disorder. The government said it will continue to engage with stakeholders on the country’s economic, social, and political challenges. The director-general of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu, in a statement issued to newsmen … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday descended on governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying they were morally and politically unfit to point accusing fingers to its government. The ruling party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka said the PDP Governors accusing the APC of destroying the country’s economy … [Read more…]
…as CP Kanayo reiterates resolve to sustain the onslaught against vandals and other criminal elements Enugu State Police Command’s Operatives serving in the New Haven Division, in separate operations, arrested two male suspects for vandalizing a transformer and solar-powered streetlights. The vandalized transformer components and streetlights were recovered from them. The suspects have been separately … [Read more…]
The Federal Government and organised labour have settled for N70,000 as minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Briefing newsmen on Thursday after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the State House, Abuja, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris announced … [Read more…]
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE PDP GOVERNORS’ FORUM AT THE END OF ITS MEETING IN ENUGU, ENUGU STATE ON WEDNESDAY, 17TH JULY 2024. The PDP Governors’ Forum under the leadership of H.E. Governor Bala A. Mohammed, CON, held a meeting at the Enugu State Government House, Enugu, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. 2. The meeting deliberated … [Read more…]
…We can’t allow a national drift to anarchy – Bala Mohammed Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have gone into a closed-door meeting at the Government House Enugu. In his opening remark Wednesday morning, governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Senator Bala Mohammed, said it … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, threatened to shut down the country for a month in protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the national minimum wage. NLC’s threat came as the nation awaits a new national minimum wage following months of negotiations between Organised Labour, the Federal Government, and the Organised Private … [Read more…]
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has written the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, to ask the Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) to resign from the party and join either the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, or any of the opposition party. In a letter from the … [Read more…]
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, voided the impeachment of Phillip Shuaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Justice Omotosho, while delivering judgment in the suit, ordered that Shaibu be reinstated to office because the Edo State House of Assembly failed to comply with due process in impeaching … [Read more…]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2024 to 3.1%. The downgrade is contained in a newly released report ‘in the July 2024 World Economic Outlook’ published Tuesday. The IMF cited a weaker growth recorded in the first quarter of the year, Q1’24 as reason for the new … [Read more…]