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President Bola Tinubu on Monday signed the new national minimum wage into law. He performed the ceremony during a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) he presided over at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa Abuja. The bill was passed expeditiously by the national assembly last week. Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker … [Read more…]

Ahead of the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest in August, human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to probe telecommunication operators’ alleged disconnection of subscribers. In a statement on Sunday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria warned that telcos should not attempt to sabotage the forthcoming protest against economic hardship in Nigeria … [Read more…]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is mobilising Abuja youths and other stakeholders against joining the planned August 1 to 10 nationwide protests over hunger and hardship. Speaking during a ministerial engagement with FCT youths from Abuja South Federal Constituency, in Kwali Area Council of the FCT on Sunday, Wike said, ”Youths … [Read more…]

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has accused those he described as Abuja politicians of being behind the armed banditry and killings in the Sankera axis of the state comprising Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo Local Government Area, LGAs, of the state. The Governor, who made the allegation Sunday after attending a thanksgiving service organised at … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted a national minimum wage bill to the House of Representatives in the National Assembly for consideration and passage. The President and the leadership of the Organised Labour had last Thursday agreed on ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Information Minister Mohammed Idris had said “the new … [Read more…]

Abia state Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has charged Inner Galaxy Steel Company, a Chinese firm operating in Abia State to evolve initiatives that can contribute positively to the socioeconomic growth of the host communities and the State in extension. Governor Otti was speaking during a meeting with the management of Inner Galaxy Steel Company and … [Read more…]

The Government of Enugu State has stated that it has sealed a deal to build an over $300 million state-of-the-art medical city in the state with a group of Nigerians in the diaspora. According to a government issued statement, the medical city, which would play in all the value chain of medical services to make … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu will depart for Accra, Ghana on Saturday, July 20, to attend the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU). As chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Tinubu will address the meeting on regional integration, highlighting achievements and challenges in West Africa. The meeting, convened … [Read more…]

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 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…]