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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…]

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…]

Justices Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday dismissed a suit by a Lagos-based lawyer, Malcom Omirhobo, challenging the use of Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes. According to the judge, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is empowered by Section 53 (1) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act … [Read more…]

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of second class Emir of Rano, Alhaji Isa Umar, and emir of Karaye Alhaji Muhammadu Karaye, as well as the reinstatement of Emir of Gaya Aliyu Gaya. According to a statement issued by Mr. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the Spokesperson to the Governor and … [Read more…]

The Federal Government has released the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results for admissions into JSS1 of the Federal Unity Colleges. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, who announced the results at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, said one candidate scored the highest mark of 203 in the examination. … [Read more…]