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NGF Claims New Minimum Wage May Push States Into Bankruptcy
The nation awaits the new wage promised to be sent to the National Assembly but NGF fears the implication cost may make many states bankrupt The Federal Executive Council, at its meeting last Tuesday, stepped down a memorandum on the report of the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage, to allow for more consultations among the federal and state...
Legislative To Take Action On The New National Minimum Wage- Tinubu
The long-debated new minimum wage between the Federal Government and organised labour has reached a consensus, President Tinubu reveals. In his national broadcast to mark the 2024 Democracy Day in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu revealed that an executive bill will soon be sent to the National Assembly to formalise the new minimum wage agreement. He stated, “In this spirit, we have...
₦100,000 Minimum Wage Proposal Not Acceptable, May Resume Strike- Labour
The organised labour vows to reject federal government's ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 minimum wage proposal for Nigerian workers. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Monday, the Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Chris Onyeka, described such a proposal as a “starvation wage”. Onyeka insisted that labour won’t accept the latest government’s offer of ₦62,000, saying that its...
Nigeria Incurs N149bn Loss To Industrial Action
As a result of the industrial action by the Organised Labour, Nigeria may have lost about N148.8bn in oil revenue on Monday. Nigeria produces 1,281,478 barrels of crude oil daily (excluding condensates), according to the most recent data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. Brent, the global benchmark for crude oil, was traded at $78.27 per barrel on Monday. The official...
Former Enugu Senator, Ayogu Eze Dead
The Senator represented Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ayogu Eze has died. It was learnt that Eze a former Senate spokesman, died in an Abuja Hospital after a protracted illness. According to the source, the late Senator has been down, a situation that made him unable to attend his child’s wedding ceremony held earlier in the year...
NCDC Unveils Health Strategy, To Leverage Public Health Informatics
A significant step towards strengthening the nation's health security has been taken with the announcement made during the NCDC Health Security Partners meeting on November 21, 2023, ABNTV learned. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has revealed its ambitious strategy and execution plan for 2023–2027 as a critical step to strengthen Nigeria’s health infrastructure and enhance its...
NLC President, Joe Ajaero ‘Arrested’ In Imo
The Police in Owerri, Imo State capital, have whisked away the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. The development followed an ongoing protest by members of the union in the state. We gathered that miscreants, who smashed vehicles and inflicted wounds on labour members, hijacked the protest. Recall that the union announced on Sunday that it would stage...
20-year-old UNILORIN Student Kills Herself After Lending ‘Online Lover’ N500,000: Management
A 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, Sanni Hameedat, reportedly committed suicide after lending a boy she met on the social media platform, Snapchat, the sum of N500,000. According to Rubiks, the private hostel management she resided in before her demise, in a statement made available to ABNTV on Wednesday, Hameedat was undergoing her SIWES programme before the incident...
Tragedy As Woman Allegedly Kills Step-son In Lagos (PHOTOS)
A woman has been accused of murdering her step-son who she claims disturbs her a lot. A video has emerged online, depicting a gathering of individuals in a compound expressing sorrow over the removal of a boy's body from a residence in the Abaranje, Ikotun Egbe area of Lagos. More details to follow... Source: X | Folasheycrown
100 Killed, 150 Injured By Wedding Fire Outbreak (PHOTOS)
No fewer than 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding ceremony at in northern Iraq. The fire is reported to have started around 10:45 pm (19:45 GMT) on Tuesday. According to Health authorities in Nineveh province 100 dead bodies were counted and more than 150 persons were injured during the...
