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Senator Kalu Commends Labour Unions, President Tinubu On New Minimum Wage
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North has congratulated labour unions for accepting the new minimum wage of N70,000 approved by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement released today, the former Governor of Abia State, Kalu praised President Tinubu for prioritizing the welfare of Nigerian workers, acknowledging that the new minimum wage is a significant step towards alleviating their suffering. The...
Reps Adopt Benjamin Kalu’s Motion Seeking Deduction Of N600,000 From Lawmakers’ Salaries To Support Nigerians
Members of the House of Representatives have agreed to cut their salaries by 50 percent for six months as part of their solidarity and sacrifice to support the economic hardship and hunger Nigerians are going through at the moment. This followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion’s prayer moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie...
FG, Labour Settle For ₦70,000 Minimum Wage — Minister
The Minister of Information Mohammed Idris says the Federal Government and the leadership of the Organised Labour have agreed on ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The minister said the agreement was reached at a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday...
After Death Of Female Worker At Inner Galaxy Company, Otti Meets With Management, Threatens Sanctions On Non-compliance To Government Directives
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 the Ukwa West Traditional Rulers...
At Enugu Meeting, PDP Governors Express Worry Over Hardship, Economic Mismanagement
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum Wednesday rose from their two-day meeting in Enugu, saying that it has noted the “unprecedented hardship and impoverishment” of majority of Nigerians, which they said resulted from the mismanagement of the nation’s economy by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government. The governors also raised concern that the minimum wage negotiations were becoming...
Tinubu Appoints New Head Of Service
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of Didi Esther Walson-Jack as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said the appointment will take effect from August 14, 2024. “Mrs. Walson-Jack was appointed Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017 and has served in several Ministries. “The new appointee will take over from the incumbent Head of the...
Hardship: Don’t Embark On Nationwide Protest, Gov. Zulum Begs Nigerians
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has appealed to the residents of Borno and Nigerians generally to not participate in the proposed nationwide protests slated for next month, Zulum made the appeal during a stakeholders’ townhall meeting at Government House, Maiduguri, on Wednesday. He maintained that they should rather engage in constructive dialogue because the protests may cause violennce and distractions. He...
BREAKING: Court Reinstates Philip Shaibu As Edo Deputy Governor
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday morning, reinstated Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, following his earlier impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly. The Court presided over by Hon. Justice James Omotosho held that the removal of the Plaintiff, Shaibu from office as Deputy Governor of Edo State and...
BREAKING: Edo LGA Chairman Impeached Over Alleged N1.7bn Budget Padding
The Legislative arm of Egor Local Government Area in Edo State has impeached the council’s chairman, Hon. Eghe Ogbemudia, over alleged padding of the council’s supplementary budget and other allegations of corruption. The impeachment was consequent upon a vote of no confidence against the chairman during a session of the legislative arm of the council. The impeachment sitting was presided over...
End Oil Theft Now, Tinubu Tells Service Chiefs As Production Dwindles
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given marching orders to the Chief of Defence Staff(CDS), General Christopher Musa to curb the menace of crude oil theft and vandalism in the Niger Delta region of the country in the shortest possible time. Tinubu, said the order had become necessary as oil theft had become a national issue that needed to be surmounted...
