LABOUR TO PRESS ON N250,000 MINIMUM WAGE DURING THE MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT
The Nigeria Labour Congress says it will press for N250,000 minimum wage during the scheduled meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on today. The Head of Public Affairs of the NLC, Benson Upah, who revealed this to journalists in Abuja, said even the cost of living has since moved up. Labour […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU TO MEET WITH ORGANISED LABOUR ON THURSDAY OVER MINIMUM WAGE
Reports say President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discussions on a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. A top labour source said the President invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the meeting expected to be held […]
CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA WARNS JUSTICES AGAINST GIVING CONFLICTING JUDGEMENTS
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, says the National Judicial Council (NJC) has activated the process of making errand judges who give misleading and conflicting judgements be made to face the consequence of their “despicable and horrible conduct”. He described their conduct as an embarrassment to the judiciary and would not be […]
FEDERAL HIGH COURT IN LAGOS DIRECTS FORMER MINISTER OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, DISASTERS MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SADIA UMAR-FAROUK, TO ACCOUNT FOR N729BN.
Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, to give details of how N729bn allegedly disbursed to 24.3 million poor Nigerians was carried out. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the court ruled that the ex-minister should provide a list of all the beneficiaries, including […]
3 FEARED DEAD AS GUN MEN ATTACK UMUAKA COMMUNITY IN IMO STATE
Unidentified gunmen, on Sunday night, opened fire on a patrol vehicle, killing three vigilance operatives and a passerby at Umuaka Community in Njaba Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. Newsmen learnt that the incident occurred near the local Afor Umuaka Market and Hilltop Primary School at about 7:20p.m. A community leader, who pleaded anonymity, described […]
LONG QUEUES RETURNS TO PETROL STATIONS ACROSS NIGERIA, AS REPORT EMERGES OF NNPCL’S STRUGGLES TO PAY $6 BILLION PETROL PAYMENT BACKLOG.
Long queues are gradually returning to petrol stations across Nigeria, raising fresh concerns about shortages as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) struggles with a staggering $6 billion petrol payment backlog. Reports say the NNPCL owes around $6 billion to international traders for imported petrol as traders said the state-owned company is taking more […]
FEDERAL HIGH COURT FIXES SEPTEMBER 18 FOR JUDGMENT IN A SUIT SEEKING THE REMOVAL OF ABDULLAHI GANDUJE AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF APC.
A Federal High Court in Abuja, has fixed September 18 for judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to the plaintiff, Benjamin Davou; and lawyers to the defence adopted their processes and made their submission […]
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LAUNCH PROBE INTO ALLEGED N1.5 BILLION DIVERSION OF CONTRACT FUNDS AT FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WOMEN AFFAIRS.
The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the N1.5 billion meant for the payment of contractors, but allegedly diverted by principal officers of the Federal ministry of women affairs. The House Committee on Women Affairs commenced the probe in Abuja against the backdrop of petitions by contractors over non-payment of contracts executed. Chairman […]
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU, ON HIS RE-ELECTION AS THE ECOWAS CHAIRMAN
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu, on his re-election as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Tinubu, who was first elected as ECOWAS chairman on July 9, 2023, got re-elected during the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads […]
RUSSIA STRIKE KILLS 31 IN UKRAINE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
A children hospital has been seriously damaged in Kyiv by an early Monday morning barrage of Russian strikes on Ukraine. At least 31 people have been killed across the country, including 17 in Kyiv, during the rare daytime attack A doctor at the Ohmatdyt Children Hospital, Ukraine’s biggest paediatrics facility told the BBC the moment […]