Sanwo-olu Emerges Chairman of South West Governors Forum The South West Governors Forum, has announced Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as its new Chairman. This followed the death of the former leader of the Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu eight months ago. Briefing newsmen at the Lagos House, Alausa after…
Minimum Wage: NLC President, Ajaero Rules Out Strike on Tuesday The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that it will not embark on strike action on Tuesday, to demand new national minimum wage. This decision was made known by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, at the ongoing International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. According to…
South-West Governors In Closed-Door Meeting In Lagos Governors from South West states are currently meeting at the Lagos House, Ikeja, Lagos State. Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, received the governors, who stormed Lagos for their zonal meeting. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in company of his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hazmat, received Governors Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Dapo…
Eid-el-Kabir: Sokoto Governor Orders payment of June salary In an effort to ensure that workers in Sokoto state celebrate this year’s Eid-El Kabir comfortably, the Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has approved the payment of June salary beginning from tomorrow Monday 10/ June 2024. Much as many civil servants welcome the idea, many sees…
N62,000 Minimum wage: Tinubu’s verdict ‘ll determine our next move – Ajaero The Organised Labour comprising of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) is awaiting President Bola Tinubu’s decision on the newly proposed ₦62,000 minimum wage. Recall that the Tripartite Committee on Friday increased the new minimum wage offer from N60,000…
New minimum wage amount proposed to Tinubu revealed Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, on Wednesday on behalf of the Government side, met the 48-hour deadline to present a new minimum wage template to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu is currently reviewing the proposal, and an official announcement would be made soon. It would be…
NDDC Engages Media Practitioners On Completed Projects In Niger Delta Region. — We Are Determine To Make The Difference, Says Ogbuku. Media practitioners on Thursday, 30th May, 2024. Converged in Portharcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, region media tour and sensitization engagement. The event is in furtherance of the commission’s…
Finance Minister Finance, submits minimum wage cost analysis to President Tinubu Mr. Wale Edun the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has submitted the projected cost analysis for implementing a new national minimum wage to President Bola Tinubu. He submitted the proposal to the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on…
NCDMB Shares Local Content Experiences with Uganda Energy Officials Key officials of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) on Monday began a working visit to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), stating that they were here to learn and that their country stands to gain substantially from Nigeria’s experience in local content development….
$413,000 bribery: Ganduje to get charges through newspapers A Kano State High Court, on Wednesday, ordered the substituted service of bribery charges on the immediate-past governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Justice Amina Aliyu ordered the prosecution to publish the eight counts against Ganduje and his co-defendants in two daily national newspapers. The judge gave the order following…
