A cross-section of Economists and political analysts have expressed disappointment over the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage for the Nigerian workers. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki, they described the amount as poor considering the current economic situation in the...
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The Alternative Bank, Nigeria’s leading non-interest financial institution, is set to reshape the banking landscape with its upcoming Customer Forum in Ilorin, Kwara State, themed “Bank Different.” This event follows the success of previous forums in Abuja and Kaduna, where the bank engaged in direct dialogue with customers, collating...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday increased the Federal Government’s offer on the national minimum wage from N62,000 to N70,000, with an assurance that it will be reviewed after three years, instead of five years. Tinubu said he had to intervene in the negotiations, knowing the economic challenges faced...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has announced N20,000 wage award for the state and local government civil servants in the state. The governor stated this during a town hall meeting in Minna on Thursday. He also assured members of the public that the youths from the state would...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi said on Thursday in Abakaliki that President Bola Tinubu administration would complete inherited projects across the country in spite of funding challenges. Umahi said while declaring open the 29th meeting of National Council on Works said the administration was determined to solve...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended invitation to 246 new applicants comprising of 82 from Edo and 164 from Ondo state to provide complete data so that they will be eligible to vote in the upcoming governorship election in both states....
The Federal Government and tr organised labour have reach an agreement on N70,000 new minimum wage. This was announced by Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation at the end of the meeting with labour at the State House on Thursday. Details later…..
The House of Representatives has resolved to cut members’ salary by 50 per cent for six months in order to support the Federal Government in providing succour to the citizenry over the current hardship in the country. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Rep....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the state government, through the office of the Attorney General, to mandate the Director General of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) to produce Miss Dorcas Paul Ojong a missing corp member. The...
The Police on Thursday restricted the Non-Teaching Staff Unions in the Universities from carrying out a planned streets protest in Abuja over their members’ withheld salaries and other sundry issues The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the unions comprise of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), as well as the Federal Government have pegged the cutoff mark for admission into Nigerian universities at 140 in the new academic session, 2024/2025. The decision was taken at the 2024 Combined Policy meeting on admissions...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A former senator and one time deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Solomon Ewuga, has debunked rumours making the rounds that he is eyeing the Aren Akun’s vacant stool. Senator Ewuga, made this known in a statement issued by one of his aides,...
Nigerian Guinness World Records 3-day gaming marathon A 24-year-old Nigerian, Oside Oluwole, has broken a world record by continuously playing a soccer video game for three days, according to the Guinness World Records (GWR). The GWR said Oluwole, with the nickname, “Khoded”, performed the longest videogame marathon playing...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has expressed shock over a fire incident that killed the daughter, elder sister and two siblings of Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Yusuf Kofar Mata. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yusuf led members of the State Executive Council and other...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has charged Nigerians to heed climate warnings in line with the United Nations Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL) Initiatives. Prof. Anosike who was represented by the Director of the Directorate...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Stakeholders currently participating at the 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting were rattled when the Minister of Education, Prof Mamman Tahir announced that candidates seeking admission into higher institutions must be 18 and above. Immediately the Minister made the...
Community Advocacy for Peace and Strategic Leadership Initiative (CAPSLI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has said the planned nationwide protest will have adverse effect on national security and public safety. The group’s position is contained in a statement issued by the National Chairman of CAPSLI, Akwuobi Francis and National...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday evening at the Government House held a closed door meeting with Student leaders from across the unions with a joint resolution to jointly work for good governance for all Osun residents. At the meeting coordinated by Governor’s...
The Collective Movement (TCM), a socio-political group, salutes Peter Obi, a former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, on his birthday anniversary. The Founder of TCM, High Chief Franklin Ekechukwu, in a statement on Thursday, described Obi, who will turn 63 years old on July 19, as a...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos- Journalists in Jos, Plateau State, have been tasked with promoting peace through conflict-sensitive reporting. This mandate was the focal point of a three-day workshop organized by the Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA). The workshop aimed to provide media practitioners with the...