The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has said the scheme’s Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme, was designed to make corps members self reliant rather than seekers of white collar jobs. The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yushau Ahmed, said this on Wednesday...
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Borno State chapter, has said that some retirees in the state were still being paid N4,000 monthly as pension. The NLC Chairman, Mr Yusuf Inuwa, said this in an address to mark the 2024 May Day celebration, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He advocated for...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has assured workers that his administration will not delay in implementing the new minimum wage. Makinde gave the assurance on Wednesday in his address at the 2024 May Day celebrations, held at Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Ibadan. The governor, who was represented by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has assured that his government would continue to prioritize of the welfare of civil servants in the state by ensuring that all backlog of promotions, grants and other entitlements are cleared. The governor stated this at the 2024...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have appealed to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Power Sector operators, to reverse the increase in electricity tariff within one week. President of the unions, Mr Joe Ajaero and Mr Fetus Osifo made the call...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerian workers and all citizens not to give up but remain committed toward a stable, united and prosperous nation, especially at this challenging time. The party made the call in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested four suspects posing as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who robbed students in Keffi and the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, where they abducted one Adudu Kingsley, an ND II student. Police Public Relations Officer...
President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the Executive will work together toward giving them a living wage and better working conditions. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Eseme Eyiboh the Special adviser on media and...
The family of JohnPaul Odonwodo, a.k.a Junior Pope, has urged the public to rely solely on information from the Central Planning Committee (CPC), for his burial. The elder brother to Junior Pope, Mr Ivor Odonwodo, said this in a statement in Enugu. While noting that the family was...
A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja has granted an application for substituted service of the interim order, restraining Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from its plan to increase tariffs on DStv and Gotv packages beginning From May 1. The three-member tribunal, presided over by Saratu Shafii,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Abuja – In a move to improve transportation options for commuters traveling between Jos and Abuja, the Plateau State government has launched 20 Sienna buses and 2 coaster buses for the Jos-Abuja route, along with the introduction of a mobile booking app to streamline the...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last election in Kogi State, Alhaj Muritala Yakubu Ajaka, has urged other States, the private sector and other employers of labor in the country to emulate the feat Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki...
The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25 % and 35% in salary for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. The Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Mr Emmanuel Njoku, said this on Tuesday in Abuja. “The Federal Government has...
The Federal Government has inaugurated the 6.2 kilometre (KM) Port Harcourt – Aba railway project, marking the start of train operations between Abia and Rivers. The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Saidu Alkali, who said this at a ceremony in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, noted that the project was a...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Depot Chairmen Forum, has exonerated its members from the current fuel scarcity in the country. According to IPMAN, the fuel scarcity is caused by its inability to source petroleum products. The IPMAN Depot Chairmen Forum also threatened to withdraw its...
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), on Wednesday in Abuja expressed support for Nigerian workers’ clamour for a new minimum wage across board. In a message to mark the international Workers Day celebration, he described Nigerian workers as valiant. “Their ability to excel is unparalleled, especially when provided with a...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke of Osun says he has not taken any loan since his assumption of office on Nov. 27, 2022. The governor said this at the second edition of “Ipade Imole”, a forum where he gave stewardship to the people of the state on Tuesday in Ilesa....
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has given the Federal Government and Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) a seven-day ultimatum to reverse to the old electricity tariff or face a lawsuit. The chairman of the branch, Mr Seyi Olawunmi, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Olawunmi...
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested two brothers for allegedly impersonating the corps’ FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu and other citizens on Facebook. The FCT NSCDC boss disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing newsmen at the Command’s Headquarters in Abuja. The News Agency of...