The aide also shared a video which captured the moment the Governor assented to a newly passed bill that abrogated four emirates created in addition to the Emir of Kano. The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf on Thursday officially approved the reappointment of former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, as the EmirContinue reading "Kano Governor Officially Announces Reappointment Of Ex-CBN Governor, Sanusi As Emir"
Minimum wage: Labour cuts demand to N497k; FG, OPS offer N57k By Victor AhiumaYoung & Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – For the second day running, the ongoing tripartite negotiation on the new national minimum wage involving the Federal Government, organized labour and the Organised Private Sector, OPS, yesterday ended in another stalemate as government and private sector employers made minimal adjustments to their earlier offers. This came as none of the six governorsContinue reading "Minimum wage: Labour cuts demand to N497k; FG, OPS offer N57k By Victor AhiumaYoung & Johnbosco Agbakwuru"
Suspected Terrorists Kidnap Catholic Priest In Adamawa From Residence
Gunmen, suspected to be terrorists, locally dubbed bandits, have kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev Father Oliver Buba in Adamawa State. The priest was abducted at the St Rita Catholic Church Bare, in the Numan Local Government Area of the state. A statement from the Catholic diocese of Yola indicated that the priest was abducted inContinue reading "Suspected Terrorists Kidnap Catholic Priest In Adamawa From Residence"
BREAKING: Tinubu Government Proposes N54,000 Minimum Wage, Organised Labour Insists On N615,000
The organised labour on Tuesday rejected the N54,000 newly presented by the Nigerian Government as the new minimum wage. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Labour Congress spokesperson, Mr Benson Upah, during a telephone conversation with SaharaReporters on Tuesday. Mr Upah said the new proposal was submitted by the government team today (Tuesday) but thatContinue reading "BREAKING: Tinubu Government Proposes N54,000 Minimum Wage, Organised Labour Insists On N615,000"
BREAKING: Nigerian Labour Unions, NLC, TUC Plan Massive Protests By Month End If Tinubu Government Doesn’t Conclude Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), after a joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday evening threatened to embark on a massive protest if the President Bola Tinubu-led government does not conclude a new minimum wage before May 31, 2024. The labour leaders also discussedContinue reading "BREAKING: Nigerian Labour Unions, NLC, TUC Plan Massive Protests By Month End If Tinubu Government Doesn’t Conclude Minimum Wage"
House Of Reps Meets Tinubu’s Presidential Airfleet Commander, NSA, Sets Up Committee To Address Challenges
It was reported on April 28 how President Bola Tinubu was forced to travel to Saudi Arabia recently on a chartered flight for the World Economic Forum in Riyadh from the Netherlands The House of Representatives has met with the Commander of the Presidential Airfleet, Air Vice Marshal Olayinka Olusola as well as a representativeContinue reading "House Of Reps Meets Tinubu’s Presidential Airfleet Commander, NSA, Sets Up Committee To Address Challenges"
Troops Waited In Ambush, Killed 7 Terrorists In Borno, Recovered General Purpose Machine Gun, Others –Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has said that its troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in the North East, in collaboration with the Hybrid Force and the Civilian Joint Task Force on Saturday, killed seven terrorists in Borno State. According to a statement by the military, the troops acting on credible intelligence on the movement of the terroristsContinue reading "Troops Waited In Ambush, Killed 7 Terrorists In Borno, Recovered General Purpose Machine Gun, Others –Nigerian Army"
Police arrest stepmother for inflicting burns on children
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old stepmother, Rachel Geoffrey, for allegedly inflicting severe burns on her 7-year-old and 3-year-old stepchildren. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje on X.com on Saturday. According to the police statement, the stepmother intentionally set fireContinue reading "Police arrest stepmother for inflicting burns on children"
Minimum Wage: Tinubu’s Tripartite Committee Begins Sitting As Labour Insists On N615,000, May 31 Deadline
The source said a reasonable new minimum wage would increase workers’ purchasing power, which would have a positive effect on the economy. After several weeks of inactivity, the tripartite committee set up by the Nigerian government will finally meet today, Wednesday, in Abuja for deliberations. This is just as the organised labour stood its groundContinue reading "Minimum Wage: Tinubu’s Tripartite Committee Begins Sitting As Labour Insists On N615,000, May 31 Deadline"
BREAKING: Nigerian University Lecturers’ Union, ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike. ASUU, the association of university lecturers in Nigeria, said the move to go on strike is to protest against the failure of the Nigerian government to appoint Governing Councils for Federal Universities. At an ongoing briefing at the ASUU nationalContinue reading "BREAKING: Nigerian University Lecturers’ Union, ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike"
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