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"
President Tinubu Directs Central Bank To Immediately Suspend Cybersecurity Levy
The information and national orientation minister, Mohammed Idris on Tuesday disclosed that the presidential directive was in response to public outrage at the policy. President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to suspend the implementation of the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy. The information and national orientation minister, Mohammed Idris on TuesdayContinue reading "President Tinubu Directs Central Bank To Immediately Suspend Cybersecurity Levy"
Police Arrest Tiktoker Over Video ‘Insulting Adamawa Leaders, Stakeholders’
The Police Command Adamawa State has arrested a 33-year-old man identified as Aliyu Musa, aka Imam Mahdi over a Tiktok video. According to the police, the content creator described some stakeholders as unjust without any evidence. Mahdi is a resident of Kwacham Ward in the Mubi South Local Government Area, with the Tiktok handle, @faty5076.Continue reading "Police Arrest Tiktoker Over Video ‘Insulting Adamawa Leaders, Stakeholders’"
Tinubu’s Reign Of Deception, Destitution And Hopelessness, By Prof. Usman Yusuf
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s year in office has been one like no other. He has willfully turned Nigerians into destitutes in their land of plenty. In a country that is officially not at war and has not experienced failure of rainfalls and drought, it is very painful to see citizens, predominantly women, and children, goContinue reading "Tinubu’s Reign Of Deception, Destitution And Hopelessness, By Prof. Usman Yusuf"
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