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•President orders minister to calculate cost, Labour gives one-week ultimatum Organised Labour may settle for N100,000 minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage commences daily meetings for five days to reach a consensus. Multiple sources in the labour movement told The PUNCH on Tuesday that the union leaders were willing to review their demand from N494,000 to …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has emphasised the importance of prioritising food security, particularly the concept of “stomach infrastructure.” He made the remarks at the unveiling of 136 housing units acquired by the Sokoto state government for N1.820 billion. The housing units are intended for low-income earners and other citizens in need of shelter. Obasanjo praised Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto for his efforts …

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi on his 83rd birthday. Pastor W F Kumuyi This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, on Wednesday in Abuja. The president commended Kumuyi for his dedication and service not only to God but to humanity, especially the underprivileged and the …

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed an Assistant Inspector General of Police, Yetunde Longe, as the first female Force Secretary. In a statement on Wednesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuiya Adejobi said the appointment was in furtherance of the vision to ensure gender inclusivity and equality in all aspects of appointments and operations within the Nigeria Police …

Kaduna State House of Assembly has recommended that the immediate-past governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai, be prosecuted for alleged abuse of office and money laundering in his administration. This was following the investigation of the ad-hoc committee set up by the House, led by Henry Zacharia. According to the report submitted by Zacharia on Wednesday, most of the loans …

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, June 5, adjourned until June 25 for mention, in the case against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu aka Cubana Chief Priest over alleged abuse of the Naira. Cubana Chief Priest The nightlife business and social media celebrity was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on April 17 and had pleaded …

AUKAR, Lebanon — A gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officials said. The attack took place as tensions simmered in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops has displaced …

The opposition obituaries had been written. According to most polls, India’s election was a foregone conclusion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing, Hindu-nationalist alliance was expected to secure a supermajority – and with it the power to enact radical change unopposed. To Modi’s critics and opponents, India was on the fast track to becoming a de-facto one-party state. But as Trump’s victory of …

• Experts seek enforcement of EIA in projects, green areas, public spaces• ‘Farmers displacement poses food sovereignty risk’• Experts urge revival of irrigation facilities, breeding for drought resistance• We have remediated 46 sites in Ogoni, says HYPREP• UN urges countries to restore degraded ecosystems, land The high temperatures, non-implementation of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) reports, and audit of the pollution in the Niger …

The Joint National Association of Persons with disabilities (JONAPWD), Edo State chapter has decried the low level awareness and implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disability Prohibition Law, two years after it was signed into law by the state government. At a media parley organised in Benin City, with support by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (ROLAC) to …