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The Nigeria correctional centre, NCC, Enugu command has appealed to the Enugu State Government and other stakeholders to assist them in managing and taking care of the over population of inmates at the facility. The officer in charge of the centre, S.E Oyakhire made the appeal during a novelty final match between the Awaiting Trial Inmate, ATM and Inmate on …

Fed Govt promises fair, sustainable salaries NLC, TUC propose different figures States yesterday kicked against Labour’s minimum wage demands, saying they were not realistic. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is proposing N709,000 while the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) is recommending N447,000 as the new minimum wage for workers. But states are proposing between N45,000 and N70,000. The NLC and TUC chapters in …

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the incidences of abduction in Borno and Kaduna states, just as he gave security and intelligence agencies marching orders to commence immediate rescue operations for the victims. On Thursday, February 29, an estimated 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs), consisting mostly of women, boys and girls, were reported kidnapped by suspected terrorrists while out in the woods to …

We will ensure they return unhurt , says governor Five abducted in Bauchi Armed bandits surrounded the premises housing two schools – a secondary and primary – in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the morning yesterday. They ordered everybody in sight to march into the nearby bush. A teacher, who escaped narrated the story to Kaduna State Governor …

Washington — President Joe Biden delivered a raucous third State of the Union address, one that could be among the most important speeches he gives during his presidency as he turns toward reelection, the CNN reports. His list of objectives was long: Tout his accomplishments in office, look ahead to a second-term agenda, allay concerns about his age and fitness …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory during the Israel-Hamas war, according to administration officials. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview …

Suspected bandits have invaded an LEA Primary School in Kuriga town of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State abducting dozens of pupils on Thursday morning. Residents who spoke to journalists as eyewitnesses put the number of abducted pupils to about 100. Reports also claim the headteacher and the staff of the school were reportedly among the victims. According to …

There are strong indications that organised Labour will push for N500,000 as the minimum wage as the zonal public hearing on the new wage structure begins on Thursday (today) in Lagos, Kano, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, and Abuja. The President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in an interview on Arise TV …

To revitalise Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed executive orders aimed at attracting investments, optimising resources, and diversifying the nation’s economy. Nigeria, as Africa’s largest oil producer, has long sought to leverage its vast oil and gas resources for economic development. However, challenges such as bureaucratic bottlenecks, contracting delays, and low local participation have hindered …

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, has said the N22.7tn printed by the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means overdraft for the Federal Government from 2015 to 2023, under former President  Muhammadu Buhari, threw the country into the current inflation.  Edun, who made the lamentation on Wednesday during an interface with the Senate …