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Following the walkout by the Organised Labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress during the last meeting with the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage after the proposed N48,000 as minimum wage by the Federal Government, our correspondent learned that the government has now upped it to N54,000. A highly reliable source within the meeting, which …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a statement in response to the recent meeting between the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The meeting has fueled speculations of a possible alliance between the two politicians or a merger of their political …

The Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has urged President Bola Tinubu to go after those undermining his efforts to stabilize the Nigerian currency. Iba Adams made this statement in Orile Agege during the 2024 edition of the Odun Aje Festival. Addressing the depreciation of the Naira, Iba Adams emphasized the importance of halting its continuous decline, noting that …

Students in federal government-owned tertiary institutions will be the first batch of beneficiaries of the student loan scheme. The chief executive officer of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, stated this on Monday, May 20, while unfolding the conditions would-be beneficiaries will be required to meet. The Nation reports that President Tinubu on April 3 signed into law the bill …

“IPOB will not enforce the 30th May sit-at-home but will also not take responsibility for whatever happens to the violators.“ The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned the management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Anambra State against holding its convocation ceremony on May 30. The day has been selected by the group for its Biafra Remembrance Day to …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said what should be of utmost concern to all Nigerians irrespective of class or political status is how citizens will survive the current economic hardship not about the next elections. He noted that some politicians were quick to talk about elections as soon as …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced May 24 as the official date for the opening of the portal for student loan applications. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Fund’s Media and Public Relations Lead, Nasir Ayitogo. Sawyerr said the opening of …

A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City has adjourned to July 22, 2024 for further hearing on a case of alleged ‘aiding suicide’ of Lilian Omokhuale, daughter of  Francis Omoruyi Oloton, the Chief Executive Officer of Uyi Technical Company Limited preferred against six persons in Benin. The six persons are Jessica Iguodala Oghomwen, Akpes Omorodion, Chukwudi Akpotowho, Joy Noren, …

*As People’s AGM calls on Federal Government to carry out environmental audit in the Niger Delta Region By Igbotako Nowinta Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Rev. David Ugolor, has described the much talked about Ogoni clean up exercise being carried out by the Federal Government of Nigeria as an unending drama. The renowned environmental …

Their present predicament is no fault of theirs but stems from a gross leadership failure of the Nigerian state. A plan to marry off 100 girls, orphaned by the surge of banditry in a local government in Niger State, has ignited public outrage and concern over its legality from human rights advocates. There is no iota of verifiable evidence that …