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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv where he reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Israel’s security and discussed the latest efforts to achieve a ceasefire that secures the release of hostages.   Blinken reiterated the United States’ commitment to establishing lasting peace, security, and stability in the region. According to a …

…1.5bn litres of PMS stored for 30 days The joint House of Representatives, on Wednesday, called on Security Agencies to clamp down on economic saboteurs who hoard premium motor spirit (PMS) thereby contributing to the lingering scarcity of the product across the country. Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere gave the charge during a …

The Federal government has assured workers that the new minimum wage will take effect from today, May 1, 2024, despite ongoing negotiations within the tripartite committee on national minimum wage. Addressing Nigerian workers during the May Day celebration in Abuja, Minister of State Labour Nkeiruka Onyejeocha emphasised that although the conclusion of the negotiations is pending, efforts are underway to …

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday announced an investigation into the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war, broadening a campaign that has placed heavy scrutiny on how presidents at the nation’s most prestigious colleges have dealt with reports of antisemitism on campus. Several House committees will be tasked with a wide probe that ultimately threatens to withhold federal research …

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero has said that the living wage for workers should be N615, 000. Ajaero stated this while speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday. The Nation reported that the Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent in salary for civil servants across various …

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican-led states are rushing to give broader powers to local police and impose criminal penalties for those living in the U.S. illegally as the issue of immigration enforcement remains central to the 2024 elections. Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill on Tuesday that creates the new crime of “impermissible occupation,” which imposes penalties of as much as two years …

The sleaze prevalent in the country’s extractive industry is percolating deeper into the grassroots as some monarchs in the South-west are alleged to be working hand-in-glove with illegal foreign miners to rip their communities, states, and the country of resources. This unholy alliance not only festers the grimy enterprise but is also exacerbating the security situation in the geo-political zone …

United States delegation at the just concluded sixth round of the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission (BNC) in Abuja on April 29-30, 2024 welcomed Foreign Minister Tuggar’s vision for the future of Nigeria’s foreign policy as laid out in his 4D doctrine of Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora.  The two sides discussed how U.S. assistance could augment Nigeria’s efforts in these areas.  …

•poverty is killing workers — TUC The Organised Labour in Nigeria has decided the economic hardship in the country and how it has further worsened the living conditions of workers and Nigerians at large, calling on the Federal Government to put the interest of workers first in its policies and programmes. The due, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union …

Obaseki spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. Recall that prior to the  announcement of the N70,000, Obaseki paid N40,000 paid as against the N30,000 national minimum wage. The governor said with the depreciating value of the country’s currency – the naira – and the rising cost of living, it made sense to introduce a new minimum …