President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has signed the new minimum wage bill into law. Tinubu who presided over the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, at the Council Chamber in the State House, Abuja signed the N70,000 the new minimum wage into law. Newsmen had reported how the Federal government and Organized Labour settled for N70,000 as…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has ordered telecommunications operators, telcos, to immediately restore all phone lines blocked due to non-linkage of National Identification Numbers to SIM cards. Reuben Muoka, the Director of Media and Public Affairs disclosed this on Monday. Recall that many Nigerians were agog over what they perceived as restrictions by the NCC, which…
By Emmanuel Dada Secretary, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oyo State Council, Comrade Olusegun Abatan has advised the leadership of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, in the state, to seek redress in court on the increment of allocation sharing formula. Comrade Abatan gave the advice while featuring on a monitored radio programme in…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu An Osun state born cultural heritage revivalist, Prince Adewale Laoye says Nigerians deserve better livelihood, security and economic prosperity to address the current hardship in the country. Prince Adewale Laoye, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Aafin Ilu, popularly known during a media interview in Osogbo shortly after being honoured with…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Ademola Adeleke has fixed today, Monday, for a comprehensive dialogue with organizers of upcoming national protests alongside stakeholders from the security and civil societies. In a directive handed down on Sunday morning, the state Governor instructed his team members to reach out to representatives of various civil society groups and student…
Telecommunications companies, Telcos, in Nigeria have denied plans to frustrate the #endbadgovernance protest slated between August 1-10, 2024 across the country. They said that the social and economic contract they signed to provide services at all times would not allow them to do so. The denial is amid an allegation by a legal luminary, Mr…
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Monday, advised students in Nigerian universities to remain on campus during the planned nationwide protests to avoid risking their lives. The minister, through the acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Chris Maiyaki, made this known in a letter addressed to Vice-Chancellors of universities. Certain activists…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu As part of its efforts to guide the youths towards a better future, Oyo State Youth Stakeholders Engagement would today hold a special Programme tagged “CONNECTING WITH THE YOUTH”. In a statement by one of the Coordinators of the event who is also one of the aids to the Minister of Power,…
The Rivers State Police Command has returned the remains of the murdered Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division, SP Bako Angbashim to his family for burial. The handover was carried out in a solemn ceremony on Saturday at the Police Officers’ Mess in Old GRA, Port Harcourt, where the Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu poured…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed that government revenue obtained from the oil sector increased from 11% in 2023 to 30% in the first half of 2024. Edun made this disclosure in a statement during a press briefing in Abuja. According to the minister, government revenue has…