President Tinubu made the appeal at a meeting with a delegation of the International Finance Corporation ,IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, led by its Managing Director, Makhtar Diop in Abuja. He urged global financiers to consider more strategic investments in agriculture, infrastructure, research, and development on the continent.Tinubu said the expectations of […]
Acting Chairman, Jarrett Tenebe, in a statement in Benin, announced Sen. Matthew Urhoghide as the Campaign Council Director-General , and Joe Ugheoke as Campaign Council Secretary. Other notable members included Peter Akpatason, who is Deputy Director-General- Operations, and Mike Onolememen, Deputy Director-General , Administration. Lucky Imasuen, Odi Okogie and Abu Lawani are Coordinators for Edo […]
He cautioned the mainstream media and social media platforms to desist from reporting fiscal policy documents that have not been ractified by the government. Onanuga lamented that one of the documents titled Inflation Reduction and Price Stability ,Fiscal Policy Measure etc, Order 2024 is being shared as if it were an executive order signed by […]
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this in Abuja after a Federal Government delegation on the new minimum wage met with the President. The FG delegation includes Idris; Edun; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Labour Minister Nkiruka Onyejeocha; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Chief of […]
The Centres are expected to issue a statement shortly before the commencement of negotiations with the government. Report has it that after a six-hour meeting with the leadership of organised labour in Abuja, the Federal Government expressed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to raising the N60,000 offered as the minimum wage. The organised labour […]
At briefing, leaders of NLC and TUC pleaded with Nigerians to bear with them, saying “Apologies for inconveniences but commitment to pursue the cause to its conclusion.” Recall that there had been report that Organised Labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, might […]
The court also ordered the Attorney General of the Federation ,AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, to file his reply within two days, after receipt of their defence. Leading a seven-man panel, Justice Garba Lawal issued the order while ruling on an application for abridgment of time argued by the AGF. Justice Lawal said that the decision of […]
The lawmakers passed the resolution during the plenary session on Wednesday after the adoption of a motion sponsored by Jonathan Gaza from Nasarawa state. In recent months, the apex bank has reportedly dismissed over 300 employees including directors, deputy directors, assistant directors, principal managers, senior managers, and lower-ranking officials. While reacting to the development, Gaza […]
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, is leading the Federal Government’s legal team against the state governors who are being represented by various lawyers. To do justice to the issues in dispute, a 7-man panel of Justices of the Apex Court, led by Justice Garba Lawal, has kick-started […]