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Minimum wage: NLC, TUC suspend strike for five days

4 June 2024

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 […]

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Labour declares indefinite strike from Monday over minimum wage, electricity tariff hike

31 May 2024

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 […]

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LG Autonomy: Supreme Court Gives States Seven Days To File Defence

31 May 2024

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 […]

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Reps investigate mass sacking of CBN staff

30 May 2024

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 […]

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FG, State Governors begin legal fireworks over LG autonomy at Supreme Court

30 May 2024

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 […]

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Tinubu Signs Bill Returning Old Anthem Into Law

29 May 2024

“This morning, Mr President signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National Anthem 2024,” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. The occasion coincided with the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Tinubu, who later joined […]

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Senate Pardons, Recalls Suspended Senator Abdul Ningi

29 May 2024

The recall process was initiated on Tuesday after a motion moved by Deputy Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro who expressed regret on behalf of the suspended senator. He pledged to assume full responsibility for Ningi’s actions, acknowledging the gravity of the suspension. The senator’s conduct during the period of suspension has been a matter of […]

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Tinubu’s first anniversary gift: FG plans fresh cash transfer scheme for 75 million Nigerians

29 May 2024

It stated that the cash transfer programme was overhauled to tackle fraud. The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced this at the ministerial sectoral briefing to mark the first year in office of the President Bola Tinubu administration in Abuja. On January 12,  Tinubu suspended all the programmes […]

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Minimum wage talks collapse again as Labour rejects N60,000

29 May 2024

The NLC’s Deputy President of Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, spoke to newsmen at the end of a  meeting of the tripartite committee on minimum wage, where Labour rejected the Federal Government’s fresh offer of N60,000, up from the N57,000 earlier proposed. The Federal Government  added a sum of N3,000 to its initially proposed N57,000 […]

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Presidency Denies Tinubu Will Deliver Speech Before Joint NASS Sitting

29 May 2024

“In view of public commentary concerning the President delivering a speech before a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly tomorrow, May 29, 2024, it is important to state that this information is false and unauthorized as the Office of the President was not involved in the planning of the event,” Ngelale said in a Tuesday […]

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