President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, said this in a communiqué jointly signed by NLC General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja,at the end of an emergency meeting in Abuja. The communiqué was issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council, NEC, to assess the welfare of Nigerian workers and the general populace in light […]
In recent years, more Nigerian celebrities have joined partisan politics or openly declared their support for politicians.Reacting, Vector berated celebrities who are taking sides against the reality of their own people/fans. He warned that the hardship would eventually affect them if it wasn’t stopped. On his X handle, Vector said to the celebrities taking sides […]
Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has charged Nigerian Government against spreading fear ahead of the EnBadGovernance protest scheduled for August 1st. Ezekwesili said the protest is a valid way of Nigerians expressing their grievances over their situation. Posting on X, the former Minister declared her stand with the organisers of the protest. She wrote: “This […]
Out of the total of 43 trucks being expected, 4 are Garri of 25kg with each of the trucks containing 1260 bags and another 39 trucks of 50Kg bag of Corn, containing 600 bags each.According to a statement from the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Osun State, Kolapo Alimi, the State Government is being charged the sum […]
The government said it had acquired 30,000 CNG conversion kits for distribution free of charge nationwide within the period. The kits and the conversion costs were valued at the rate of N1.2m per vehicle, making a total of N36bn within the next three months. The move is to ensure the adoption of CNG as an […]
Moghalu said the next step after the minimum wage increment should be the review of maximum wages and the lifestyle of the political class. Tinubu agreed N70,000 new minimum wage increase for Nigerian workers. The agreement was reached during a meeting with representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC. The president […]
NLC President, Joe Ajaero, declared the position of the union while speaking on the sidelines of the 67th Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association Annual General Meeting in Lagos.According to the NLC president, the International Labour Organisation recognises wage as a national law, saying it is not for the sub-nationals. The labour leader maintained that every country […]
According to a statement by the National Emergency Management Agency ,NEMA, signed by its Director General, Director, North Central Zone, Bashir Garga, the returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 5:57 am, by a combined team of government officials led by NEMA. NEMA said the returnees have been profiled and documented […]
Accordingly, the industry regulator, the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has directed oil refiners in the country to provide monthly price quote on crude supply. This came as the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery is reportedly ramping up the importation of crude from the United States, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. In a statement issued in Abuja […]
The Senate, which disclosed the plan while debating on the food crisis at plenary, called on the Federal Government to expedite action on the fertiliser distribution. The call followed a motion moved by Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West and co-sponsored by Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South at the Tuesday plenary. Karimi further noted […]