Recall that the Federal Government had announced Monday and Tuesday as public holidays in observance of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.President Tinubu also departed Abuja to celebrate the Sallah holidays with his family and friends in Lagos, his home state. But in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, President […]
The President said this at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. Tinubu thanked those who stood by him over the years, promising Nigerians that he won’t depart from the tenets of democratic governance. The President also pledged to bring down the prices of food items by tackling the menace […]
In a statement, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on the occasion. He urged Nigerians to remain steadfast on the tenets of democratic governance and reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to positive reforms to revive the nation’s economy and enhance security. The minister […]
Recall that the governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum rejected the proposed N60,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. In a statement issued by the Director of Media and Public Affairs for NGF, Halimah Ahmed, the governors said the proposed minimum wage was too high and not sustainable. The governors said if the […]
Recall in November, the National Assembly approved an additional N15 billion to construct the building, bringing the total cost of the project to N21 billion. The government faced backlash over the construction because of the economic situation in the country. Explaining the high cost of the project at the commissioning on Friday, the FCT Minister, […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]