Reports say President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discussions on a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. A top labour source said the President invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the meeting expected to be held at the Aso Villa. The Thursday meeting is coming about a month after the President […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, says the National Judicial Council (NJC) has activated the process of making errand judges who give misleading and conflicting judgements be made to face the consequence of their “despicable and horrible conduct”. He described their conduct as an embarrassment to the judiciary and would not be handled likely. The CJN spoke at the inauguration of 22 justices for the Court of […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says fuel stations are to operate longer hours for supply and distribution of petrol, calling on fuel stations to aid availability in view of the current tight situation. The NNPC Ltd. says the turnaround period of petrol trucking is also elongated to ease the scarcity being witnessed. Executive Vice President, Downstream NNPC Ltd., Dapo Segun, said this on Monday in Abuja during a […]
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, says State governors no longer have any excuse to complain about payment of a new minimum wage if signed into law going by improvements in revenues that accrue to them monthly. Akpabio, therefore, stressed the need for all parties to the minimum wage negotiation to abide by the agreement. On her part, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, said the […]
The Federal Government has announced a 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities as it stepped up efforts to tackle rising food inflation which had impoverished many Nigerians. The government also expressed its decision to collaborate with states to expand land cultivation across the country. Consequently, the government suspended duties, tariffs and taxes for the importation of certain food commodities through land and sea borders. Among other things, the latest […]
The Debt Management Office (DMO), says Nigeria’s debt-to- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio is within the specifications of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the country’s peer group. Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, said this in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to some media reports that the debt-to-GDP ratio of 52 per cent exceeded the World Bank/IMF’s prudential ceiling for countries […]
Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, to give details of how N729bn allegedly disbursed to 24.3 million poor Nigerians was carried out. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the court ruled that the ex-minister should provide a list of all the beneficiaries, including their bank details, that received the N5,000 disbursed for six months. The judge gave the […]
The Federal has been asked to adopt a more proactive action to ensure a conducive working environment for Nigerian workers. Chairman of Zenith Labor Party ,Barrister Dan Nwanyanwu while speaking with newsmen over the weekend suggested that provision of a functional transportation system for all Nigerian workers will reduce the level of agitation by them for living wages. The lawyer drew the attention of the federal government to instances where […]
Unidentified gunmen, on Sunday night, opened fire on a patrol vehicle, killing three vigilance operatives and a passerby at Umuaka Community in Njaba Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. Newsmen learnt that the incident occurred near the local Afor Umuaka Market and Hilltop Primary School at about 7:20p.m. A community leader, who pleaded anonymity, described the attack as a “devastating ambush”. The source told newsmen that the people of the […]
