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By Halimah Olamide The organised Labour on Thursday explained what led to an agreement with the Federal Government on N70,000 as the new minimum wage in the country. Joe Ajaero President of the NLC and Festus Osifo his Trade Union Congress counterpart told journalists shortly after the agreement that part of the reasons for accepting the N70,000 was the fact that minimum wage will now be reviewed every three years and not five years. More Details later…
Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has approved a minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian employees. The President’s approval comes with with a commitment to reassess the national minimum wage legislation every three years. Bayo Onanuga, President Special Adviser on Information and Strategy wrote in a statement he released via his X handle. He said, “ “President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. “President Tinubu also promised to find ways to assist the private sector and the sub-nationals to pay the minimum wage. “President Tinubu…
By Halimah Olamide There is outrage online after the video of a grown up man and political commentator was seen being whipped after he was handcuffed by unidentified people. The man identified as Alhaji Dan Bilki Komada was seen in the video being whipped severally by men who were not visible in the same clip. NPO Reports learnt that the man who is an indigene of Kano had criticized the Kaduna State Governor Uba Sanni. Komanda was seen being being tormented while his tormentors kept asking if he is from Kaduna state to warrant his criticism of the state Governor.…
Now to Be Effective From Next Admissions Season By Halimah Olamide Vice Chancellors and Rectors and other stakeholders have on Thursday opposed the ban on admission of under 18 students into universities and other tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education Prof Tahir Mamman, had announced the new policy at the ongoing Policy meeting holding in Abuja. However, after loud protests from those present at the meeting, the Minister had called on the heads of tertiary education institutions if they were in consonance with the Decision. The stakeholders, comprising representatives from tertiary institutions across the country, loudly expressed their disapproval, prompting…
By Halimah Olamide Plans by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities to stage a protest at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja was on Thursday stopped. Bennet Igwe, Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT Command, had stepped in to stop the protests just as the leaders of SSANU and NASU were about addressing members. The address was to take place first before the match to the Ministry of Education where members were billed to present their grievances to the Minister for onward delivery to the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It…
By Halimah Olamide No student under the age of 18 will henceforth be admitted into Nigerian university and other tertiary institutions. This directive was given on Thursday by Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman. He stated this at the 2024 Policy Meeting holding in Abuja. The minister said the directive must be followed strictly. More details later…
Agency Report The Democratic Front (TDF). a political pressure group, has hailed the removal of Sen. Ali Ndume as Senate Chief Whip, describing the action as decisive, firm, and resolute. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by TDF Chairman Malam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Chief Wale Adedayo on Thursday in Abuja. The TDF, commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) for successfully pushing for Ndume’s removal as the Senate’s Whip. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decision to remove Ndume from the ranks of principal officers of the Senate followed his utterances against President Bola Tinubu…
As Lagos Tops List of States With Building Collapses By Kamil Opeyemi Between 2012 till date, no fewer than 91 cases of building collapses have killed 354 persons in Lagos State alone. This is just as the state topped the list of states with cases of building collapses in the country. The state is followed by Abuja and Anambra while Ekiti and Plateau followed in that order. The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), said that Nigeria recorded 22 building collapse between January to July 2024. The President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar stated this at a…
Agency Report U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement on Thursday. Biden is “vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. According to the statement, the positive test came following an event Biden attended in Nevada. Biden will be returning to his private residence in Delaware “where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time,” Jean-Pierre said. Biden’s doctor said the president had shown “upper respiratory symptoms” in the afternoon,…
Agency Report The Police in Lagos State have begun investigation into the death of a 19-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by his father. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. The spokesperson said that the Alagbado Police Division received a report on Tuesday, of the alleged crime. He said: “At about 12.00 p.m. on July 5, at about 2.00 p.m., one Olumide gave his son, Adeyemi a deep cut under moderate correction, at his right hand side with a shovel over an undisclosed offence.”…