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Be careful on minimum wage to avoid crisis, Father Mbaka warns FG
Popular Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka has urged the Federal Government to handle the minimum wage issue with caution to avoid crisis. The cleric spoke on the heels of the Federal Government and labour deliberations on the new minimum wage which the government has pegged at N62,000 as against the current demands of N250,000 by the Labour unions. Mbaka…
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EFCC arrests 127 suspected “Yahoo” boys in Akure nightclubs
Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Directorate have taken one hundred and twenty-seven (127) suspected online scammers into custody in Ondo State.A statement by the Commission indicated that the suspects were taken into custody during an early-morning sting operation on Saturday, June 8, 2024, during a “Yahoo Party” hosted concurrently in the Signature and Abah…
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Minister of Women Affairs warns hotels against harbouring under-age girls
The Minister of Women’s Affairs, Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has warned hotel owners not to host minors in their establishments, threatening to take legal action against those found guilty.She made this statement at the “Unlock Training and Grants” ceremony on Saturday in Abuja, The event coordinated by Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Education…
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Governors can afford a reasonable minimum wage if they curb corruption – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said that governors only need to reduce the high cost of governance and lessen corruption to prioritise workers’ welfare to pay a fair national minimum wage. The labour union made the statement via a press release issued by its Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah in response to the statement credited to the…
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Ex-Lagos Attorney-general, Adeniji Kazeem launches book on electronic transactions June 11
A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, (SAN), will on June 11 in Lagos, launch a new book titled “The Nigerian Law of Electronic Transactions.” The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), will preside over the book’s public presentation, a statement released by Adeniji Kazeem & Co.…
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Governor Zulum hands over power to deputy
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has delegated authority to his deputy, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, to act as the State’s governor in his absence. An executive communication read by Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan said Governor Zulum would be going on a month-long vacation. Hon. Lawan stated that Kadafur will serve as governor from…
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We’ll enthrone new Olubadan when he’s fit medically, says Gov. Makinde
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has reaffirmed that he is prepared to crown Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the recently confirmed Olubadan of Ibadan land. Makinde made this statement on Saturday at the Obafemi Awolowo Liberty Stadium, Oke Ado, Ibadan, at the state ceremony in honour of the late Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Mohood Olalekan Balogun, who passed away on March…
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Tinubu names Abuja road after Chinua Achebe
President Bola Tinubu has approved the designation of the M18 road infrastructure in the Guzape District of Abuja in honour of novelist, Chinua Achebe. The President announced this during his speech at the road’s inauguration on Saturday. Olusegun Dada, President Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, disclosed the information via a post online. He wrote: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Commissions…
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Oyetola to inaugurate landmark NIWA projects during Kogi visit
By Innocent Raphael The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, is scheduled to embark on a one-day working visit to the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) headquarters in the Kogi State, capital of Lokoja on Tuesday, June 11. The announcement was made on Saturday by the minister’s spokesman, Ismail Omipidan. The visit will provide Minister Oyetola the opportunity…
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Egbetokun seeks West African police chiefs’ collaboration to solve region’s security concerns
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has urged police chiefs in West Africa to work together to find solutions to the region’s growing complicated security issues. Egbetokun disclosed this at a meeting of the technical sub-committee on training and operations of the West African Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO) in Abuja. According to him, the West African subregion has…
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