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Corps members in Lagos, two other states benefitted from FG-supported scheme, says Olawande
Kunle Sanni The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has said the Corpreneur Support Initiative (CSI) to empower corps members across Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna would be expanded to enlist more corps members into the scheme. During his visit to the NYSC camp in Karaye, Kano, he presented the initiative, which offers financial awards to over a hundred…
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Landmark owner playing politics, says Umahi
Kunle Sanni The minister of works, David Umahi on Wednesday, accused Paul Onwuanibe, the CEO of Landmark Africa Group, of politicising matters related to the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project. Umahi remarked this while inspecting the demolition of structures on Lagos’ Landmark Beach. The federal government recently began building of the Lagos-Calabar coastal route, which is anticipated to go through Lagos’…
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FG commissions water projects in Kano, Jigawa States
Kunle Sanni The Federal Government has commissioned projects in Kano and Jigawa States as part of efforts to enhance access to safe water and promote sustainable development in Nigeria. The projects were executed in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, through Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority,…
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Govt, Labour agreed on minimum wage increase-Oshiomhole
Senator representing Edo North, Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, says there is a mutual agreement between workers and the Federal Government and the state counterparts that there is an urgent need to increase the minimum wage. Oshiomhole, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, said that all concerned parties acknowledged that the current minimum wage of N30,000 is…
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Reported federal salary increase not minimum wage – ASCSN
By Innocent Raphael The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has clarified that the recent announcement by the Federal Government regarding a 25 to 35 per cent increase in workers’ salaries does not pertain to the minimum wage. President of ASCSN and Vice President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Tommy Okon, provided this clarification during a…
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Nigerian workers deserve the best quality of life, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Nigerian workers deserve the highest standard of living that the country could offer. This was contained in a press statement issued by the party and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka to commemorate this year’s Workers’ Day anniversary. According to the party, Nigerian workers are entitled to the highest…
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Workers’ Day: Tinubu commends Organised Labour contributions’ to nation’s stability, prosperity
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Organised Labour hard work, sacrifices, and contributions to the nation’s stability and prosperity, stressing on their support in the course of implementing present administration’s policies and programmes. He applauded the Nigerian workers for their contributions to ongoing efforts by the government to save the nation’s economy, describing them as “an indispensable component of the…
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Lagos-Calabar Project: FG begins compensation payment to affected citizens
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Government on Wednesday, initiated the disbursement of compensation to Nigerians impacted by demolitions necessitated by the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. In a stakeholders meeting held in Lagos State, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed that N2.75 billion would be allocated as compensation to property owners affected by demolitions along the coastal…
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Tinubu salutes Nigerian workers on May Day
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian workers on the occasion of Workers’ Day held annually to celebrate the lifeblood of the country. The President in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngalale on Wednesday saluted Nigerian workers for their fidelity to the peace, progress, and development of the nation evident in their tireless efforts and patriotic zeal…
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Electricity Tarrif: Falana slams Adelabu over poor power supply
…Says Adelabu fails to address question of “tariffs hike” Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has slammed the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, over failure to deliver constant supply of electricity despite increasing tariff for Nigerians using Band A. Falana said the federal government and Adelabu could not defend the impunity that formed the hike, adding that they have failed Nigerians.…
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