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BREAKING: Minimum wage talks resume in Abuja
The Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage resumed its meeting on Wednesday, at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja to continue debating a new minimum pay for workers. The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun; the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu; the Minister of Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha; and delegates of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, in…
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BREAKING: Senate okays 300 percent salary increase for CJN, Judges
The Senate on Wednesday, approved a bill that grants a 300 percent salary increase for Judicial Officers in the country. This follows the consideration and adoption of an executive bill by President Bola Tinubu which sought to provide new salaries and allowances for judicial officers and workers in the country.Tinubu said the bill seeks to prescribe improved salaries and allowances…
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Rowdy session as Bill to ban open grazing scales second reading in Senate
A bill for an Act to ban open grazing and establish ranches as an antidote for the perennial violent clashes between sedentary farmers and nomadic herders in Nigeria, on Wednesday, scaled second reading after a slightly heated debate. The Senate also proposed a national summit on the matter, in addition to a public hearing for a comprehensive solution. The proposal…
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Senate seeks increase penalty for parents of Out-Of-School children
The Senate, on Wednesday, sought an increase in the penalty paid by parents who fail to enrol their children in school. Senators want the penalty paid by defaulting parents raised from N2,500 to N250,000. They also passed a Bill for an Act to amend the Compulsory, Free Universal Basic Education Act through second reading. The bill moved by Senator Idiat…
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Tinubu applauds FCTA under Wike, vows continuous prioritising of infrastructure upgrade
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has vowed to initiate more development projects to meet the evolving needs of Nigeria’s burgeoning population, saying his administration is prioritizing infrastructure upgrades as a cornerstone of the Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking on Wednesday when he commissioned the Extended Inner Southern Expressway (ISEX) from the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) to Southern Parkway S8/S9 in Abuja,…
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Tinubu congratulates Claudia Sheinbaum as Mexico’s first female president
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first female President of the United Mexican States (Mexico). This was contained in a statement issued by, Special Adviser to the President, (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale. Ms. Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election by a landslide, becoming the first female President…
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Labour vows to reject little addition to N60,000, considers N100,000 minimum wage
The organised labour has promised to oppose any little increase to the N60,000 previously suggested by the Federal Government as the new minimum wage. On Monday, the union’s leadership and the Federal Government’s staff agreed on a new minimum wage of “above N60,000.” However, in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Festus Osifo, President of the Trade…
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Kalu proposes N90,000 minimum wage
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu representing Abia North Senatorial District, has proposed a new minimum wage of N90,000 for workers in Nigeria. His suggestion aims to address the ongoing dispute over the minimum wage between the Federal government and organized Labor. During Tuesday’s Senate plenary, the discussion centered around the nationwide strike organized by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the…
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Tinubu congratulates Indian PM, Modi on election victory
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to the Prime Minister of India, His Excellency, Narendra Modi, on his epoch-making victory in the nation’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Modi’s coalition – the National Democratic Alliance – won a majority of the parliamentary seats, paving the way for a third consecutive term, which is a rare feat and…
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It’s sad 2nd Niger bridge facility vandalized, Umahi laments
Kunle Sanni The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has described as disheartening the news of destruction of the expansion joints used to absorb the thermal expansions of the 2nd Niger Bridge. In a statement issued by Orji Uchenna his Special Adviser (Media) to the Honourable Minister of Works on Tuesday Umahi expresses deep shock that reports of vandalization are still…
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