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BREAKING: President Tinubu Presents Minimum Wage bill to House of Reps, Seeks Speedy Passage
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented the Minimum Wage bill to the House of Representatives for consideration and passage into law. The bill is expected to legalise the N70, 000 minimum wage recently agreed...
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EFCC Arrests 10 Suspected Illegal Miners in Ogbomoso
Operatives of Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested  10 suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. They were arrested with six trucks fully loaded with lithium. The suspected illegal miners are: Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu...
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Federal Government Makes Provision for New Minimum Wage in Additional N6.2trn Budget funding
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, says the N3 trillion recurrent component of the additional funding in the 2024 budget is to cater for the new minimum wage. Mr Bagudu stated this...
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Hunger Protest: Organized Labour Warns Against Crackdown
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday, issued a warning against any attempts to suppress Nigerians’ fundamental right to express their views, particularly in the light of the planned nationwide protests. The NLC however called...
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House of Reps Probes Importation of Adulterated Petroleum Products
The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into the alleged production and importation of substandard and adulterated petroleum products, as well as the non-non-availability of crude oil supply to Dangote and all other domestic...
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FG Plans to Spend N3tn on New Minimum Wage, Pensions, Gratuities
The Federal Government is set to spend N3tn on the new minimum wage and the payment of pensions and gratuities, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed...
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Breaking: Federal Government Announces 70k as New Minimum Wage
The Federal Government and the organised labour have agreed on 70 thousand Naira as the new National Minimum Wage. This was the outcome of the latest meeting between President Bola Tinubu and leadership of...
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Update: Federal Government Bows to Pressure, Accepts 16 Years As Admission Age For 2024
Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, has waved the 18 years benchmark for admission into tertiary institutions. At an ongoing policy meeting organised by the Joint Admission Matriculations Board (JAMB) in Abuja, Mamman had...
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Police Stall SSANU/NASU Protest in Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force has prevented the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) from embarking on nationwide protest slated for today. The FCT...
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Another 250 Nigerians to be Repatriated From UAE
The Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NiDCOM Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa another set of 250 Nigerians will be repatriated from the United Arab Emirates soon. She stated this in Abuja during a visit to the...
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