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Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, has said it will not accept the N48,000 minimum wage offer proposed by the Federal Government. The organised private sector had proposed an initial offer of N54,000 as a […]

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has sacked all transition committee chairmen across the 21 local government areas of the state. This is contained in a letter titled ‘Expiration of tenure and handover to Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLGAs),’ dated […]

Lagos state has approved the adoption of 172 babies rescued in the last one year, Commissioner for Youths, Sports and Social Development, Bolaji Ogunlende, has said. According to him, within April 2023 and March 20234, 753 beggars, destitute and mentally-challenged persons […]

As part of ongoing efforts to address the hardships faced by the citizenry, the House of Representatives has called on the authorities to reactivate the Price Control Board of Nigeria. The decision followed the adoption of a motion initiated by […]

The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu-Aboki, has transferred the case of alleged misappropriation, and diversion of funds filed against the All Progressive Congress(APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and seven others to a new judge. NAN reports that […]

Convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and his co-defendant Joseph Emeka, charged with murder and attempted kidnap have opted for plea bargain. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state lead counsel, Mr Yusuf Sule, […]

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday, May 16, challenged security agents to prevent violent attacks or negative mobilization by political parties, candidates, and their supporters during their campaigns for the Edo and Ondo off-cycle […]

An FCT High Court on Wednesday admitted the embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele to bail in the sum of N300 million after he pleaded not guilty to charges bordering on unlawful printing of the naira notes by the […]

The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has approved a total sum of five hundred and eighteen million, two hundred and sixty thousand naira naira (N518,260,000) for the conduct of the forthcoming Local Government Area election in the State. The Ebonyi […]

Fresh resignations have hit the Rivers State Executive Council following the decisions of three loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to leave the administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The commissioners of Housing, Dr. Gift Worlu; […]