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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that it will not embark on a strike action tomorrow, Tuesday, to demand a new national minimum wage. This decision was made known by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, at the ongoing International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Ajaero said: “We cannot declare …

The organised labour says it will not accept N62,000 or N100,000 as the minimum wage for workers. Speaking on ‘Morning Brief’, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Chris Onyeka, assistant general secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the union will not negotiate a ”starvation wage”. On June 4, …

Da‘wāt is the act of inviting or calling people to embrace Islam. Militants belonging to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād have organised da‘wāt in some villages in Borno, SaharaReporters has gathered. Da‘wāt is the …

  The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa, has said that Nigeria can make over $100 billion from the sector. The Minister spoke with newsmen on the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, which appointed her.   Since your appointment as minister of Arts, Culture and …

Dr. Maduekwe   President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in interim capacity, pending the confirmation of her appointment by the NCCC Supervisory Council. Her appointment is in accordance with his commitment to …

According to HEDA, the current economic realities make the proposed wage of N62,000 by the federal government to organised labour grossly inadequate to meet the basic needs of workers and their families. The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has urged the Nigerian Government to prioritise the welfare …

The organisation is challenging President Tinubu’s administration for failing to “publish spending details of the loans obtained by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari”. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola …

In accordance with his commitment to actualize Nigeria’s green industrial vision, boost investor confidence, and unlock sustainable economic value through various climate finance instruments, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in interim …

Governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), have rejected the proposed N60,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. In a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Media and Public Affairs for NGF, Halimah Salihu Ahmed, the governors said the proposed minimum wage is too high and …

Nigeria Police Force, Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said it can use any law not necessarily the Cyber Crime Act to nail journalists. The Police Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi stated this on Thursday warning journalists against reports he said could be regarded as defamation. …