30 Nigerian Govs Spend ₦968.64 Billion On Refreshments, Others Within Three Months – Report
No fewer than 30 state governments of the federation have spent ₦986.64bn on recurrent expenditures, including refreshments, sitting allowances, travelling, utilities amongst others in the first three months of 2024.…
Over 50,000 Persons Living With HIV In Osun – AIDS Control
The Executive Secretary of the Osun State Agency for the Control of AIDS (O’SACA), Dr. Adeniyi Oginni, has disclosed that over 50,000 individuals in the state are currently living with…
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commences Payment To Heritage Bank’s Customer This Week
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced that depositors of the now-liquidated Heritage Bank will start receiving their insured deposits starting this week. The revelation was made by the…
Kaduna Assembly Approves El-Rufai’s Probe Over Abuse Of Office, Money Laundering
The Kaduna State House of Assembly’s ad hoc committee has submitted a damning report, exposing financial irregularities and corruption during the tenure of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The report was…
FG Admits Fuel Subsidy Will Cost ₦5.4 Trillion In 2024
The Nigerian government has acknowledged that fuel subsidy expenditures are expected to surge to ₦5.4 trillion in 2024, according to a recent revelation by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun.…
Court Orders Forfeiture Of ₦11.1 Billion Properties Linked To Emefiele
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an interim order for the forfeiture of properties worth N11.14 billion linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
NSCIA Asks Muslims To Look Out For Crescent Of Dhul Hijjah
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called on all Nigerian Muslims to be vigilant for the sighting of the crescent moon marking the start of Dhul Hijjah,…
FG Announces Lyrics Of Reintroduced National Anthem
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has officially released a standardized version of Nigeria’s reintroduced national anthem, emphasizing the importance of consistency in its rendition. The Director-General of NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu,…
Minimum Wage: Labour Vows To Reject Meagre Addition To ₦60,000
The Organised Labour, comprising the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has firmly stated it will reject any minimal increase to the current ₦60,000 offer proposed…
Strike: Tinubu Directs Finance Minister to Present New Minimum Wage Figures Within 48 Hours
President Bola Tinubu has directed Wale Edun, minister of finance, to present the cost implications for a new minimum wage. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Mohammed Idris, minister…
Minimum Wage: Why We Relaxed Indefinite Strike — Labour
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) gave further details about why their joint National Executive Council suspended the indefinite nationwide strike that began on…
BREAKING: Organised Labour Calls Off Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called off their industrial action. The TUC president Festus Osifo said this on Tuesday in Abuja. A communique…
Naira Abuse: EFCC Announces 5% Reward To Whistleblowers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has promised a 5% reward for whistleblowers who give information that fosters the arrest and prosecution of naira abusers. Spokesman of the EFCC,…
Minimum Wage: Strike Continues As NLC Insists on Industrial Action Until Further Notice
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that the ongoing strike action will continue today, June 4th, until further notice from the organizers. This declaration has sent a clear message…
Minimum Wage Strike: Details, Resolutions Between FG, Organised Labour
Further to the negotiation by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) and subsequent withdrawal of Labour from negotiation, the Leadership of the National Assembly intervened on 2nd June,…
Olowu of Kuta Receives Obasanjo, Described Him As A Timeless Statesman
The Olowu of Kuta, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama (CON) has described former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as a timeless statesman whose…
BREAKING: FG, NLC, TUC Sign Agreement As Details Of New Minimum Wage Meeting Emerges
The highly anticipated meeting between the Federal Government and Organized Labour on the minimum wage issue has has concluded at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the…
BREAKING: Army Gives Reasons Why Soldiers Are At FG’s Meeting With Organised Labour
The Nigerian Army Headquarters have revealed why soldiers stormed the venue of a meeting between the Federal Government and organised labour on Monday. Recall that the Secretary to the Government…
Nigerian Army Officially Hands Over Rescued Kogi Students To Gov Ododo
The Nigerian Army officially handed eight students from Confluence University of Science and Technology Osara, Kogi State, who were rescued on Sunday, to Governor Ahmed Ododo at Army Headquarters in…
Strike: Anxiety As Military Surrounds Venue Of Govt-Labour Meeting
The Nigerian military has reportedly surrounded the venue where the Federal Government is holding a meeting with organized labour unions, according to a statement on the X handle of the…