Tripartite committee on new minimum wage to meets today
The Tripartite Committee meeting on the new minimum wage will reconvene today, May 31, 2024, as the Federal Government has extended an invitation to Organised Labour for the continuation of negotiations. A letter signed by the Secretary of the Committee, Ekpo Nta, was sent to the Presidents of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the […]
NELFUND to start attending to state-owned Uni applicants by June 25
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it plans to start entertaining loan application from students attending state-owned tertiary institutions on June 25. Its Managing Directo, Akintunde Sawyerr at a news conference on the Post-Application Launch today in Abuja, also revealed that over 60,000 students from federal tertiary institutions had successfully registered since the application […]
Kano State Governor bans public demonstrations
Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has banned all public demonstrations within the state, and has directed security forces to arrest any individuals involved in such activities. According to the governor’s office, it has “credible intelligence indicating that certain prominent figures from the opposition party in Kano have devised plans to sponsor student associations and […]
Vice Chancellors To Appoint Acting Deputies
The Federal Government has directed all the Vice Chancellors in Federal Universities whose tenure will be ending soon, to nominate their deputies who will oversee the office of the Vice-Chancellor in an acting capacity. The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Chris Maiyaki conveyed this in a circular dated May 28, 2024, to all the affected […]
Tinubu offers Nigerians free train rides on Abuja Metro line
President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigerians and other commuters would enjoy free train rides on the Abuja Metro Line until the end of the year. Speaking yesterday during the flag off of re-launch of commercial operations on the Abuja Light Rail, the President highlighted the importance of transportation in providing, while referring to the […]
President Tinubu signs Old National Anthem Into Law
President Bola Tinubu has launched the recitation of the new National anthem before a joint session of the National Assembly to mark the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s, 4th Republic. The President had earlier assented to the Bill that reverted Nigeria to the Old National Anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”, composed when Nigeria gained independence on […]
South Africans gears up for general elections today
South Africans will head to the polls today for a landmark general election. Polls open at 7 a.m., and according to the Independent Electoral Commission, more than 27 million voters total are registered in the country of 60 million people. Ruling party, the African National Congress, is for the first time facing the possibility of losing power, […]
Cross River assembly reinstates impeached speaker
The Cross River House of Assembly has reinstated its Speaker, Elvert Anyambem, who was impeached recently, on grounds of high-handedness and financial impropriety. The State Gov. Bassey Otu, had on Monday, announced that he has brokered peace in the state assembly, and normalcy had returned in the house. During the assembly’s sitting yesterday, Cyril Omini, representing […]
Labour rejects fresh ₦60,000 Minimum Wage Offer
The Organised Labour has again rejected a fresh ₦60,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government, and the Organised Private Sector. This time, the Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), also shifted ground from its ₦497,000 stance last week to ₦494,000. Yesterday’s meeting deadlocked, as talks ended […]
FG to introduce Single-Digit Interest Rate for Media Financing
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has reiterated Federal government’s resolve to extend a single-digit interest rate financing through the Bank of Industry to all media organisations, designed to mitigate the high operational costs faced by the media in the country. Speaking at the ongoing ministerial sectoral update yesterday in Abuja, […]
