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Speaker Abbas Appoints 32 Aides, Punch Reporter as Chief Press Secretary; Shettima Unveils President Tinubu’s Plan to Create One Million Digital Jobs | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Speaker Abbas Appoints 32 Aides, Punch Reporter as Chief Press Secretary Shettima Unveils President Tinubu's Plan to Create One Million Digital Jobs Ribadu Takes Office as Nigeria's National Security Adviser…
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Obi denies receiving British govt apology for detention; There will be ‘No Dulling’ once Tinubu returns – APC | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Obi denies receiving British govt apology for detention N50bn poverty reduction program benefited 1.8m Nigerians, says FG Tinubu brands Atiku a serial loser in court Plateau workers protest 45 months…
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New Minimum Wage: A bleak future for the Nigerian Worker
Barring any change of plans and acceptance of proposal by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the minimum wage payable to Nigerian workers will be fixed at a meagre sum of…
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NLC is right about how workers were treated last year
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday said the All Progressives Congress led administration pushed workers into poverty in 2017. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba said this in his New Year…
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Osun workers suspend strike after 3 days
The joint labour unions in Osun on Saturday called off their three-day-old strike embarked upon on Wednesday. Background: The workers embarked on strike after the state government decided to pay…
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El-Rufai sacks 4000 LG workers
The Kaduna government has sacked over 4,000 workers from the state’s civil service. Jafaru Sani, commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, said on Tuesday that the affected workers are…
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Kogi workers on strike are political civil servants – Yahaya Bello
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has said only blind people will not see what he is doing in his state. He said this while speaking with state house correspondents after…
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It’s sad states are still owing salaries – FG
The Federal Government has asked State governments to stop blackmailing it over non-payment of workers salaries. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang,…
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Judiciary: No one will be spared in the fight against corruption – CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen on Monday said there was no place for corrupt officials in the Nigerian judiciary. Onnoghen warned workers to abstain from corruption in order…
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EU alliance threatened as Macron moves to crackdown on Eastern European workers
Reports emanating from France is set to put a dent in the European Union alliance. Brexit opened the portal for many daring moves which eluded calculations. The latest of such reports…
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Boko Haram: Rescue of NNPC workers cannot be confirmed – Kachikwu
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has said he cannot confirm the rescue of oil workers kidnapped by Boko Haram. He said this while speaking with journalists at…
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Strike: Workers ask FG to sack CAC management
The workers' union of the Corporate Affairs Commission has asked the Federal Government to sack the management of the commission. The workers under the umbrella of Amalgamated Union of Public…
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Aregbesola’s Paris Club Fund: Workers’ salaries or LAUTECH?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Thirty-four thousand students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) have been at home since 2015. Reason: the Governments of Osun and Oyo States have refused…
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‘Osun workers suspended for supporting Sen. Adeleke’
Two workers of the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation have been suspended indefinitely for criticising Governor Rauf Aregbesola on a WhatsApp group, Punch reports. Kunle Makanjuola and Gbadebo Adepoju reportedly celebrated…
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Fayose preaches on payment of salaries at church service (WATCH)
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has said God will provide a way to pay workers salaries "at an appointed time." Fayose said this in a video clip where he was…
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Fayose refused to pay workers’ salary because of presidential ambition – APC
The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has said recently interest in the Presidency by governor Ayodele Fayose was the reason behind non-payment of workers salaries. Fayose had last week…
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Paris Club refund: ‘FG to sanction states for not paying workers’
The Federal Government may suspend release of Paris Club refund to states that failed to use the first tranche for payment of workers' salaries, Punch reports. According to the newspaper,…
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280 MTN staff sacked; N50,000 minimum wage | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
280 - Telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria laid off this total number of full-time and contract staff on Tuesday. N75 million - The amount the new management of embattled airline, Arik…
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MTN sacks 280 staff
by Dolapo Adelana Telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria has disengaged 200 full-time employees and 80 contract staff. The move is part of a restructuring exercise in line with the company's IGNITE…
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It’s high time we increased minimum wage to N50,000 – Ekweremadu
by Azeez Adeniyi Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the implementation of N50,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Ekweremadu stated this in his goodwill message to workers on…
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Workers’ Day: Workers disrupt May Day rally in Abuja
by Azeez Adeniyi Some workers on Monday disrupted the May Day celebration at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Trouble started when the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour…
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Cross River pays May salaries to celebrate Workers’ day
by Azeez Adeniyi In celebration of World Workers' day, the Cross River State government has paid its workers their May salaries. The state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, had on April…
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Kogi government owing workers 12 months salary, not 15 – Chief of Staff
by Dolapo Adelana The Kogi government has said it is owing some of its workers a maximum of twelve months salaries and not fifteen as alleged by labour unions in…
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Reps committed to passing new minimum wage – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Sunday said that the House was committed to passing a new minimum wage bill. Dogara in a statement to mark the…
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Stop bailout to states owing salaries, Senate tells FG
by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to suspend payment of bailout funds to states still owing salaries. The lawmakers asked the Federal Government to demand…
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Gov. Bello wants to assassinate me – Dino Melaye
by Dolapo Adelana The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has accused the Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, of plotting to assassinate him. for fighting for the state’s workers and pensioners. Melaye,…
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We won’t return to work, PDP workers insist
by Azeez Adeniyi Despite the threat issued by National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, workers in the party's national headquarters have refused to resume work.…
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NLC to collaborate with Amnesty International against violation of rights
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it would collaborate with Amnesty International to fight for the right of minority groups across the country. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba said this…
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APC staff threaten to down tools over unpaid salaries
by Dolapo Adelana Workers of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have threatened to down tools over the party’s inability to pay their salaries, Thisday reports. According to the newspaper…
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Minimum wage: NLC accuses FG of delay in setting up tripartite committee
by Dolapo Adelana The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of employing delay tactics in constituting a tripartite committee to negotiate the new minimum wage for Nigerian…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy