Oyo State Deputy Governor, Otunba Moses Adeyemo (left); his counterparts, Mrs Idiat Oluranti Adebule (Lagos); Otunba Grace Titi-Laoye Tomori (Oyo); Osun State Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Osun State Governor-elect, Gboyega Oyetola and Secretary to the State Government of Ekiti, Abiodun Oyebanji, during the Western Nigeria Governors Forum at the Government House, Osogbo …on Monday • […]
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The meeting of the tripartite committee set up to come up with a new national minimum wage has ended in a stalemate. The Chairman of the committee, Ama Pepple, told journalists at the end of their marathon meeting that they would be reconvening at 10pm. She however said the committee arrived at two figures of […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has urged the Federal Government to give clarification on the alleged diversion of N378 billion Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas dividends. It made the demand in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday in Abuja. He said that Nigerians were startled by revelation of how the funds […]
Continue ReadingSenate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has appealed to the Federal Government and the organised Labour unions to reach a compromise over the minimum wage. He made this statement in a tweet on Monday. “The FG and Organised Labour can still shift their positions before the commencement of the proposed strike action so that we do […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Abdullahi Ganduje A High court in Kano State has stopped the state assembly from probing an alleged $5 million bribery against the state’s Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The presiding judge, Justice A.T. Badamasi gave the order on Monday while ruling on an ex-parte application by one Muhammad Zubair, the National Coordinator of Lawyers for Sustainable […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned former Oyo State Governor Rashidi Ladoja over alleged N4.7 billion fraud. The re-arraignment followed an amendment of the charge by the EFCC. Ladoja was charged with converting N4.7 billion from the state treasury to his personal use. He was re-arraigned along with his former Commissioner for […]
Continue ReadingPresident Buhari Retired military officers have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfil his 2015 campaign promise to alleviate their suffering.Publicity Officer of Retired Army, Navy and Air force Officers of Nigeria (RANAO), Capt. Yusuf AbdulMalik made the appeal in an interview with The Guardian. According to him, military pensioners are still being denied their […]
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The Presidency has said the controversies surrounding the issuance of an attestation of result to President Muhammadu Buhari was the handwork of people who have “run out of ideas.”“I will call this superfluity of nothingness, storm in a teacup, coming from a party that has run out of ideas,” said presidential spokesman Femi Adesina on […]
Continue ReadingPresident Buhari receiving the Attestation and Confirmation of his result from West African Examination Council (WAEC) Registrar, Dr. Iyi Uwadiae, at the State House, Abuja… last week. Photo: Philip Ojisua The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the investigation of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and President Muhammadu Buhari by the International Police (INTERPOL) over the attestation certificate […]
Continue ReadingLeft – ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi •Workers insist on N30,000 minimum wage • Vow to disrupt flight operations, others As its tomorrow’s deadline for strike draws close, organised labour did not attend the conciliatory meeting with the Federal Government’s team in Abuja yesterday. It said it was not invited. In a related development, […]
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