Wage: Governors won’t pay above N70,000
Governors are not considering a minimum wage that is higher than N70,000, it was learnt last night. At a meeting yesterday in Abuja, the state helmsmen reviewed the economic situation…
NDLEA arrests intending Hajj pilgrims with cocaine consignments in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested some intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia in Emerald Hotel, Ladipo, Oshodi, Lagos State. The agency said they…
Sanwo-Olu gifts LASU’s best graduating student N10m
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gifted the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2023/2024 session, Olaniyi Olawale, N10 million. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the donation…
BREAKING: SGF summons Labour to emergency meeting over strike
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), George Akume has summoned organised labour to an emergency meeting in order to avert the ongoing strike over a new national…
JUST IN: Abuja-Kaduna train services join strike
Abuja-Kaduna Train Services (AKTS) did not operate on Monday, June 3, due to the ongoing strike action announced by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). There…
Strike: Disco laments blackout, schools, banks shut down in Rivers
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has lamented the total blackout in Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom states caused by the activities of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)…
Strike: Health workers comply with NLC’s directives in Abuja General Hospital
All health workers, except medical doctors at Kubwa General Hospital in Abuja, complied with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) directives and stopped working. While most departments were closed, essential services…
Oil, electricity workers’ unions mobilise for planned strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to comply with the directive of the two labour centres to begin an indefinite nationwide strike…
Minimum wage: NLC, TUC begin indefinite strike Monday
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday declared an indefinite strike effective Monday, June 2 after the latest negotiation with the federal government on the…
Abba Kyari released from Kuje prison after 27 months
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja after 27 months in custody. This followed the ruling of a Federal High…
