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05

2024

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ABIA State One Of The Least In Recurrent Expenditure Amongst 30 States Of The Federation In 1st Quarter 2024 – Report

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash

ABIA STATE One Of The Least In Recurrent Expenditure Amongst 30 States Of The Federation In Ist Quarter 2024 - Report 30 Governors Spent N968.64 Billion On Refreshments, Others In Three Months – Report No fewer than 30 state governments of the federation spent N986.64bn on recurrent expenditures, including refreshments, sitting allowances, travelling, utilities, etc., in the first three months of 2024, The PUNCH reports. The states’ budget implementation reports, which were obtained from Open Nigerian States, a website supported by BudgIT that acts as a repository for public budget data, were analysed. For the first three quarters of the…

Jun

05

2024

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Timaya Shocked At Tiwa Savage’s Humility, Accepts Collabo For Free

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Entertainment, News Flash

I messaged Tiwa Savage so we could collaborate on a new song and when I asked how much she charges for a song, she laughed and replied "How I go dey bill my own legend now?" She immediately asked me to send her the beats, and within an hour time she sent her recorded verse to me, I was really surprised that she was this humble after all she had achieved - Timaya expressed shock as he imagined how Tiwa gave him verse which she charges over $100000 for free.

Jun

05

2024

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Address Electricity Tarriff Hike Alongside Minimum Wage Increase – Labour Tells FGN

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, FGN, News Flash, Power & Energy

Address Electricity Tariff Hike Alongside Minimum Wage Increase – Labour Tells FG The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) say the federal government should address the issue of the electricity tariff hike. On Monday, the two unions announced that they had “relaxed” their nationwide strike. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, said the strike has been “relaxed for one week”. Labour had embarked on the strike after negotiations with the federal government on a new minimum wage hit a brick wall. The industrial action paralysed economic and government activities across the nation for two days. In a communiqué…

Jun

04

2024

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NLC Strike: Ajaero And His Gang Are Fighting For Peter Obi, Their Demand Will Lead To Inflation That Will Completely Destroy Nigeria- Reno Omokri

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Labour, News Flash

Reno Omokri wrote; ₦494,000 is more than sixteen times the current minimum wage of ₦30,000. If the Federal Government accepts that as the new minimum wage, and Nigeria's production capacity does not also increase times sixteen, it will lead to the mother of all inflation that will destroy the Nigerian economy and turn us into Zimbabwe and Venezuela. If producers of goods and services, like Dangote, Indomie, Nestle, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Glo, petrol stations, etc, have to pay their staff a minimum of ₦494,000, what do you think they will charge for their products? You, as a worker, will…

Jun

04

2024

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NLC Gives Justification For Shutting Down National Grid

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NLC Justifies Shutting Down National Grid The Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday explained the decision of workers in the electricity sector to shut down the national grid. In a statement made available to journalists, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, faulted the Transmission Company of Nigeria over claims that the monitoring and compliance team of NLC attacked workers manning their facilities. The TCN had announced the complete shutdown of Nigeria’s power grid by labour unions as the strike by the labour unions began. NLC and the Trade Union Congress commenced a nationwide industrial action on Monday in protest against the N60,000…

Jun

03

2024

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Labour’s N494,000 Minimum Wage Demand Amounts To N49.5 Trillion Yearly, But Unsustainable -FG

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PRESS RELEASE Labours’ N494,000 minimum wage demand amounts to N9.5 trillion yearly, but unsustainable – FG The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the sum of N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organized labour, which cumulatively amounts to the sum of N9.5 trillion bill, is capable of destabilizing the economy and jeopardizing the welfare of over 200 million Nigerians. Idris stated this at a news conference in Abuja in response to the threat by the organized labor to embark on strike if their demands were not met. He said the offer of N60,000 minimum wage…

Jun

03

2024

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Labour Shuts Down National Assembly, Federal Secretariat

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𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲, 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭 The Parliamentary Staff Union of Nigeria joined the indefinite strike action called by Organised Labour, shutting down the National Assembly. The two gates of the Assembly complex were shut by the union with workers and other visitors unable to gain access. The electricity and water supply to the two buildings housing the Senate and the House of Representatives as well as other facilities in the complex have been shut down by the union. The move is in solidarity with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), who had earlier called…

Jun

03

2024

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Police Caution Organised Labour As Protest Hits Nigeria Over Minimum Wage

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Police Caution Organised Labour As Protest Hits Nigeria Over Minimum Wage Following the decision of organized Labour to proceed on nationwide strike today (Monday) with the aim of getting the federal government to approve a living minimum wage for workers, the Nigerian Police Force has emphasized the importance of adherence to the existing laws governing such activities; and calls for caution to prevent a breakdown of law and order within the country. A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi on Monday said though labour has a right to advocate for the interests of all workers, the Nigeria…

Jun

03

2024

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Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere Advises Tinubu To Learn From Buhari’s Mistakes And Leave Igbos Alone

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Dr. Engr Odo Ijere advises Tinubu to learn from Buhari's mistakes and leave Igbos alone. TINUBU'S MOLUE POLITICS WILL BE HIS WORST MISTAKE. When Tinubu at election rallies spoke about continuing from where Buhari stopped, no one took him seriously. No one believed any living creature could model Buhari's emptiness and lack of vision much less emulating his banality and myopism in office. Buhari was characterized by governance illiteracy and uncouth behavior not befitting of any human ecosystem. So what was it about Buhari's government that anyone should continue? Time is beginning to tell anyway. Buhari's only known format in…

Jun

03

2024

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Labour’s N494,000 Minimum Wage Demand Unsustainable – FG

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, FGN, Labour, News Flash

Labours’ N494,000 Minimum Wage Demand Unsustainable – FG The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the sum of N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organized labour, which cumulatively amounts to the sum of N9.5 trillion bill, is capable of destabilizing the economy and jeopardizing the welfare of over 200 million Nigerians. Idris stated this at a news conference in Abuja in response to the threat by the organized labor to embark on strike if their demands were not met. He said the offer of N60,000 minimum wage by the Federal Government, which translates to a…