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At a meeting with some Christian group on Thursday, Secretary of the Federation, George Akume, lamented how he cannot pay N100,000 to his four drivers monthly. The SGF revealed this when asking for the support of the group concerning the new minimum wage and its current negotiations between the Federal Government and Organized […]
Taxation and levies of small businesses such as Okada riders, transporters of goods, fuel transporters, wheelbarrow and cart pushers, shop owners, and market traders, amongst others have been lifted by the federal government for six months. The suspension dated May 1, was contained in a draft executive order titled, “Inflation reduction and price stability […]
A report has been making the rounds that the Nigerian Government had cunningly introduced fuel subsidy but the government has always refuted that the information lacks credence. A leaked draft from the Accelerated Stabilization and Advancement Plan (ASAP) that was presented to President Tinubu on Tuesday by the Finance Minister, Wale Edun showed […]
The House of Assembly in Kaduna inaugurated a 13-member committee in April to probe the loans, grants and projects of the past administration of Nasir El-rufai. According to a report by the chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Henry Zacharia, revealed that from 2015-2023 loans collected by the administration of ex-governor El-rufai were not used […]
Police in the Zaria area of Kaduna State have arrested a young bride identified as Habib Ibrahim for inflicting injury on her husband Salisu Idris by cutting off his manhood with no substantial reason. According to Idris a 40-year-old tricycle rider, returned from early morning prayers on May 26, 2024, relaxing on the bed, […]
In the speed of light to make a considerable minimum wage that the Federal Government can afford, President Bola Tinubu has urged its representatives with organized Labour to present a figure today. Why urging the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, to prepare the figure quickly, FG said […]
The Organized Labour has suspended its nationwide strike for five days to give room for negotiation with the tripartite committee on the new Minimum Wage. Recalled that the tripartite committee had stated that in the next one week, meetings would be held with the organized Labour every day to conclude on a suitable […]
The Police Command in Ogun State has arrested one Emmanuel over the death of his Landlord Apeh Benjamin after an argument ensued between them and later led to the death of the landlord. The heated argument occurred at Aribabu village in the Sotubo area of Ogun State when Landlord Benjamin asked for rent payment […]
The Federal government has agreed to increase the minimum wage pegged at N60,000 to a more appealing amount. Without disclosing the exact amount to be paid, the tripartite committee disclosed in a statement that a meeting would be held every day for the next one week to arrive at a suitable new minimum […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, through the acting Director of Corporate Communication, Hakama Sidi Ali, has announced the revoking of the Heritage Bank Licence. The announcement came on Monday amidst the ongoing nationwide strike that the bank has failed to keep up with standards according to laws guiding the banking sector. On […]
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