Court orders interim forfeiture of 3 posh Abuja properties valued at N11.14bn link to Emefiele Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of properties valued about N11.14 billion linked to the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank[Read More…]
Edun Submits Minimum Wage Cost to Tinubu President Bola Tinubu, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Thursday, submitted the projected cost implications of implementing a new national minimum wage. The submission comes two days after Tinubu issued the directive to present a proposed new[Read More…]
WHO confirms 1st fatal human case of bird flu subtype in Mexico The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Mexico has reported the first-ever laboratory-confirmed human case of the H5N2 avian influenza (bird flu). In a statement on Wednesday, the WHO said the Mexico International Health Regulations[Read More…]
Fidelity Bank undertakes ₦29.6 billion rights issue, ₦97.5 billion public offer Fidelity Bank Plc has concluded all necessary arrangements to raise a total of up to ₦127,100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Twenty-Seven Billion, One Hundred Million Naira) by way of a Rights Issue to existing shareholders and a Public[Read More…]
Editors Condemn Increasing Spate of Journalists’ Abduction · Say Cyber Crimes Act not enacted to persecute journalists · Urge government to step up fight against terrorists, bandits The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the increasing sequence of abduction and arrest of journalists in[Read More…]
French investors to support establishment of whole agribusiness market in Oyo Director-General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) and Executive Adviser on Agribusiness to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, Dr Debo Akande, has stated that a French firm, SEMMARIS-Rungis International Market, is set to support the establishment of[Read More…]
Minimum wage: Tinubu directs Edun to calculate cost implications The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economic, Wale Edun, was on Tuesday directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu calculate the cost implications of a new national minimum wage and revert to him very shortly President Tinubu gave the[Read More…]
BREAKING: Minimum wage: NLC, TUC suspend strike for five days Members of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Tuesday, suspended their strike for five days, a leader of the NLC told our correspondent in Abuja. The centres are expected to issue a statement[Read More…]
BREAKING: FG invites Labour for emergency meeting Tuesday The Federal Government, through the National Salaries, Wages, and Income Commission, has extended an invitation to the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress in view of halting the ongoing strike. Reporta from DailySun said, spokesperson[Read More…]
Strike: NLC shuts down national grid Electricity workers have shut down the National Grid, resulting in nationwide blackout. This is n compliance with the joint directive of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to stop work on Monday June 3 over the[Read More…]
