NLC President Joe Ajaero Arrested In Imo The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been arrested in Owerri, Imo State. According to report, Ajaero was picked up from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri and taken to an unknown destination.[Read More…]
Tinubu approves ₦35,000 minimum wage for civil servants President Bola Tinubu has officially approved the sum of ₦35,000 minimum wage for all federal civil servants. The approval was announced in a circular issued by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) on Thursday. The circular, which was signed by[Read More…]
ILO, stakeholders develop engagement framework for int’l labour recruitment Stakeholders in the international labour recruitment arena are developing an engagement framework for the facilitation of fair international labour recruitment. Director, ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Liaison Office for ECOWAS, Vanessa Phala, who lauded the[Read More…]
NESG tasks Food producers on food fortification compliance, workforce nutrition In a bid to ensuring that food fortification is established in the industrial levels to foods commonly consumed by large populations and workforce nutrition for economic growth and development, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), in collaboration with eHealth Africa[Read More…]
MAN tasks FG to deploy comprehensive, concerted effort for Nigeria Manufacturers to compete effectively Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, (MAN) has said that for Nigeria to compete effectively, a comprehensive and concerted effort needs to be deployed by the Government to overtake the binding constrain that limit local production[Read More…]
NUPRC introduces advanced cargo declaration to curb oil thieft The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has introduced an Advanced Cargo Declaration regime in upstream petroleum operations to curb the incessant oil thieft. The commission also announced plans to reactivate shut-in wells as part of initiatives to increase oil and[Read More…]
SON urged to check sub-standard steel The House of Representatives has urged the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to check the proliferation of sub-standard steel production. It called on SON to commence massive enforcement of its mandate to prosecute anyone dealing in sub-standard steel products to face the law[Read More…]
Air Peace clarifies international operations’ status Air Peace at the weekend offered clarifications on the status of its international flights, saying it has enlisted in the global airlines’ clearing house: the International Air Transport Association (IATA), with the requisite equipment and personnel to discharge such international service. The carrier stated[Read More…]
FG to fund 53 road projects with N150b Sukuk bond The Federal Government has said that it will deploy the N150 billion that would be raised from the ongoing Sukuk bond issue to fund the construction of 53 road projects across the country. This was even as it[Read More…]
NSEMA releases Niger boat accident victims’ names The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, on Wednesday, released the names and photos of some recovered bodies of victims of the boat accident which occurred on Monday morning. According to The PUNCH, NSEMA spokesman, Hussaine Ibrahim in a telephone said one of[Read More…]
