MWUN joins Nationwide strike The Maritime Workers Union Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of Comrade (Prince) Dr. Adewale Adeyanju, fnli, HFCPSP, has obliged to comply with the directive of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to join in the indefinite[Read More…]
Tinubu signs old national anthem bill into law President Bola Tinubu has given his approval to the National Anthem bill, paving the way for the reintroduction of the former national anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’, as the official national anthem. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday,[Read More…]
Again, Labour rejects FG’s N54,000 new minimum wage offer The organized labour led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have rejected the N54,000 offered by the federal government as the new minimum wage. The offer was made to representatives of labour[Read More…]
NCAA Audit: Dana Air Lays Off Workers Temporarily Dana Air has announced that it is temporarily laying off some of its workers amid an ongoing operational audit by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The airline has stated that the decision was made to ensure efficient management of resources[Read More…]
Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers The Nigerian Senate has passed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (Amendment Bill) 2024, which approves death penalty for drug traffickers. The Bill was passed into law on Thursday when the Senate transformed into Committee of the Whole, to carefully[Read More…]
ASCSN urges Govt to reverse electricity tarrif Comrade Tommy Okon, the National President of ASCSN, has urged the federal government to reverse the electricity tarrif back to N66 per kWh from N225. On April 3, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved an increase in electricity tariff[Read More…]
New minimum wage: FG sets May 1 for implementation The Federal Government says although the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage is yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024. The Minister of State Labour,[Read More…]
FG approves pay rise for civil servants The Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced an increase of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent in salary increase for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. The salary increase, announced on the eve of the Workers’ Day celebration,[Read More…]
UTME: Minimum age for Varsity admission still 18 – FG The minister of education, Tahir Mamman, has said the minimum age for admission into Nigerian higher institutions of learning is 18 years. Tahir Mamman disclosed this on Monday during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary[Read More…]
Tinubu appoints Olusegun Omosehin as NAICOM boss President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olusegun Ayo Omosehin as the commissioner for insurance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Tinubu appointed Omosehin to replace Olorundare Thomas. In a statement on Friday, Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the president, media and publicity, said Tinubu also[Read More…]
