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…]
2024 UTME: Steer clear of fake websites, scammers, Police, JAMB warn candidates As part of the efforts to protect unsuspecting candidates sitting the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) from falling victim to scammers, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Nigeria Police Force have synergised through the NPF National[Read More…]
All is set as JAMB prepares to conduct 2024 UTME The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded plans for the successful conduct of the 2024 Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled to hold between Friday, 19th April, 2024, and Monday, 29th April 2024, in over 700 CBT centres[Read More…]
Retired Appeal Court jurist, Justice Belgore is dead A retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore, is dead. The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, Kwara State, Kamaldeen Gambari, announced his death on Tuesday. “Information reaching me now indicates that Hon. Justice Ahmad Olarewaju Belgore,[Read More…]
Nigeria Govt adds Thursday as Eid-El-Fitr public holiday The Nigerian government has declared Thursday, April 11, 2024, as an additional public holiday to commemorate Eid-El-Fitr. The government had on Sunday declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. However,[Read More…]
Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal president Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. The 44-year-old has never before held an elected office[Read More…]
