Tinubu To Wale Edun: Present Minimum Wage Template In 48hrs
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to come up with the cost Implications on the new minimum wage within two days. Minister of Information and…
Tinubu And The Old/New National Anthem – Reuben Abati
One of the very easy tactics that a government adopts when it sees that it is unpopular with the publics that it governs is to create a diversion, fly a…
Labour Suspends Strike For 7 Days
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their industrial action – over a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike…
‘2,000 NTI Students’ Still Waiting for Certificates Years After Graduation, Missing Out On Opportunities
Former students of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, have narrated how the institution, affiliated with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), refused to issue degree certificates to them.…
Ebonyi Lawyer Arrested by DSS in 2021 Still in Custody Without Charge
The Department of State Services (DSS) has refused to either release Piu Awoke, an Ebonyi-based lawyer who was indiscriminately arrested by the agency in 2021, or charge him in court.…
A Community in the Northeastern Philippines Works to Save Butuanon Language as It Nears Extinction
Groups sound the alarm as the Butuanon language faces the threat of extinction, raising fears of a future where the echoes of Butuan’s linguistic legacy may fade into silence. BUTUAN,…
11 Months After Taking Woman’s N155,551, IKEDC Hasn’t Delivered Meter
Esther Chikezie, a Lagos resident who paid Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) N155,551 for a prepaid meter installation 11 months ago, has got nothing. Chikezie paid N155,551.57 in June 2023…
FG Proposes N54,000, but Organised Labour Insists on N615,000 Minimum Wage
The federal government has proposed N54,000 as the new minimum wage, following organised labour’s rejection of a N48,000 offer. However, organised labour, which comprises the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and…
4 Months on, Customer’s N125,000 Still Hangs Between Arik Air and GTB
Tadada Aminu Ahmed sent the sum of N125,000 to Arik Air via mobile transfer for a Port Harcourt-Lagos flight in January, but he neither got a booking nor a refund.…
JUST IN: CBN Increases Interest Rate to 26.25%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the interest rate by 150 basis points, from 24.75 percent to 26.25 percent. The Monetary Policy Rate…