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NLC The Nigeria labour congress and the Nigeria governors’ forum have strongly disagreed over specific salary adjustments being sought by workers on the new national minimum wage.   NLC, in a letter to its state councils, said there is no going back on its demand for  the consequential adjustment of salaries …

The former Presidents of Nigeria; Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, Goodluck Jonathan and many others will be part of the cumulative entitlements worth of N2.3 billion under the 2020 fiscal year. This is contained in the details of the 2020 appropriation bill presented to a joint session of the senate and …

 The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has commenced the rehabilitation of the runway at the Akanu Ibiam international airport, Enugu.  General Manager, corporate affairs, Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu,   confirmed the development to newsmen in Lagos state today. FAAN had on the 24th of last month announced the closure …

The Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (CANMPSSAN) at the weekend accused some governors of threatening to abandon the new minimum wage if their states’ statutory allocation is not reviewed upward by the Federal Government. Comrade Abdul Gafar Mohammed the president said the union was  disturbed that …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it is not probing Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP). The commission said at no time did its spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, make any reference to N-SIP as a programme or accused those who superintend …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration will reverse the negative effects of climate change in Nigeria. He made this known in New York, United States of America while addressing the United Nations climate action summit. While sharing the sentiment expressed by the U.N secretary-general that the world is …

The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it  has arrested no fewer than 113 internet fraud suspects in eight months through its ‘Operation Re-wire’.  The arrest took place between January and August in its area of jurisdiction, including Edo,Delta  and Ondo states. They achieved …

EFFC acting chairman Ibrahim Magu has urged the Federal Government to pay rapt attention to cybercrime in the country because of its effect on the economy. He was represented by Micheal  Wetkast,  head of Gombe office of the commission. Has said that the involvement of unscrupulous Nigerians in cyber fraud …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it would use the National Identity Number issued by the National Identity Management Commission for the conduct of 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Jamb registrar, Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede, stated this when the director of the bureau of public service reforms, Mr. Dasuki …