•PHOTO (L-R): Labour Minister Nkiruka Onyejeocha, NLC President Joe Ajaero, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and TUC boss, Festus Osifo in Abuja today 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...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has directed the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the implementation of the new incremental tariff on Band A customers. The lower chamber agreed upon this at the house resolution during a plenary session today, reports Channels TV. According to them, the resoluti...
•Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state. The governor revealed this while commissioning the new Labour House in Edo state today. According to him, the new wage comes into effect on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. […]
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured that any customer not currently enjoying 20 hours of electricity would not pay the new tariff. The minister stated this today while appearing before the Senate Committee on Power, for a one-day investigative hearing on the need to halt the proposed increase in electricity tariff by eleven [&h...
•Elon Musk The chief executive officer of the social media platform, X, Elon Musk has said that new users will start paying to post. Musk said this yesterday while reacting to a post about the X policy on new accounts, adding that it is the only remedy to combat the issue of bots on the […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has inaugurated a new card with a lot of features including payment functions for all types of social and financial services. According to NIMC, the card will solve the demand for physical identification enabling cardholders to prove their identity, and access government and private social ser...
•Zimbabwe’s two-dollar notes Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed currency got off to a chaotic start with shops accepting only US dollars today and vexed Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks for hours to access their savings. The ZiG — short for Zimbabwe Gold — officially started trading yesterday, just days after it was announced it would replac...
•New Deputy Governor of Edo State, Omobayo Godwins, takes oath of office on April 8, 2024 as his wife watches on The new Deputy Governor of Edo State, Omobayo Godwins, says he dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because the party promises a bright future for him politically. The 37-year-old, […]
Omobayo Godwins has been inaugurated as the Edo deputy governor, hours after Philip Shaibu was impeached by the state house of assembly. The 37-year-old who was beaming with a smile, was sworn in around 1:40 pm today by the Chief Judge of Edo State Justice Daniel Okungbowa, reports Channels TV. In a day that began […]
A woman, Adebimpe, has pleaded with Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, to end the relationship between her and her husband, Adekola, whom she alleged was irresponsible and a brute. Adebimpe said she walked out of her marriage when Adekola almost snuffed life out of her with his constant beatings. The plaintiff who […]