•Naira notes The federal government says it is set to pay the outstanding five months N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers. This payment was part of an agreement between the government and Organised Labour to cushion the effects of hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidies, reports The Guardian. The Office of [&helli...
•Hajj The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has extended the deadline for payment of Hajj fare from January 31 to February 10, 2025 in line with the directive of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The extension was made public by the Board Secretary, Mr. Saheed Onipede, in a statement released by the […]
•Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno EKERETE UDOH, Uyo reporting Following the submission of the report by the Committee on the Implementation of the New Minimum Wage/Personnel Verification, headed by Akwa Ibom State Head of Service, Elder Effiong Essien, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has authorised the commencement of ...
•Gunmen A female banker, identified simply as Ifeoma, has reportedly been killed by suspected kidnappers in Anambra State, despite her family paying a ransom for her release. The victim was reportedly abducted in Onitsha and held captive for several days before her captors contacted her family to demand a ransom, reports The PUNCH. A family [&...
Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) yesterday cautioned international Oil Companies (IOCs) against flouting the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The HOSTCOM reminded the oil firms of the need to remit three per cent of their annual operating expenditure (OPEX) into the host communities fund to enhance dev...
•Siminalayi Fubara Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has commenced payment of N85,000 new minimum wage to the state workers, fulfilling a promise he made earlier this year. The payment, which began with November salaries, has been widely celebrated by civil servants in the state, reports Nigerian Tribune. Recall that Fubara had announ...
•Mama Taiwo Mama Agatha Taiwo Adebiyi was born as a twin in 1920 amidst the Spanish Flu pandemic. She survived the pandemic but her twin sister was unlucky. Today, she is likely the oldest living retired teacher in Nigeria. She talks about her life story in this interview with Sunday Tribune in her Lagos home. […]
The Gombe State Government says it will begin paying the N70,000 new national minimum wage with effect from this month end (October). The Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Negotiation Committee, Dr Manasseh Daniel Jatau, disclosed this yesterday while briefing newsmen after a meeting with labour leaders in the state, reports Daily Trust. He ...
•Soludo The Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo has announced that his administration will begin payment of the N70, 000 new minimum wage from the end of October, 2024. The governor made the announcement during a parade ceremony to celebrate Nigeria’s sixty fourth Independence Day Celebration held at Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, yesterday...
The federal government has announced readiness to begin the new minimum wage payment to civil servants. This development was disclosed by the spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, today, reports Nigerian Tribune. While addressing journalist, he stated that the employees under the federal governmen...
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