Tinubu Commissions N21 billion Shettima’s Residence President Bola Tinubu on Friday commissioned the N21 billion official residence of the vice president, Kashim Shettima, amid economic hardship. It was reported in November that the National Assembly approved an additional N15 billion to construct the building, bringing the total cost of the project to N21 billion. The government faced backlash over the construction because of the economic situation in the country. Workers in the country are currently negotiating a new national minimum wage with the government. However, there seems to be an impasse as the unions have rejected the N60,000 offered by…
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BREAKING : New Minimum Wage Agreement Ready Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, announced that the Tripartite Committee on the national minimum wage is on the verge of finalizing a new agreement. Following a marathon 12-hour meeting on Friday, Uzodimma shared, “We had very productive discussions. As you know, this is a technical subcommittee within a larger committee. We are nearing consensus, and once we reach the plenary stage, I believe we will achieve full agreement. At that point, the media can take over. We are definitely in a better position now.” Uzodimma explained that the committee members have completed their…
Labour Fire Back At Akume Over Comment On Strike The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has lambasted the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, for terming Monday’s nationwide strike as “treasonable felony and economic sabotage”. The NLC, while rejecting the SGF’s insinuations, said the former Benue State Governor’s utterances clearly exposed his personality. In a statement by its Head, Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah, the NLC said, “Those who loot our treasury around the country, those who divert public resources meant for hospitals and schools; those who are involved in foreign exchange round-tripping; padding of budgets…
VIDEO: 82 Vehicles Counted In Tinubu’s Convoy During Lagos Visit Amid Nationwide Hardship No fewer than 82 vehicles were in President Bola Tinubu’s convoy during one of his visits to Lagos, as seen in a viral video. The vehicles comprised SUVs, pick-ups, vans, cars, and motorbikes (8). The viral one-minute 30-second video shows the road had been closed to other users as only the President’s convoy is seen. #RevolutionNow Convener, Comrade Omoyele Sowore, who posted the video on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, on Friday, criticised President Tinubu for using such a large number of vehicles in his convoy while…
BREAKING: Minimum Wage Proposed By Tinubu Govt Too High, Can’t Fly — State Governors The N60,000 minimum wage earlier proposed by the Bola Tinubu Government has been rejected by all the 36 state governors of the federation. This was stated in a press statement issued by the Director Media and Public Affairs of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Hajiya Halimah Salihu Ahmed, on Friday. The Governors described N60,000 minimum wage as too high and be sustainable by them, adding that approving it would push many state governments to borrow more loans to pay salaries every month. The Nigeria Labour Congress…
Rivers Gov’s ally, Ugochinyere To Face Probe For Staging Cttee Oversight As Solidarity Visit The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere and other lawmakers over a recent solidarity visit to the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Recall that Ugochinyere had led about 50 lawmakers on a solidarity visit to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, to attend the first anniversary of the governor in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. The decision of the House was sequel to a point of privilege raised by Rep. Yusuf Gagdi, lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau State on Thursday at…
Autopsy Finally Reveals Possible Cause Of Mohbad’s death The autopsy conducted on the body of late singer Mohbad has revealed the possible cause of his death. The result of the autopsy conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) was obtained by TheCable Lifestyle on Thursday. According to the report, samples of the gastric content, blood, bone marrow, liver, kidney, and lung of the late singer were retrieved for a toxicology test. The anatomical and pathological findings revealed that Mohbad had an injury on his right forearm and his body was exhumed with moderate to severe decomposition. The autopsy…
NLC Speaks On N105,000 Proposed Minimum Wage Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has addressed reports concerning the N105,000 minimum wage allegedly proposed to the tripartite committee established by the Federal Government. During an interaction with journalists at the tripartite committee meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, Ajaero clarified that no specific amount had been presented to them during their closed-door session. It was however, observed during the meeting that all committee members, including Minister of State for Labour Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, initially met in a closed session for approximately three hours. Following this, the committee divided into…
Nigerian Governors Reveals New Minimum Wage State governors have decided against setting a minimum wage higher than N70,000, ruling out the N100,000 proposed by some stakeholders, The NATION reported. This decision was made during a meeting held on Thursday in Abuja, where the governors assessed the current economic landscape and concluded that exceeding the N70,000 threshold would be neither feasible nor sustainable. During the session, the governors, convening under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), considered wage options ranging from N60,000—which the Federal Government had previously proposed to labor unions—to N70,000, a figure already adopted by the Edo State Government. However,…
BREAKING: Kwankwaso Runs To Court To Stop Impending EFCC Arrest Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has initiated a lawsuit at the Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Yusuf Ubale. It was gathered that the legal move aims to prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from detaining him. This development follows a recent interrogation by the EFCC concerning allegations involving 2.5 billion naira in campaign funds associated with the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). More details to follow…..