National Anthem: FG Invite Entries For Authentic Nigerian Melody The Federal Government has announced plans to call for entries to produce a new national anthem with an authentic Nigerian melody. This was disclosed by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Wednesday in Abuja. During the presentation of the official version of the new national anthem,…
Nigerian Government Makes U-turn Over Electricity Tariff, SIM Cards, Mobile Phones The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has claimed that the hike in electricity tariff is temporary The minister said he is optimistic about the reduction of electricity tariff. Adelabu disclosed this on Friday during the sectoral briefing by ministers in Abuja. Recall that on…
Labour Reveals New Minimum Wage, Gives FG Deadline Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Labour Reveals New Minimum Wage After several weeks of inactivity, the tripartite committee set up by the Nigerian government will finally meet today, Wednesday, in Abuja for deliberations. This is just as the organised labour stood its ground on its proposal…
Ooni Is Not My Father – Son Makes U-Turn A middle-aged man who claimed in a viral video that he is a son of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has finally apologised to the foremost traditional ruler. In the first video, the man claimed the monarch hid him with his mother with an…
Nigerian Govt Speaks On Devalue Naira After Implemention Of New National Minimum Wage Workers under the auspices of Federal Workers Forum, FWF, have advised the Federal Government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to devalue the naira after the implementation of the new national minimum wage. The forum said this during a meeting held…
BREAKING: Nationwide Darkness Looms Over Electricity Workers Strike Nationwide darkness looms as the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has insisted on withdrawing their services if the Nigerian Government fails to rescind the recently approved electricity tariff hike. In a statement by its acting General Secretary, Dominic Igwebike, NUEE told the Minister of Power, Adebayo…
Again, FG Announces 3 New National Identity Cards The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce three new national identity cards. It said it would make the cards available to approximately 104 million citizens throughout the country. The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, said that the cards consist of a bank-enabled National ID card, a…
BREAKING: FG Launch New National ID With Payment The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched an innovative identity solution with payment functionality for all types of social and financial services to be…
Hardship: Tinubu Finally Bows To Pressure, Speaks On Subsidy Removal President Bola Tinubu says his administration is deploying resources to critical sectors and areas that will impact on the welfare of Nigerians, saying he will use good governance to tackle beneficiaries of the old subsidy regime that will fight back. Speaking at a meeting with…
Work-from-home, Nigerian Government Tells Workers Nigerian Government has approved Work-from-home The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, announced a 25 per cent rebate on fares for government-owned transport schemes. The governor spoke during a live media chat to intimate residents of steps being taken to reduce the economic burden on Lagosians. On Tuesday, the…
