By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Government, on Thursday, said the Maritime Security Unit of the Deep Blue Project would solve the challenges stopping the country from harnessing the $7trillion inherent in the nation’s Marine and Blue Economy. Speaking at the…
Against the backdrop of continuing interest in the ongoing trial of rogue online platform, Binance, and one of its Chief Executives, who illegally trade in cryptocurrency in Nigeria, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said due…
Despite constant denials that it was no longer subsidising fuel, the Nigerian government has finally admitted that fuel subsidy will gulp N5trilion in 2024. This figure is a sharp increase from the N3.6 trillion spent in 2023 and N2.0 trillion…
The Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage has resumed talks over a new minimum wage for workers in the country. The committee is meeting at NICON Luxury Hotel in Abuja. Federal Government is represented by Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance;…
The House of Representatives has again called on the President Bola Tinubu-led government to announce a living wage for Nigerian workers to address incessant cases of industrial actions by organised labour. The House resolution followed the adoption of a motion…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Federal Ministry of Education has announced scholarship awards from the Italian Government for Nigerian postgraduate students. The announcement was made on Friday, May 31, 2024, via the ministry’s social media page. According to the ministry, the…
As the Tinubu administration marks its one-year anniversary, the lingering dispute between the federal government and the labour movement over a minimum wage or living wage persists. The government’s hasty implementation of fuel subsidy removal and currency floatation, though plausible,…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja The Federal Government in collaboration with Automobile and Touring Club of Nigeria (ATCN) have provided remedy towards reducing emissions from automobile sources as a crucial step towards mitigating climate change and improving air quality. Speaking at…
…As FG labels move ‘premature, illegal,’ urges reconsideration …Avoid strike, embrace dialogue — NAPPS tells NLC, FG By Sodiq Adelakun The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have reaffirmed their commitment to embark on an indefinite strike action…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the sum of N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organised labour, which cumulatively amounts to the sum of N9.5 trillion bill, is capable of destabilising the economy and…
