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One student dies as fire guts Anambra seminary school

One person died, and several properties were damaged when a fire broke out at the Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School, Awka, Anambra State capital. The cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained, but it was gathered that the incident occurred around 11.30 pm on Saturday. It was also gathered that the fire damaged the school’s hostel, including mattresses and other students’ belongings. The victim, a student who died […]

todayMay 20, 2024 35

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Minimum wage: Labour dumps negotiation over FG’s N48,000 proposal

•Negotiation has broken down, N48,000 amounts to wage reduction – Unions The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Wednesday dumped the minimum wage negotiation after the Federal Government offered to pay N48,000, a figure far below the N615,00 the unions were demanding as the new national minimum wage. After abandoning the session, the furious labour leaders summoned  an emergency press conference where they vented their displeasure with the […]

todayMay 16, 2024 24

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FG plans performance-based salary scheme for workers

A new wage system based on employee’s productivity in the civil service is underway, the Federal Government said on Monday. The government said with the system, workers on the same level could earn different salaries. The government said the formulation of an innovative wage system was being considered because it realised that productivity was a key factor in the growth of the country’s economy. The Director-General of the National Productivity […]

todayMay 14, 2024 30

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Landlady, husband flee after throwing tenant’s corpse into canal

A landlord, Bola Abiodun, and her husband, identified simply as Sunday, have flown their Temidire community home in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State after allegedly disposing of their tenant’s body in a canal. Our correspondent learnt that the incident, which occurred at about 12:05 pm on May 8, 2024, led the state police command to launch a manhunt for the couple after their disappearance following the alleged […]

todayMay 13, 2024 17

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National, state assemblies to spend N724bn in 2024

The National Assembly and the 36 state assemblies of the federation as well as their agencies will spend about N724bn this year, an analysis of their 2024 budgets Further findings also showed that the salaries and allowances for federal and state lawmakers would cost the country about N50bn this year. This means that the federal and state governments earmarked N673.94bn for the national and state assemblies as well as their […]

todayMay 13, 2024 30

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Electricity tariff hike: Labour demands reversal as protests begin today

•NLC, TUC, others to picket NERC office, DisCos in 36 states The organised labour will on Monday (today) commence nationwide protests over the electricity tariff hike and removal of subsidy from the power sector by the Federal Government. The National Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Olatunji Ambali and the National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, who confirmed the planned protests in separate interviews on Sunday, […]

todayMay 13, 2024 20

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Tariff hike: Falana backs picketing of NERC, DISCO offices

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday threw his weight behind the planned picketing of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission headquarters and offices of the Electricity Distribution Companies across the country on Monday over the hike in electricity tariff. The Organised labour under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, had a few days ago issued NERC a May 12 deadline to reverse the hike in […]

todayMay 13, 2024 44

BUSINESS

BREAKING: Workers stranded as labour pickets Jos DisCo, NERC

Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Plateau State and the Trade Union Congress on Monday blocked the entrance of the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company in Jos, the state capital. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission offices located at the Gold and Base axis in Jos were also picketed by the union members, leaving their workers stranded. The State Chairman of the NLC, Eugene Mangji, who led the union […]

todayMay 13, 2024 56

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Defence ministry gets 20 armoured personnel carriers

The Ministry of Defence, on Wednesday, handed over 20 newly acquired Armored Personnel Carriers to the Defence Headquarters to enhance the professional capabilities of troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces. This is contained in a statement by Dr Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary of the MoD in Abuja on Thursday. The APCs were handed over to the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, by the PS. In his remarks at […]

todayMay 9, 2024 30 2

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