President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discussions on a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. A top labour source told Channels Television that the President invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the meeting expected to […]
AS Nigerians hit the streets to protest hunger, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen Abubakar Kyari, Wednesday, disclosed that in 180 days food prices will crash. Kyari stated this on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, where he unveiled measures that will be implemented over the next 180 days. I want people to […]
Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested an 80-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl at Otuokpoti community in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. Gender advocacy groups including Dise Ogbise Foundation, Reigneth Foundation, Starrz Safety Initiative and Collins Cocodia Foundation said the suspect had been identified by indigenes of […]
The House of Representatives has denied any resolution asking the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the Samoa agreement. Spokesman of the House, Hon. Akintunde Rotimi, said in a statement the resolution of the House was to investigate the controversial clauses allegedly contained in the Samoa Partnership Agreement to ensure they sufficiently align […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says herders and traders can soon move their cows from northern Nigeria to the country’s southern region using rail services. NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief breakfast show on Wednesday, hours after President Bola Tinubu announced the creation of a new ministry […]
The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Wednesday said 12 state government-owned tertiary institutions have been onboarded to the student loan application pool. A statement signed by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, noted that the onboarding followed the successful submission and verification of data completeness. “With […]
Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says talks are ongoing for a new oil-backed loan to finance operations and allow investment in its business. In a report by Reuters on Tuesday, Kyari said NNPC wants a loan against 30,000-35,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude production […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned airlines against indulging in deceitful departure time scheduling. Briefing journalists on Tuesday at the Authority’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, the agency’s acting Director General, Chris Najomo, said the NCAA now runs a zero-tolerance approach to regulatory infractions. Speaking through the NCAA Director of Public Affairs and […]
The trial of the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Tuesday with a banker, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonaya, telling the court that the ex-CBN helmsman abused his office by awarding CBN contracts to his personal firms. Emefiele is standing trial, alongside one Henry Omoile, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of […]
Wednesday 10 July 2024 Fuel crisis lingers as NNPC seeks fresh $2bn crude-backed loan Fuel crisis lingers as NNPC seeks fresh $2bn crude-backed loan No going back on N250,000 minimum wage, TUC insists Food crisis: FG sends 2,700 fertiliser trucks to states How Emefiele awarded CBN contracts to own companies – Witness PSC not […]
