Category: HEADLINES
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An Impassioned Allocutus for the Preservation of Workers’ Rights in Nigeria By Kayode Ajulo, OON, SAN,
As a proud and unyielding advocate of the rights of all in our beloved realm, I find myself utterly perplexed and deeply saddened by the mere suggestion that our esteemed National Assembly would seek to stifle the hallowed right of workers to engage in lawful strike action. This notion, I must adamantly declare, is one…
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MINIMUM WAGE DISPUTE: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHIDES ORGANISED LABOUR OVER NATIONAL GRID SHUTDOWN
Following suspension of the indefinite nationwide strike called by the NLC and TUC on the 3rd of June to drive home their demands on the national minimum wage and the increment in electricity tariff, the House of Assembly has rebuked organised labour for shutting down critical infrastructure during the strike. In a press release signed…
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Gov. Aiyedatiwa approves wage award for Tertiary Institutions workers, explains Why civil servants’ wage award is now 15k
Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the payment of N35,000 monthly wage award for workers of state-owned tertiary institutions. The payment of the wage award, which is expected to run for six months, will begin from this month (June 2024). The Governor’s approval came after his meeting with the heads of tertiary…
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TEN YEARS AGO, PRESIDENT JONATHAN CONFAB RECOMMENDED THE NEW-OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM- AJULO
It is with the utmost gravity and reverence that I once again elected to address the concerns surrounding our New-Old National Anthem, “Nigeria We Hail Thee.” I empathize profoundly with the immense economic challenges and the spiraling cost of living that have tried the patience of our people which invariably will make any populace kick…
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Paris 2024 Olympics: BFN opens camp in Lagos
The Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) has opened its training camp ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games between July 26th to August 11th. Two-time African Games Champion and four-time African Senior Champion, Anuoluwapo Opeyori is Nigeria’s sole representative in the badminton event at the Games. President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, Francis Orbih…
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Labours’ N494,000 minimum wage demand amounts to N9.5 trillion yearly, but unsustainable – FG
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the sum of N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organized labour, which cumulatively amounts to the sum of N9.5 trillion bill, is capable of destabilizing the economy and jeopardizing the welfare of over 200 million Nigerians. Idris stated this at a news conference…
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Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid: Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr Score as Los Blancos win 15th Champions League.
Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for a 15th time at Wembley, with second-half goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr seeing off a brave Borussia Dortmund for a 2-0 Champions League final victory. The German side hit a post and created two more big chances in the first half as they threatened a…
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Provide meter for electricity consumers, ODSG orders DISCOs
Ondo State Government has ordered all the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) operating within Ondo State including but not limited to Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and any other Disco licensed to operate within Ondo State to provide metering for all electricity consumers in the State. According to the letter sighted by Journalists, the order was…
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Update: Labour declares indefinite strike from Monday over minimum wage, electricity tariff hike
*Expresses sadness over govt refusal to take its May 1 ultimatum serious *Regrets inconveniences strike may cause Nigerians Organised Labour has declared an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday, June 3rd over the failure of the Federal Government to conclude negotiations on a new national minimum wage and reverse the hike in the electricity tariff. Organised…
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Minimum Wage: Labour- FG meeting again ends in deadlock
The Organised Labour on Friday walked out of the government team at the Tripartite Committee meeting on new national minimum wage. They left the meeting over the inability of the government to make new offer beyond N60,000. A source at the meeting said that negotiations hit the brick wall when the government and the organized…