N18,000 minimum wage: Prepare for war, NLC tells govs
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday warned that attempts by the governors through the Governors’ Forum to renege on the N18,000 national minimum wage signed into law by former President…
Mimiko’s defence of N7bn loan request lame, witless – Boroffice
Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice, has described as lame and witless the defence of Governor Olusegun Mimiko-led Ondo State Government, over the N7 billion loan request…
UNION WARNS GOVERNORS AGAINST SLASHING MINIMUM WAGE
Following yesterday’s announcement by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) to slash the N18,000 minimum wage of Nigerian workers, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has cautioned the Governors against the move.…
Reps probe AMCON over alleged sale of tank farms
THE House of Representatives Tuesday moved to probe the Assets Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, over alleged under-valuation of some tank farms that it put up for sale on behalf…
WE ARE GOING BROKE SERIOUSLY — NIGERIAN GOVERNORS CRY
The Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, is worried that more states may be unable to pay workers’ salaries if the revenue of the country continues to be on the decline. Abdul’aziz…
TZE, GLOBAL YOUTH AMBASSADORS MARK UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY WITH IDPs IN ABUJA
Global Youth Ambassadors for A World at School Project and The Zariah Elizabeth Foundation (TZE) in Abuja has paid a visit to the Internally Displaced Person Camp in Durumi in…
Senate approves $200m World Bank loan for Lagos
The Senate on Wednesday, approved the $200 million loan request for the Lagos State government, following deliberation of the report of Ad-hoc Committee on Foreign and Local debt to which…
Buhari seeks Senate Approval to Borrow 2.10trn
President Muhammadu Buhari, has sent a supplementary appropriation bill for the 2015 fiscal year to the Senate for approval. The president, in a letter conveying his request, which was read…
The Brutal Challenges of Nigerian Youths by Chambers Umezulike
I’m writing this with a heavy heart, being a young Nigerian who fully knows what young Nigerians pass through in Nigeria. The statistics are sobering. 60% of Nigeria’s population is…
ANONYMOUS HACKERS DECLARE WAR ON ISIS
Anonymous, a loose-knit international network of activist hackers, is preparing to unleash waves of cyber attacks on Islamic State following the attacks in Paris last week that killed 129 people,…