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Minimum wage: Labour threatens 30-day strike, alleges plan to decentralise talks
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, threatened to shut down the country for a month in protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the national minimum wage. NLC’s …
Read More »FG warns 22 states of five-day massive flooding
The Federal Government has predicted that 94 towns are at risk of a five-day flooding beginning Tuesday, July 16, and ending on July 20, 2024. The Minister of State of …
Read More »BREAKING: Kano gov reinstates Gaya Emir, names two others for Karaye, Rano
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs of Rano, Gaya, and Karaye with immediate effect. According to a statement issued by the governor’s …
Read More »PHOTOS: Sanwo-Olu hosts dinner to celebrate Soyinka at 90
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, hosted a dinner at the State House on Tuesday to honour Noble Laurette, Prof Wole Soyinka, on his 90th birthday. During the birthday dinner, Sanwo-Olu …
Read More »[ICYMI] FULL LIST: Step-by-step guide, conditions for Nigerians to obtain UAE visa
The Federal Government recently announced lifting visa restrictions imposed on Nigerians by the Government of the United Arab Emirates. In a chat with State House correspondents on Monday, July 15, …
Read More »FG panel report reveals reasons for Plateau school collapse
The investigative panel set up by the Federal Government on the collapsed two-storey school building in Jos, Plateau State, has released a preliminary report on the sad incident. The two-storey …
Read More »Fayose governed poorly, impoverished Ekiti LG workers – NULGE
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Ekiti State branch, on Tuesday, lambasted former Governor Ayodele Fayose over his attack on LG workers following the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding LG’s …
Read More »Police foil attempt to raze Delta INEC office
Operatives of Delta State Police Command, on Tuesday, thwarted efforts by some unidentified youths to destroy an area office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Warri. The PUNCH gathered …
Read More »Edo residents count losses after flood sweeps through community
Residents of Lawani Street in Igarra, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State are counting their losses after the heavy flood that swept through the community on Monday, July …
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