As the October deadline for states yet to begin implementation of the new N70,000 minimum wage draws near, organised labour has vowed to ensure the states face industrial unrest, adding …
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Ministers, others to speak on electricity crisis in varsities
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman and his Power counterpart, Adebayo Adelabu, will on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, join other key stakeholders to speak on the electricity crisis rocking …
Read More »New bill exempts baby products, pads, others from VAT
Federal Government has introduced a bill seeking to exempt a range of essential products and services from Value Added Tax (VAT) as part of its efforts to ease the financial …
Read More »FG’s budgets in logjam as multiple appropriations seek attention
The Federal Government’s yearly appropriation laws, documents once considered the Holy Grail of public financing, are fast sliding into wish lists. Already, the implementations of the first two of the important …
Read More »N’Assembly to strengthen cybercrime law for digital economy
The National Assembly has confirmed working to boost Nigeria’s technology space with the National Digital Economy bill. Speaking with The Guardian at the just-concluded GITEX Global event in Dubai, the …
Read More »#EndSARS: Four years after, Amnesty Int’l sounds alarm over continued police abuses
Amnesty International Nigeria has said it continues to receive reports of human rights abuses, including unlawful detention, extortion, torture, and sexual violence by the Nigeria Police, four years after the …
Read More »Customs intercepts arms cache worth N28.5m hidden in imported vehicles
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has foiled an attempt to smuggle a substantial quantity of arms and ammunition into Nigeria through the Port Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML) Command in Lagos. …
Read More »Only urgent NEC will avert implosion, PDP ex-officio members warn
Piqued by the continuing internal tension within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Conference of National Ex-Officio members of the party has insisted that only the convocation of an …
Read More »Petrol marketers import 123m litres, continue talks with Dangote
No fewer than four vessels carrying imported Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, arrived at seaports situated along the nation’s borders between Friday, October 18, and Sunday, October 20, findings …
Read More »LASG demolishes buildings on drainage channels at Arowojobe estate
The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has continued its enforcement against illegal developments, removing structures obstructing drainage channels across the state to tackle flooding and other …
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