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Motorists, commuters groan as fuel scarcity persists in Lagos, Abuja, other cities

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

Some motorists told our reporter that they had to painstakingly endure the unending queues and jostling for sometimes six hours.

I’ll promptly implement new minimum wage, Fubara assures Rivers workers

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

"We are also committed to implementing the increase in workers’ salaries recently approved by the Federal Government as soon as…

Mining areas record rise in out-of-school children – Report

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

The study is part of the efforts to implement the Federal Government`s “Roadmap for the Growth and Development of the…

We’ll not delay action on new minimum wage, Makinde assures workers

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Bayo Lawal, said notwithstanding the new minimum wage, his government will…

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Project: Umahi hits back at Peter Obi

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

After the demolition, a visibly worried Paul Onwuanibe, the Group CEO of Landmark, told BusinessDay that about 70 percent of…

Lagos to hold Justice Reform Summit May 27

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to the statement, Lagos State Government for its various landmark and innovative achievements over the years, has become a…

NLC rejects 35% pay rise, insists on living wage

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

“What they pretend to have done is a waste of time. It does not amount to anything for us and…

Akpabio assures workers of living wage, befitting working environment

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Akpabio said this in a statement issued on his behalf by Mr Eseme Eyiboh, his Special adviser on media and…

No one should settle for N70, 000 minimum wage, Edema tells workers

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

Edema said that the minimum wage for workers should be raised to no less than N250,000 per month, calculated at…

Tinubu to workers: Minimum wage review imminent

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The President affirmed that his administration remains committed to improving the welfare of all workers, noting the various relief programmes,…

Kidnapped Ondo father, son regain freedom

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

He told PUNCH that “The father and his son are safe and have reunited with their family," adding that the…

Implementation of new minimum wage begins today – FG

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Tinubu, in his address to the workers presented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at an event to mark the 2024…

Drop in food prices excites Nigerians

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

“The reduction in prices is because of the government’s action to ban bulk buying of grain in the markets,” he…

HID Awolowo Foundation celebrates Adebanwi on Guggenheim Fellowship Award

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

“We at the HID Awolowo Foundation are very proud of Adebanwi’s strings of achievements. We greatly value him as a…

Alleged Illegal demolition: 80-year-old leads protest against Lagos A-G Lawal Pedro

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Bello also submitted a petition to the House on the matter while appealing to members of the Assembly to allow…

Tariff hike: Tribunal orders substituted service of interim order on MultiChoice

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The three-member tribunal, presided over by Saratu Shafii, granted the applicant’s motion following allegations that officers of the pay-TV firm…

May Day: First Lady Remi Tinubu sends message to workers

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The First Lady said this in a message of congratulations and solidarity to mark the year 2024 International Workers Day…

Congress: Kogi East PDP gets consensus candidate

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

This decision was made by a committee comprising former governors and party leaders, who reviewed the conduct of the two…

Kano man arrested while smuggling bags of Indian hemp into prison

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Police operatives have also busted the drug cartel of the most wanted drug dealer in the ancient commercial city of…

Call for sack of Otuaro as PAP Administrator, hasty, ill-timed, group says

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The group in a press briefing addressed by its Coordinator, Mr Kelly Rufus, in Port Harcourt said this while condemning…

How I met my Serbian husband on dating app – Nurse Glory

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Glory, who had been a single mother of one before she met her husband while she was a nursing student…

GMO crops not needed to guarantee food security in Nigeria – Agroecology expert

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The Director of the Programme of Health of Mother Health Foundation (HOMEF), Mrs Joyce Brown, stated this at a one-day…

Ganduje’s suspension: Court fixes date for hearing of 3 applications

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The applications are preliminary objection, joinder application, and challenge of the jurisdiction of the court to entertain and hear the…

Shettima meets U.S. Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbelll in Abuja

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Deputy Secretary Campbell has been in Nigeria where he was the co-chair of the sixth U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission (BNC) with…

Widow of slain Police Inspector Sunday Baba cries for justice, assistance

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Mrs Sunday Baba, made the requests in tears when members of Police Community Relations Committee(PCRC) in Rivers State led by…

Lagos charges contractors, officials on need for sustainable project delivery

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

At the event held recently at Ostra Halls and Hotels, Ikeja, he urged contractors to key into the Babajide Sanwo-Olu…

Deji Adeyanju’s law firm demands N100m from HURIWA over defamation claims

Michael Adesina

2 years ago

The letter criticizes HURIWA for its attempts to drag NNPC into a private legal dispute, citing ongoing court cases involving…

FG inaugurates Port Harcourt-Aba rail project, train service begins

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

By Desmond Ejibas The Federal Government has inaugurated the 6.2 kilometre (KM) Port Harcourt – Aba railway project, marking the…

Faces of 23 crooks jailed for Internet fraud in Oyo, Osun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

They were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents,…

FG approves salary increase for civil servants

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

FG also approved increases in pension of between 20% and 28% for pensioners on the Defined Benefits Scheme in respect…

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