Federal Govt Proposes ₦62, 000 as New Minimum Wage
The Federal Government has raised its minimum wage proposal to N62,000. The decision to raise the offer was taken at a meeting between federal government representatives and the organized labour…
IPOB Rejects Bill Seeking Additional States For South-East, Demands Referendum Instead
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed a bill proposing the creation of additional states for the South-East region, insisting that a referendum on exit from Nigeria is the…
TARIFF HIKE: Tribunal Orders Multichoice to Give Nigerians One Month Free Subscription, With ₦150m Fine
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has slammed Pay-TV operator, Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV, GOTV, a ₦150 million fine for disputing the court’s jurisdiction. This is even as the…
Oyo Govt, UNICEF Urge MFI To Go After Defaulters Of Revolving Fund
The Oyo State Government and United Nations International Children’s Fund, UNICEF have insisted on recovery of loans offered by the Microfinance Institutions offered to Toilet Business Owners (TBOs). To this…
House of Reps Passes Bill to Establish South West Development Commission
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to Establish the South West Development Commission. The bill, which aims to address critical infrastructural, ecological, and developmental challenges in the…
Ranches Commission Bill Will Relocate Fulani Herders to States of Origin – Deputy Senate President Cries Out
Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau on Wednesday strongly opposed a bill for an act to establish the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission, which was sponsored by Senator…
NDLEA Arrests Intending Pilgrims With Cocaine Consignment in Lagos
In a major drug bust, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested four intending pilgrims attempting to ingest wraps of cocaine at Emerald Hotel in the Ladipo area…
EFCC Docks TSTV Owners Over Alleged Tax Evasion, Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the owners of Telcom Satellites TV (TSTV) before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a nine-count charge of alleged tax…
UI Constitutes, Inaugurates Management Board For TETFund Centre of Excellence For Diaspora Studies
The Management Board for the TETFund Centre of Excellence for Diaspora Studies in the University of Ibadan has been constituted and inaugurated. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, Professor Peter O. Olapegba,…
IPAS Partners Women Journalists to Enhance Reproductive Health Reporting
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has collaborated with IPAS Nigeria Health Foundation (NHF) to improve reporting on Women’s Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (WSRHR). A 2-day training session,…