MultiChoice Nigeria says it will appeal Friday’s ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja, which awarded a N150 million fine against it for challenging the court’s jurisdiction.
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The Federal Government said it has offered organized labour N62, 000 as the new national minimum wage for workers in the country. Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo state said this while addressing journalists at at end Tripartite Committee negotiation meeting on Friday in Abuja. Uzodimma who is also the Chairman of Governor Forum, spoke on behalf of the governors that there was progress in the negotiation of the new minimum wage. According to him,we are almost there because are just about to sign the dot and there will be a complete closure. Every other thing will follow. “The committee has…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF),has declared that while the Forum acknowledges the need for a new minimum wage and sympathizes with labour unions, the proposed N60,000 minimum wage is unsustainable. In a statement issued on Friday by Halimah Salihu Ahmed, Director of Media and Public Affairs for NGF, the governors said the proposed minimum wage is too high and not sustainable. According to the statement, the Forum urges all parties to consider the fact that the minimum wage negotiations also involve consequential adjustments across all cadres, including pensioners. The NGF cautions parties in this important discussion to look beyond just…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said Nigeria has demonstrated a steady decline in the proportion of children facing severe food poverty from 45 per cent in 2012 to 32 per cent in 2022.
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Moji Adeyeye has said the agency has put in place stringent regulatory processes to ensure the safety of food consumed in Nigeria.
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, has reserved judgement on the enforcement of fundamental rights of the 15th deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has threatened to begin to disconnect Government Houses, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) offices, the Nigerian Army and others in the South-East allegedly owing the company.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says no fewer than 32,402 drug users have been counselled and treated from January 2021 to March 2024 across the country. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, said this when he received the Executive Director, Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA) Detox Centre, Dr Hope Omeiza, and his team on Friday in Abuja. The VGADA Detox Centre, a rehabilitation centre in Abuja, is a leading provider of addiction treatment and recovery services in Nigeria. The centre is holding a National Youth Conference on June 28 in commemoration of the World Drug Day celebrated…
The African Union (AU) has described borders as instruments of opportunity, playing a crucial role in the pursuit of peace and security across the continent.
Abia state governor, Alex Otti on Friday announced an increase of the N25 million bounty placed on the killers of five soldiers at Obikabia junction in Aba to N30 million.