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The Nigeria Labour Congress in Kogi State has urged the governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, to address issues relating to salaries percentage for local government workers and primary school teachers in the state. The call was made on Monday by the Kogi State NLC Chairman, Gabriel Amari, in Lokoja. He noted that the percentage

Kidnapped former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Okey Wali, has regained his freedom after spending two weeks in captivity. Wali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was abducted by armed men dressed in military uniform at the Obiri-Kwere area of the East-West Road in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State fortnight Monday. The

A farmer, Friday Omosigho, has committed suicide after attacking his wife with a machete on the farm and leaving her in a pool of blood in Benin City, Edo State. A source said the incident happened at Ehiozevbaru Village in the Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state. The deceased was said to have accused

Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Monday, promised to join forces with Nigerian workers to ensure better welfare and working conditions, vowing “workers will have more than a minimum wage.” He also urged support for his soon-to-begin administration in fighting poverty, ignorance, disease, disunity, ethnic and religious hate, which he described as “common” enemies. “Your fight

An advocacy group, Kogi Heritage Protection Advocacy, has implored the Bureau of Public Enterprises and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, among others, to immediately halt the concession plans by the Federal Government on both the Ajaokuta Steel Company and Itakpe Iron Ore Company. The advocacy group, also called on the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission

The regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, claimed that a total of 1.6 million poor households benefit from a bi-monthly payment of N10,000 each as part of the regime’s plan to mitigate suffering among the citizens. The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Chris Ngige, made this known during the

The lawmaker representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal constituency in Kano State and majority leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, has declared his intention to contest for the speakership position of the 10th national assembly, noting his passion for nation-building as the reason for contesting. He disclosed this in a letter of intent addressed to

Lecturers, doctors and other categories of civil servants under the Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure, Consolidated Medical Salary Scale, popularly known as CONMESS, CONHESS, CONTISS salary scales, will benefit from an undisclosed percentage of pay rise, Nigeria’s Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Chris Ngige, disclosed on Monday. Speaking during the commemoration of the 2023

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has described the demands of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors in an ultimatum issued to the Federal Government as absurd. Ngige said the government has given the doctors everything they want and their sense of entitlement is “too much.” NARD had on Saturday given the

Egypt has given Nigeria stringent conditions for stranded Nigerians to cross its border, The PUNCH has learnt. The first set of 637 Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan are stranded at the Egyptian border with the war-torn country. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, who spoke Sunday, said the Egyptian authorities had not opened its border with

The Nigeria Union of Teachers in Akwa Ibom State has called off its industrial action, which was on its fourth day. The strike was embarked upon to press for solutions to issues bordering on the welfare and non-payment of allowances to its members. This followed a peaceful resolution reached between the state government and the

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Indian forest officials have tranquillised and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said. The male elephant — dubbed Arikomban, or “rice-tusker” — was infamous for raiding shops for rice and grains in the southern state of Kerala. On Saturday, a team of 150 forest officials caught the

The standard bearer of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has felicitated with Nigerian workers on the occasion of the Workers’ Day celebration. Obi called on workers to hold onto those values that encourage productivity in the nation and urged them to remain steadfast. In his message to workers,

The organised labour in Borno State marked this year’s Workers’ Day, complaining that some workers in the state still receive N4,000 as their monthly salary. The Borno workers’ grievances also include the difficulties they and other citizens of the state encounter in paying their electricity bills due to the new metering exercise currently going on

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Gombe State, Yusuf Bello, on Monday, pleaded with the state government to implement the N30,000 minimum wage benefit to local government workers. Our correspondent reports that Gombe State had implemented the minimum wage for just state government workers due to paucity of funds. Speaking during the commemoration

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A gas leak killed 11 people in India on Sunday, an official said, in the latest deadly industrial accident in the vast developing economy of 1.4 billion people. The gas leak happened in Giaspura, an industrial area of Ludhiana in the northern state of Punjab. “Eleven deaths are confirmed,” Mandeep Singh Sidhu, police commissioner of

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has called on the government and employers to ensure that workers are treated with dignity and respect, and also provide them with favourable work conditions. Archbishop Okoh made the call in a signed statement on Monday, stating the commitment of CAN to promoting the

Four suspected robbers have been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command, a month after they carried out an operation in the state. The suspects— Sherrif Kamoru (28), Rabiu Seyidu (37), Opeyemi Adebayo (26) and Ajibola Fakolade (21) —were members of a robbery syndicate terrorising Sango-Ota and its environs in the state. The Police

The Organisation of Africans, Caribbean and Pacific States has said that the African Diaspora Centre of Excellence will be established in Abuja, Nigeria. The centre, which is expected to take off before the end of 2023, will coordinate activities of integration of Africans in the diaspora back in the continent. The centre of excellence was

Mr. Cross River, Abubakar Usman, has emerged as the winner of Mr. Nigeria International 2023. Usman, a hair stylist, beat 11 other finalists after three rounds of displays in cultural, official, and beach outfits. The event was held on Sunday night at Lekki, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Usman, an indigene

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Nigeria said it would commence the random sampling of Indomie noodles, including the seasoning from the production facilities and the markets tomorrow (Tuesday). NAFDAC also said the importation of Indomie noodles into Nigeria had been banned for many years and the products were on

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has called on the government and employers to ensure that workers are treated with dignity and respect, and to provide them with favourable working conditions. Archbishop Okoh made the call in a signed statement on Monday, where he stated the commitment of CAN to