The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Chapter, has demanded a new minimum wage of N150,000 for workers in the state, citing rising costs of living and recent wage increases in Imo and Ebonyi States. Lagos NLC Chairperson Funmi Sesi made the call on Thursday in response to the upward wage review by the two…
Our attention has been drawn to a report about Iwo to Osogbo road with purported narration that the government only approved the reconstruction of the road after agitation. Governor Adeleke has for long put machinery in motion for the reconstruction of the road, leading to the procurement process that started almost three months ago and…
The Anambra State Government has banned the practice of writing assignments inside textbooks, describing it as wasteful and unsustainable. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the directive on Thursday while addressing participants on the third day of a capacity building workshop organised by the Ministry of Education for private school proprietors and…
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s increase in Nigerian international passport application fees. In a statement on X on Friday, Obi described it as yet another burden on struggling citizens. He faulted the government’s decision, calling it insensitive in light of the current economic hardship. “The obsession of this administration with…
Logo of ASUU who warns Federal Government, ASUU condemns Yelwata genocide, ASUU on delayed salaries FG frustrating GIFMIS N100bn student loan controversy, ASUU grants, ASUU nationwide strike The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has strongly rejected the Federal Government’s proposed Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF), describing it as a “poison chalice”…
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, has commended the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) for its commitment to advancing women’s empowerment, skill acquisition, and community resilience in Nigeria. The UN Deputy Secretary-General offered her praise during a courtesy visit to the DEPOWA Secretariat in Abuja, where she was…
I am Overwhelmed by Show of Love – Gov. Adeleke Osun public servants today trooped out in their thousands in what they called appreciation solidarity rally in support of Governor Ademola Adeleke for all his support and care for Osun workers since he took over state governance in 2022. In a consistent demonstration of passionate…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has flagged off the enrollment of Inmates in the state into the Osun Health Insurance Scheme. At the event which took place at the Ilesa Medium Correctional Centre of the Nigeria Correctional Services, Governor Adeleke described inmates at correctional facilities as bona-fide citizens of Osun State and Nigeria as…
Workers in Osun State on Thursday trooped out in their large for an appreciation and solidarity rally to celebrate and honour Governor Ademola Adeleke. The rally, held at the State Secretariat in Osogbo the state capital saw workers carrying placards with inscriptions such as “Osun Workers Are Solidly with You,” “Imole is 4+4,” “We Won’t…
The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has denied allegations that it was responsible for the non-release of local government allocations in the state, insisting its industrial action was aimed at resisting illegality in council administration. Responding to claims by Senator Iyiola Omisore and the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
