Tahir Mamman, the minister of education, has asked Nigerian tertiary institutions to admit candidates from the age of 16 for the 2024 session. The pronouncement came a few hours after the minister directed that candidates seeking admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education must now be 18 and above. Mamman spoke on Thursday at…
President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. Tinubu announced the minimum wage during a meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the presidential villa on Thursday. Bayo Onanuga, presidential aide, disclosed this in a statement. More to follow…
The Chief of Staff to the Osun State Governor, Hon Kazeem Akinleye has on behalf of Akinleye and Olohunde families, expressed heartfelt appreciation to leaders, friends and associates who graced his mother’s fidau prayer yesterday. In a personally signed statement, Hon Akinleye said his family was overwhelmed by the deep show of affection and prayers…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has welcomed an expanded partnership with the Ogun Osun River Basin Authority as the agency toured ongoing projects across Osun State. Addressing the delegation led by its Managing Director, Dr Adedeji Ashiru at the Government House, Governor Adeleke directed a more robust partnership between the State and the agency…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has welcomed an expanded partnership with the Ogun Osun River Basin Authority as the agency toured ongoing projects across Osun State. Addressing the delegation led by its Managing Director, Dr Adedeji Ashiru at the Government House, Governor Adeleke directed a more robust partnership between the State and the agency…
The minister said that the 18-year benchmark is in line with the 6-3-3-4 system of education. The Federal Government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates under 18 years old. The Minister of Education, Mister Tahir Mamman, gave the directive in Abuja on Thursday at the 2024 Policy meeting…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have thrown their weight behind organised labour’s push for a new national minimum wage. The PDP governors’ stand is contained in a communiqué issued on Wednesday at the end of their meeting in Enugu. They said the final agreement on the new minimum wage…
Tahir Mamman, the minister of education, says candidates seeking admission into higher institutions must now be 18 and above. The minister spoke on Wednesday at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) 2024 policy meeting. During his address, Mamman pegged the minimum age for admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education at 18. Following…
The United Kingdom (UK) has appointed Mark Smithson as the country director for the UK’s department for business and trade (DBT) in Nigeria. According to a statement on Thursday from the UK foreign, commonwealth and development office, Smithson takes over from Chim Chalemera who recently concluded a 3-year posting in that role. “Mark is an…
President Joe Biden faces new questions over his candidacy in the November election – with his campaign events currently on pause due to a Covid-19 infection. The top two Democrats in the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are both reported to have met him individually to express…
