Following the celebration of International Women’s Day, President Bola Tinubu, Senate President, Godwill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, felicitated women across the country, describing them as the cornerstones of the nation. The President in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, …
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Kidnappers are cowards, deserve capital punishment – First lady
The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu has described kidnappers terrorizing the country as cowards, saying they deserve capital punishment when captured. She called on the state governors and lawmakers to take charge of the situation and issue deserving punishment to any kidnapper who is caught. She stated this while …
Read More »Release LG’s Paris Club refund – ALGON tell states
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has called on state governments to release the unpaid Paris Club Refunds due to affected local governments, as reconciled with the Federal Ministry of Finance. This is as the group lamented the continued stifling of local government administration by the state government …
Read More »Labour’s minimum wage demand unrealistic – States, propose N70,000
State governors on Thursday described the amount demanded by labour unions for minimum wage as unrealistic. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is proposing N709,000 while the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) is recommending N447,000 as the new minimum wage for workers. This is because the states proposed a new …
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