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The inability of organised labour and the Federal Government to arrive at common consequential figures for the implementation of the N30,000 national minimum may result in a series of protests by workers. Government negotiation team’s ‘take it, or leave it’ ...

House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the Ninth National Assembly will give special budgetary attention to the three senatorial districts of Zamfara State to resolve the issue of insecurity. The Speaker, who stated this during his visit ...

The House of Representatives committee set up to reconcile aggrieved members of the Bauchi House of Assembly has begun meeting with critical stakeholders in the state. The 12-man panel, headed by Musa Sarkin Adar, disclosed that the lower legislative chamber ...

Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has appealed to monarchs and other personalities in the state to ask his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha (APC, Imo West), to stop insulting and demeaning the office of Imo governor. The appeal was prompted by ...

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Rights for Justice, Peace and Security (CRJPS) has joined in agitations for the retirement of the nation’s service chiefs. In a statement issued by its Executive ...

NANS plans to picket South African businesses in Nigeria President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the continuous killings of Nigerians in South Africa, warning that government will no longer tolerate further attacks on its citizens. He expressed concern ...

KEY players in the nation’s insurance industry have finally agreed to recapitalise the sector, saying it will streamline and strengthen underwriting firms that will survive the new capital regime. They noted that insurers’ capacity would be enhanced and enable the ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the country is yet to attain self-sufficiency in rice production. He was speaking at the 4th National Discourse organised in Lagos by The Companion, an association of Muslim Men in Business and the Professions ...

As the controversy over the federal government’s suspension of Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) rages, Isoko Advancement Network (IAN) has said that Isoko region in Delta State could spare its land for industries, not for herders. The socio-political pressure group vowed ...

President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, has cancelled the yearly vacation of judges. She said the decision followed the consideration of the enormous petitions the court faces. In a statement, the court stated that with ...