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Just in: FG, NLC meeting over new minimum wage ends in deadlock, adjourns meeting

The Federal Government and Organised Labour again ends in deadlock as they failed to reach an agreement on the full implementation of the new minimum wage after it resumed negotiations on the consequential adjustment of salaries for workers on Thursday, The Nation reports. After about eight hours meeting that began at 5pm and ended at…

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Buhari’s second wife rumour: don’t mind fake news, count me out, says Sadiya Farouk

The minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has said she should be counted out of the fake news of becoming second wife of president Mohammadu Buhari. Sadiya was the cynosure of all eyes on Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. According to The Nation,…

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PMB appoints popular actress, others as new aides to his wife, Aisha

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a popular actress and others as new aides for the First Lady, Dr. Aisha Buhari. A statement by the Director of Information to First Lady, Suleiman Haruna, said the appointments are with immediate effect. The appointments are: Dr. Mairo Almakura– Special Assistant on African First Ladies Peace…

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Confusion as Nigerian man stabbed to death in South Africa

Fresh xenophobic crises may brew as the Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the killing of one of its members, Ikenna Innocent Otugo. Acting Chairman of Nigerian Union, South Africa (NUSA) in the Kwazulu Natal Province, Mr. Sylvester Okonkwo, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the deceased was killed at Empangeni,…

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BREAKING: Customs orders complete ban on land border importion, exportion of goods

The Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service, retried Col. Hameed Ali has insisted that all import and export of goods from the nation’s land borders remain banned until there is an agreement with neighbouring countries on the kind of goods that should enter and exit Nigeria, The Nation reports. According to him, the measure is for the…

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Minimum wage: prepare for mother of all strike, NLC tells workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress has set October 16, 2019 as ultimatum to commence a mother of a strike if the Federal Government fails to accept its demands on the consequential adjustment of salaries as a result of the new minimum wage. NLC stated this in a written letter to state councils of the union to…

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Jonathan, Buhari spent N1.164 Trillion on power in 8 years

The Nigerian government, between 1999 and 2010, reportedly spent over N4.7 trillion on power, but the country remained in darkness, Daily Trust reports. Eight years later, Jonathan and Buhari administrations invested another N1.164 trillion into the sinkhole through capital releases, but homes and factories in Nigeria are yet to be provided with constant electricity supply….

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(Pictures) News of Aisha Friday’s arrival, a rumour: she arrives Nigeria Sunday morning

This morning, First Lady of Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country after a long holiday in the UK. She arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 4.30am via a British Airways flight. Director of Information to First Lady of Nigeria State House Abuja, Suleiman Haruna revealed on Sunday morning. Speaking…

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Alleged suspension: Fayose’s allies floor Ekiti Assembly in court

From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti Lawmakers suspended by the Ekiti State House or Assembly, have floored the House in a court ruling which not only reinstated them but also ordered payment of arrears of a year. The court described the action by the state’s Assembly on the suspension and stoppage of salaries and emoluments of the…

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Buhari is not taking second wife, says Femi Adesina, as alleged bride said to be out of the country

Special Adviser on media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, had debunked the news making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari was taking a new wife on Friday, October 11. Responding to inquiries from Tribune Online, Adesina described the news which has gone viral on the social media as a deceptive manoeuvre…

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