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REVIEW MINIMUM PENSION TO MATCH WITH N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE – NUP The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has lamented how some pensioners who retired from government establishments earn as little as N500 as monthly pensions. The union’s Secretary for Kaduna State, Alhassan Musa, revealed the development which he described as precarious. He demanded the review of minimum pension to match …

US PRESIDENT STILL USING 34-YEAR-OLD PRESIDENTIAL JET, WHILE NIGERIA ABANDONED 19-YEAR-OLD AIRCRAFT After weeks of silence, the Presidency unveiled the newly purchased Airbus A330, on Monday. Discussion about a new Presidential jet began after the problems encountered by the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) acquired under former President Olusegun Obasanjo 19 years ago developed fault on separate trips to Saudi Arabia, …

BREAKING; PHILIP SHAIBU REMAINS EDO STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR – APPEAL COURT DECLARES The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has dismissed an appeal by the Edo State House of Assembly, affirming that Comrade Philip Shaibu remains the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The Appeal Court upheld the earlier decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which voided Shaibu’s impeachment and …

EX-ANAMBRA DEPUTY-SPEAKER, HARFORD OSEKE SLUMPS, DIES Former Deputy Speaker Anambra House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Harford Oseke is dead. Oseke tragically passed away yesterday after collapsing during his exercise routine at Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka. Following his collapse, he was pronounced dead, and his body was deposited at Apex Medical Centre in Awka. The former lawmaker who was born …

IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW MINIMUM WAGE BEGINS AUGUST ENDING – ORGANIZED LABOUR Organised Labour has announced that the implementation of the new N70,000 minimum wage is expected to begin by the end of August. The Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, shared this update, explaining that the slight delay is due to the necessary …

ALARM OVER HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OF NLC BY NIGERIAN GOVT Amnesty International Nigeria has raised the alarm over what it describes as a concerted effort by Nigerian authorities to undermine and intimidate the Nigerian Labour Congress and its leadership. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, condemned the fresh allegations of terrorism levelled …

NLC THREATENS NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN IF AJAERO IS ARRESTED, DETAINED The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress has threatened to down tools nationwide in the event that the Nigeria Police detains its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. The union handed down the threat on Tuesday morning at its headquarters, shortly after holding an emergency National Executive Council meeting to discuss the invitation …

ABIA GOV, ALEX OTTI, ASSIGNS NEW COMMISSIONERS, REDEPLOYS OTHERS The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has rejigged his cabinet and assigned portfolios to the newly appointed commissioners who were sworn-in on Wednesday. The governor had, during the swearing in, disclosed his plans to effect a minor reshuffle of his cabinet and create a few more ministries. As a result therefore, …

BREAKING:: Ogun REC SLUMPS, DIES AFTER INEC MEETING IN ABUJA Olaniyi Ijalaye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ogun State, is dead. The Ogun REC was said to have slumped and died in Abuja on Monday evening after he attended a meeting with other RECs at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters. Ijalaye had returned to his hotel room, …

TELL NIGERIANS NATURE OF TINUBU’S VISIT TO FRANCE – ATIKU’S AIDE The spokesman to former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, on Tuesday, charged the President to explain to Nigerians the duration of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to France. Ibe also charged the Presidency to explain to Nigerians the nature of Tinubu’s engagement in France. A …