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FG TO SUSPEND COLLECTION OF LEVIES FROM OKADA RIDERS, SHOPS FOR SIX MONTHS The Federal Government plans to suspend the nationwide collection of levies from various sectors, including shops and Okada riders, for six months as a medium to bring relief to those struggling with the high cost of living. President Bola Tinubu, exercising his powers under section 5 of …

MINIMUM WAGE: FINANCE MINISTER SUBMITS COST IMPLICATIONS TO PRESIDENT TINUBU The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has submitted the projected cost implications of implementing a new national minimum wage to President Bola Tinubu. The finance minister was in company of the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu when he met with the …

SENATE PASSES BILL TO CONTROL, REGULATE CATTLE REARING RANCHING BUSINESS The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill to establish the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission after a heated debate on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Senator Titus Tartenger Zam representing Benue North West was meant to control and regulate cattle rearing ranching business across the country. Explaining the general …

There is tension at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, following the refusal of the outgoing Vice Chancellor, Professor Charles Igwe, to convene a Senate meeting of the University in order to nominate an Acting Vice Chancellor of the Institution through the recommendation of its Senate. The development has sparked wide protest which has put the institution in a state …

APC SCORES ENUGU GOVT LOW, ASKS IT TO ACCOUNT FOR N470B REVENUE The All Progressives Congress (APC) has scored the administration of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State low and below expectation, requesting that he should account for over N470billion he collected in the last one year. The party said that with the so much money the administration collected in …

GOVT TASK FORCE, SCAVENGERS CLASH AT ABAKPA, ENUGU, VEHICLE BURNT The Enugu State taskforce enforcing government’s ban on the activities of plastic and iron scavengers, Tuesday, clashed with scavengers, as the team members were trying to prevent the loading of suspected stolen and vandalized items into trailers to their illicit buyers. The incident occurred at the scavengers’ dumpsite located at …

MINIMUM WAGE: LABOUR CONSIDERING N100,000 Organized Labour is likely to agree on N100,000 minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage begins daily meetings over five days to reach a consensus, sources reveal. Multiple sources within the labour movement said on Tuesday that union the leaders were considering lowering their initial demand from N494,000 to N100,000. This adjustment …

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LOCAL GOVT AUTONOMY: HOUSE OF REPS BACKS FEDERAL GOVT The House of Representatives has expressed its support for the legal action taken by the Federal Government against the 36 states of the federation to enforce the autonomy of the local governments. This was as the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees also, on Tuesday, declared its readiness to “aggressively mobilise …

ENUGU DEMOLITIONS: APC  TELLS VICTIMS TO SUE GOVT The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Peter Mbah for the demolition of businesses for motor parks. The state party leaders, who conducted a tour of demolition sites in the state capital, described Mbah’s demolition exercises as an “economic terrorism on the people of Enugu State”. …