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Minimum wage: Tinubu, labour leaders’ parley inconclusive, to continue next week
• President suggests two years minimum wage review • Ajaero: No shift in our N250,000 demand, status quo remains • Tinubu meets Shettima, governors after labour parley • Labour worried over Tinubu’s stance, to convene organ meeting The macabre dance for a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers continued yesterday with no end in sight as the consultations between Organised Labour and President Bola Tinubu, hyped to lay to rest disputations over an agreeable wage, ended in an anti-climax with the meeting adjourned without a conclusive agreement. The meeting called at the instance of the President ended with no meaningful
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‘Arrested vessels cost Navy $10,000 daily in maintenance’
• Troops seize over one million litres of stolen crude, refined products • FG, oil producers pledge sustainable crude supply to refineries The Navy has decried the financial implications of conflicting court orders, bureaucracy and deficient documentation from the judiciary on arrested vessels, which costs the agency about $10,000 daily on maintenance and safety of arrested vessels. However, troops seized over one million litres of stolen crude oil and illegally refined products, in a series of operations, within a week, to curb illegal activities in the Niger Delta, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed. This was as the Federal
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Fund school feeding scheme with recovered loot, governor tell FG
EFCC stresses whistleblowing for successful anti-graft fight The Federal Government has been called upon to use loot recovered by the Economic and Crimes Commission (EFCC) from corrupt Nigerians to fund the home-grown food programme in the country. Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, made the appeal when he hosted National Coordinator of the Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, Mrs Anjor Obande, in Katsina. Radda also called on the government to get development partners to collaborate with the country to make the programme viable. He stressed the need for a national partnership and increased funding to support
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NACA decries 140,000 children with HIV, 22,000 new infections
Inaugurates committee to oversee paediatric HIV programme National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has said about 140,000 children under the age of 14 years live with HIV in Nigeria as of 2023, with 22,000 new infections and 15,000 AIDS-related deaths in children. Consequently, the Federal Government inaugurated a Prevention of Mother to Child Transmissions (PMTCT)/Paediatric HIV Scale-Up Acceleration Committee to oversight the PMTCT and paediatric HIV programme implementation, in line with the three-one principle of one coordinating agency, one strategic framework and one Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system. At the inauguration of the committee, yesterday, in Abuja,
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Muslims demand immunity for Sultan, seek Tinubu’s intervention
Sultan arrives Ibadan for Olakulehin’s coronation A coalition of Muslim organisations in the country has called on the Sokoto State government to grant Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III immunity from dethronement, instead of plotting to reduce his power. The organisations also urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing crisis within the Sultanate. Meanwhile, the Sultan and his entourage have arrived in Ibadan, Oyo State, ahead of the coronation of the 43rd Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. Recently, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) expressed concern about rumours of a plan to remove Muhammad Abubakar as Sultan of Sokoto. The
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End supremacy battle in national interest, Senate tells IGP, PSC
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, urged the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) to stop the battle for supremacy in the interest of the country. Akpabio stated this at plenary after the Senate confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominee, DIG. Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd) for appointment as PSC Chairman. Akpabio said: “The Committee on Police Affairs should also ensure oversight functions hereafter to avoid the mistakes of yesteryears, particularly the idea of the office of the IGP struggling with the PSC on issues of recruitment, thereby retarding
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FCCPC blames markets for hike in food prices
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), yesterday, blamed market associations across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory for the persistent hike in the price of food commodities. The commission also said that insecurity is a major problem in food production, though some individuals in the market have become dictators in the supply and distribution chain of food products. Acting Executive Vice Chairman, FCCPC, Dr Adamu Abdullahi, disclosed this in Abuja, during a one-day webinar with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Consumer Protection Groups (CPGs) with the theme ‘Collaboration for competition and consumer protection’.
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Catholic bishops reject Samoa pact, seek amendment
CSOs caution international partners on LGBTQ activities The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has faulted the Samoa Agreement recently signed by the Federal Government, urging the authority government to immediately propose an amendment or back down. In a statement titled: “Threats to the Sovereignty and Values of Nigeria in the Samoa Agreement,” jointly signed by their President and Secretary, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, and Bishop Donatus Ogun, the clerics noted that by signing the pact, Nigeria had committed to complying with the “impugned and contentious provisions of the Samoa Agreement, and cannot roll back on contentious provisions without breaching the
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NDDC resorts to borrowing despite N984b outstanding
• Seeks early approval of N1.9tr 2024 budget Despite a compulsory remittance of three per cent of local and International Oil Companies (IOCs) budgets to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the development of the oil rich region, the agency has resorted to borrowing to fund its 2024 budget. Although the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and its parastatals were established, the region has continued to suffer deprivation in the form of bad roads, youth unemployment, among others. NDDC recently disclosed its plans of taking N1 trillion loans from commercial and development banks to fund projects across the nine states
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Kingsley Azonobi to keynote African Icon Awards
The organisers of the African Icon Awards have announced Kingsley Mike Azonobi, President of Domak Group International, as the keynote speaker for the 9th edition of the awards. Project Director Amb. Abraham Lawal shared this exciting news in a statement released to journalists on Friday. The theme for this year’s event is “The Power of African Youth in Leadership,” highlighting the importance of young leaders in shaping the future of the continent. READ MORE: Afrobeat Star Wini Lizbet Nominated for African Icon Awards The event is set to take place on 26th July 2024, at Merit House Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria.
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