Zamfara Banditry Puts 300 Mining Firms Out Of Business
The federal government decision to ban all mining activities in Zamfara state over the violent attacks by bandits will drive away thousands of artisan workers registered under over 300 mining…
NLC To Begin Talk With State Govs On N30,000 Minimum Wage Implementation
By our correspondent There are strong indications that the state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress will as from May 1 begin talks with their state governments on the implementation…
NGF To Hold Induction Programme For New, Returning Governors
The secretariat of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is organizing an Induction programme for newly-elected and returning governors. The initiative is aimed at supporting incoming governors to develop key governance…
JAMB Announces Date For Release 2019 UTME Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured candidates of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that results would be ready from April 29. The Board’s Head of…
Nigeria’s Generated Electricity Drops Further To 2,919MW
Nigeria’s electricity generation dropped further last Tuesday by 312 megawatts (MW) after the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) reported a cut in gas supply to four key power plants in the…
Osun West: Court Asked To Remove PDP’s Adeleke From Senate
The Federal High Court Abuja was on Friday asked to decide whether Ademola Adeleke still qualified to be a serving Senator having been found guilty of forging the Secondary School…
Minimum Wage: NLC Reveals Employers Exempted From Paying Workers N30,000
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared that the new minimum wage recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, was binding on all employers of labour in the country.…
Nigerian Farmers To Obtain Free Advisory On Cassava Production Via Mobile Phones
BY: Adeboye Abiodun Nigerian farmers can now access extension and advisory services related to weed control, best planting practices and other aspects of cassava production on their cell phone free…
Kaduna Govt Imposes 24-Hour Curfew On Kajuru
The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kajuru Local Government Area. This follows reports of fresh violence in parts of the local government, Details of the violence…
Gov. Yahaya Bello Reacts On‘Dumping’ APC
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has reacted to reports that he was preparing to dump the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the governorship election in the state. Reports…
