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Organized Labour has demanded 615,000 naira as the new minimum wage for workers to cope with the many economic realities and high cost of living in Nigeria.The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday.The new wage of 615,000 naira monthly was reached after consultations between the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).The labour unions said the current minimum wage of 30,000 naira can ...

The  Human Rights Writers Association has urged President Bola Tinubu, to discontinue the plans for the issuance of a new National Identity Card, describing the planned exercise as a misuse of the commonwealth of Nigerians, and a scheme to rip Nigerians of public funds.The group also said the plan showed a lack of national strategy, to formulate and implement beneficial public policies governing the issuance of the ID....

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says the planned national ID card will be issued to applicants by their banks....

Police authorities in Oyo State in conjunction with other security agencies have arrested 20 suspects over the invasion of the state government premises in Agodi, Ibadan, on Saturday....

Gauteng province, home to South Africa's major cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria, has officially scrapped tolls on freeways, ending more than a decade of public defiance....

President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals.The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos. According to a statement by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale the delegation was led by Vic...

The Federal Government has said the drop in Nigeria’s crude oil production was due to issues encountered on the Trans Niger Pipeline, coupled with maintenance activities carried out by some oil companies operating across the country.The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, however, stated that efforts were on to fix the pipeline, adding that this would enable the country to produce up t...

The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed that the revenues of government-owned enterprises, ministries, departments and agencies increased to 835.70 billion naira in February.This figure indicates a growth of 681.45 billion naira or 441.78 percent from 154.25 billion naira MDAs remitted in the same period of 2022.The minister stated this during a presentatio...

The Nigeria Police Force says 1,346 suspects have been arrested for various offences, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, gun running, and rape, nationwide.The police also said they recovered and seized 143 firearms, 741 ammunition, 72 stolen vehicles and have rescued 461 kidnapped victims across the country.The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi revealed this while parading the sus...