The tripartite committee on new minimum wage has adjourned till next Tuesday, May 28 to continue deliberation after Wednesday’s meeting in Abuja ended in a deadlock again. The Federal Government, the organised private sector and the organised labour failed to reach a consensus on the new minimum wage at the Wednesday meeting. Sources at the…
As part of measures to address the epileptic power supply ravaging the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the gradual payments of power sector debts estimated at over N3.3tn. Consequently, about N1.3tn owed power generating companies by the Federal Government will be paid via cash injections and promissory notes, while about $1.3bn (N1.994tn using the…
President Bola Tinubu has called on West African countries to unite to defeat terrorism, human trafficking, banditry and other criminal activities affecting the region. President Tinubu made the call at the State House in Abuja while receiving President Bassirou Faye of Senegal where he advised leaders in the region to make the people the point…
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, on Thursday, announced May 24, 2024, as the official date for the opening of the portal for student loan applications. The announcement was made in a statement by the media lead for the NELFund, Nasir Ayantogo. Ayantogo, in the statement, said the opening of the application…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, through the Bank of Industry BOI, to extend its single-digit interest-rate financing to media organizations in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris stated when he received members of the Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria IBAN, on…
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the House of Representatives to grant concurrent approval to the Federal Government for the refund of a total sum of Twenty Four Billion Naira to Nasarawa and Kebbi State governments, for the takeover of the airports built by the two states. The President’s request was contained in…
