New minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024 – FG

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Federal Government says that although the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage has yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will... Read more »

TUC gives NERC one week to reverse electricity tariff hike

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, on Wednesday, said it was unethical for Nigerians to pay high electricity tariffs. The TUC also urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory... Read more »

‘Your worries now over, living wage to be announced soon’ — Tinubu tells workers

President Bola Tinubu said the Federal Government will announce a new “living wage” for the Nigerian workers soon. Tinubu stated this in a message to mark International Workers’ Day celebration at the... Read more »

FG promises smooth, safe train operation in S-South, S-East

…commissions Port Harcourt-Aba rail line operation By Davies Iheamnachor, PORT HARCOURT The Federal Government has promised that it would ensure that there is smooth train operation in the South South and South Eastern... Read more »

May Day: FG’s 35% pay rise mischievous, living wage should be N615k – Ajaero

By Miftaudeen Raji The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has described the 35 per cent pay rise of the federal government civil servants as mischievous, saying living wage... Read more »

Brentford signs Nigerian U-20 sensation Benjamin Frederick from Moses Simon’s Kaduna academy

By Okiki Adeduyite Nigerian U-20 centre-back, Benjamin Frederick, has secured a move to the English Premier League outfit, Brentford. At just 18 years old, Frederick has emerged as the latest permanent addition to... Read more »

UTME: ‘From struggle to victory’, man shares success of village students who scored 200+

By Ajisafe Olayiwola Alex Onyia, the Chief Executive Officer of Educare, an education technology platform, has narrated how his platform made some students score 200 and above in the just-concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary... Read more »

Tariff hike: Tribunal orders substituted service of interim order on MultiChoice

A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja has granted an application for substituted service of the interim order, restraining Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from its plan to increase tariffs on... Read more »

FG raises salaries of military, police, others

By Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government has approved a 25 to 35 per cent increase in the salary structures of police officers, the armed forces, public servants, among others. It announced this on... Read more »

Naira rebounds as dollar supply hits $7bn in two months

By Damilola Aina Dollar supply in the official foreign exchange market reached a substantial sum of $7.3bn in the months of March and April, findings by The PUNCH have shown. This is as the naira... Read more »