The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have kicked against the N54,000 proposed by the federal government as the minimum wage for workers. There were reports on Tuesday that the federal government had increased the proposed minimum wage to N54,000 after organised labour rejected the initial N48,000 during a negotiation meeting….
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed concern over the hash economic conditions Nigerians are going through amid deteriorating security situation. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday in Kaduna. The meeting which was attended by members of the forum across the 19…
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a consignments of donkey bones and dried donkey meat worth billions of naira. Ahmadu Shuaibu, the Comptroller of the init disclosed this on Tuesday at a press conference its headquarters in Kaduna. He said other illegal products intercepted by operatives of…
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) is to support 5,000 ginger farmers in Kaduna state with free farming inputs. Samuel Aende, a representative of NADF stated this on Tuesday at a stakeholders engagement and inputs disbursement to ginger farmers. He said the support is part of efforts to strengthen ginger farmers who suffered the devastating…
Bandits have reportedly killed over 40 people in an attack on Zurak village in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau state. Sources in the community said the bandits attacked the community at about 5 pm on Monday. The source said those killed include some members of the vigilante group. It was also gathered that due…
Six members of the Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) in Taraba state have died in a fatal auto crash which occurred on Saturday. The victims were said to be returning from the conference of the women’s wing CAN which held in Gembu, Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba state. The Taraba…
