CBN gives N23.2bn loans to begin new policy, targets over 20,000 jobs
February 1, 2022 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has given out N23.2 billion in loans to 28 beneficiaries, as it inaugurated its new “100 for 100” Policy…
ANAMBRA: SOLUDO AND THE GREAT EXPECTATIONS, BY ARIZE NWOBU
January 25, 2022 The time has come for Professor Chukwuma Soludo the incoming Governor of Anambra State to walk the talk and prove his mettle. As he gets ready to…
Strike: NARD rejects new MoU with FG, alleges punishment for failure of FG
August 22, 2021 The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) presented by the Federal Government. The NARD National President, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa,…
Council of State approves N27,000 minimum wage
The National Council of State Tuesday approved a minimum wage of N27,000 which is N3,000 short of the N30,000 earlier recommended by the tripartite committee. This sets the stage for…
Strike continues until we see evidence of payment – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to show concrete evidence of commitment to agreements on meeting its demands on its on-going strike, insisting only…
Minimum Wage: Govs agree N22,500; We want N30,000 or nothing – Labour
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Tuesday agreed to pay a national minimum wage of N22,500 from the existing N18,000. But organized labour has insisted on N30,000 or nothing, saying…
We will take more Nigerians out of poverty- VP Osinbajo
The Federal Government will continue to drive initiatives to get more Nigerians out of poverty and also improve the country’s Human Capital Development indices, according to Vice President Yemi…
FG saves N200bn from elimination of ghost workers, TSA implementation
May 22, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday that the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) had stopped the pilfering of the country’s treasury with billions of naira…