Implement CONMESS for vet doctors, NLC urges Kogi
The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, to approve the implementation of the 2021 revised Consolidated Medical Salary Structure for veterinary doctors in Kogi. The state Kogi State NLC Chairman, Mr Gabriel Amari, made the call…
Brugge award thrills Onyedika
Club Brugge midfielder Raphael Onyedika is relishing being voted his club’s Player of the Month for March, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The award is Onyedika’s first individual gong since he arrived at Club Brugge two years ago after he scored…
Equity market opens May with N303bn for investors
The first trading day in May 2024 bucked the bearish trend as investors gained about N303bn at the close of trading on Thursday. This marked the second consecutive day of positive trading on the local bourse. The benchmark index appreciated by…
Japa: Number of dependants down by 80% – UK PM, Sunak
The Prime Minister of United Kingdom has revealed that the recent action to mitigate the number of dependants in the country has experienced a “significant fall” as they have now reduced by 80 per cent. Sunak said in a statement…
How NLC arrived at N615,000 minimum wage – Ajaero
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on Thursday explained how the congress arrived at the N615,000 minimum wage proposal which it submitted to the Tripartite Committee on minimum wage. Recent reforms in Nigeria including the removal of…
PICTORIAL: Young Nigerian basketballer bags US scholarship after chance encounter in Calabar
A lawyer, Faithfulness Okom, who identifies as AttorneyF_ on X.com, has narrated how a young boy he assisted bagged a US scholarship to the NBA Africa Academy in Senegal after a street encounter. Okom, in a post on his X…
11.8m test kits, 13.4m mosquito nets delivered to Nigerians in 2023 – USAID
The United States Agency for International Development through the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative funding and programmes delivered 13.4m bed nets, six million fast-acting medicines, and 11.8m Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests to clinics and communities in Nigeria in 2023. This was disclosed in a statement made available…
Obaseki’s N70,000 minimum wage Greek gift, Okpebholo warns
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday, raised concerns over the N70,000 new minimum wage approved by Governor Godwin Obaseki, saying it was a Greek gift. A Greek gift is something…
Tinubu’s policies averted economic collapse – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday said President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms of the past year “saved the life of the nation”. He described them as necessary, given the poor state of Nigeria when he assumed office on May 29,…
JUST IN: FG moves to review mining license rates
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has announced plans to review rates of mining licenses and other sundry fees payable by mining operators in the country. Speaking during a consultative meeting with stakeholders in the mining…