The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared that it is still on strike. NLC said its organs will meet to decide on the outcome of the meeting with the Federal…
Day: June 4, 2024
FG makes U-turn, offers to raise minimum wage above N60,000
In a surprising turn of events, the Federal Government of Nigeria has agreed to increase the minimum wage beyond the initially proposed N60,000. This decision, newsmen gathered, was reached during…
Striking union shuts airports, ports, banks
The Nigerian economy was partially paralysed on Monday following the nationwide strike embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress. The nation’s power sector, banks, ports,…
Tax Reforms panel proposes 1% ‘Cost of collection’ for Customs, FIRS, NPA, others
Should the Federal Government approve the slash in the cost of collection proposal by the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, all revenue generating agencies will henceforth earn one…
Trading continues on NGX amid strike, investors lose N103bn
Opening the week, the equity market halted last session’s winning streak as investors lost N103 billion, following sell-offs in Tier-one banking stocks and cautious trading. Specifically, sell-offs in FBN Holdings,…
Chelsea’s appointment excites Maresca
Chelsea have appointed Leicester manager Enzo Maresca as their new boss on a five-year contract with the option of an extra year. The Italian replaces Mauricio Pochettino, who left by…
Joshua begins talks to fight Dubois Sept
Heavyweight Anthony Joshua has begun talks to fight fellow Briton Daniel Dubois in September. Joshua, 34, is expected to fight at Wembley Stadium on 21 September and was ringside to…
Don Jazzy: Our female artistes work hard, yet receive less recognition
Music executive Don Jazzy believes that Nigerians are not very receptive towards female singers. He expressed sadness over the fact that Nigerians don’t support female artists as much as male…
‘Women’ re not treated properly in Africa’ – Joeboy
Popular singer Joseph Akinfenwaa Donus, aka Joeboy, has revealed the inspiration behind his hit song ‘Better.’ The singer explained that he wrote the song in a bid to shed light…
China’s far-side Moon mission begins journey back
China says its lunar probe has successfully taken off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey back to Earth carrying the first-ever samples collected from that…