The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commended the Federal Government for agreeing to pay N30,000 minimum wage negotiated with labour leaders in the country.
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to deploy more troops to Zurmi and Shinkafi local government areas of Zamfara due to the increasing spate of insecurity in the affected areas.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government has earmarked 1.3 billion dollars to fund five critical projects across the country.
The Federal Government says it will increase power generation by 2,000 megawatts from the current 7,000mw to 9,000 megawatts by the end of 2018.
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties has described as wicked any state government that claims it cannot pay N30,000 minimum wage, which has been agreed by the Federal Government and the Nigerian workers’ unions.
The Federal Government has described as “fake news” the purported report on 2018 Nigeria’s rice importation, by the United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade Report.
Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the news that the Federal Government has agreed to pay the N30,000 minimum wage it had previously negotiated with the Nigerian Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and other labour affiliates.
Mohammed, who stated this when he appeared at a News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja on Tuesday, said that the cordial relationship was for the benefit of Nigerian workers.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, disclosed this at the News Agency of Nigeria forum on Tuesday in Abuja.
Tinubu made the call in Ibadan on Tuesday during a courtesy call on Governor Abiola Ajimobi in his office.
This followed a motion by Hon. Ahmed Safana at the plenary.
A Lagos lawmaker, Olusegun Olulade, on Tuesday commended the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Organised Private Sector, for reaching a truce on the proposed new minimum wage, which averted a nationwide strike.
Leonard Nkah, state chairman of NLC, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of on Tuesday in Abakaliki.
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun had issued an interim order of forfeiture of the sum, on June 14, following an exparte motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Setonji David, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to change the habit of paying lip service to the education sector, in the interest of national growth and development.
The governors, in a communique at the end of its quarterly meeting on Monday in Osogbo, urged Federal Government to urgently find a lasting solution to the problem.
Uwais said this while receiving a delegation from the Democratic Republic of Congo on a study tour to Nigeria to learn about the social intervention programmes on Monday in Abuja.
Sirika said this at the opening of the 29th International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Association Africa and Middle East Regional Meeting/Workshop, on Monday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the court had on November 2 restrained the organised labour from proceeding on the nationwide strike scheduled for November 6, over new national minimum wage.
What is debatable is the timing of the demand as well as the possibility that a wage increase rather than improve on the fortunes of workers could indeed worsen their situation.