It added that the Federal Government lacks the ideas on how to tackle the economic challenges facing the country.
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President Tinubu said this in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday during his one-day visit to the state.
From all indications, the Committee looks expanded, inclusive and a good representation of all vested interests
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to commence indefinite strike in public primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa…
The popular cleric in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, noted that the N8,000 palliatives will only lead to corruption and will not reach out to the poor masses who need it, restating that the planned palliatives will not have any serious impact on the people because of corruption among politicians.
It also proposed to government two days of the week as e-governance work days in line with the global emerging trends.
The call is contained in a press statement issued Monday and jointly by the Union’s National President, Comrade Alex Usifo and Secretary, Nuhu Abba Toro, urging the government to increase the minimum wage of workers.
Mustapha, who was the special guest of honour at the inauguration of Hassan Sumonu’ Court, said this in Abuja Monday.
State Chairman of the union, Uchenna Obigwe, said this at a news briefing in Umuahia, the state capital, on Saturday.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, revealed this on Monday in the FCT, Abuja.
The state NLC Chairman, Sani Haliru, said the decision was taken by the State Executive Council of the union.
The commendation was contained in a communique signed by Aminu Umar, Zonal Publicity Secretary, Zone ‘A’ of ASUP.
Chairman of the board, Rear Admiral Saburi Lawal, confirmed the payment of the arrears in a statement issued in Abuja.
The Secretary to the State Government, Folashade Arike-Ayoade, said this after an extensive meeting with the Organised Labour.
The association lamented the pains its members were passing through as a result of the implementation of the Integrated Personnel Payroll System in the universities and called on the government to unbundle the mode of payment by decentralizing payment to staff unions according to staff status.
A statement by PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, Gbenga Ajayi, noted that the arrears of nine months were paid to Civil Service Pension Department Pensioners and six months of the same arrears to Parastatals, Police, Customs, Immigration and Prisons Department Pensioners.
The development, however, does not affect workers on grade levels 01 and 06, as their N30,000 minimum wage is not tampered with.
They said the N5,000 salary currently being paid to each of them is not enough to take care of them monthly.
The organised labour, which comprises the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Committee, met Governor Kayode Fayemi in a closed-door meeting on the state of the economy.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the organised labour had issued notice of five days warning strike beginning from Sunday.