By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Thursday increased the Federal Government’s offer on the national minimum wage from N62,000 to N70,000, with an assurance that it will be reviewed after three years, instead of five years. Tinubu said he had to intervene in the negotiations, knowing the economic challengesContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu has instructed the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to only issue mining licenses if they are tied to local value addition. Tinubu gave the directive on Wednesday during the inauguration of the 2024 African Natural Resources & Energy Investment Summit, held in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called for the enhancement of the economic value of bilateral relations between Nigeria and partner nations. The president spoke when he received Letters of Credence from the Ambassadors of Portugal, Jorge Adao Martins Dos Santos; the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria attracted over $2 billion investment in the renewable energy sector, making it a fast-growing sector in the economy. Tinubu stated this on Wednesday during the inauguration of the 2024 African Natural Resources & Energy Investment Summit, held at the StateContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh, on Thursday said that the Federal Government had approved more than N12 billion as the budget for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Paris Olympics, which is its 33rdContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), says it is enhancing the capacity of its members for personal and professional development. The President of NAOWA, Mrs Mariya Lagbaja, stated this in Abuja on Thursday, at a two-day training organised for the officers wives with the theme, “Mind-setContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The new N70,000 minimum wage adopted by the Federal Government after consultation with the Organised Labour on Thursday will be reviewed after three years. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while addressing State House correspondents. He disclosed this afterContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government to develop a comprehensive industrial strategy to attract mineral exploration investments and accelerate new mineral discoveries. LCCI President, Mr Gabriel Idahosa, made the call at the chamber’s state-of-the-economy quarterly news conference heldContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), has approved the establishment of surveillance whistle blowers to monitor buildings to tackle building collapse. COREN’s President, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, stated this in Abuja, during a news conference organised to address incessant building collapse in Nigeria. AbubakarContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the regulatory body governing the practice of engineering, has said that Nigeria recorded 22 building collapses between January and July 2024. The President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar made this known at a news conference on WednesdayContinue Reading
