The Federal Government has approved N35,000 as the minimum wage for federal civil servants to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal.This was contained in a memo from the Presidency, signed by the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission, Ekpo U.O. Nta.The Circular
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the confirmation of the appointment of Adewale Adeniyi as the Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)This is coming almost four months after the president asked Adeniyi to assume the role of CG of the Nigeria Customs Service in an acting capacity.This disclosure is
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The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, continued on Friday as oil marketers stated that there was a breach in supply because the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited was not supplying enough products.The NNPCL is the sole importer of petrol into Nigeria currently and sells to local dealers.Other
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The elected chairmen of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) from all the states of the federation have warned the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to desist from interfering in the internal affairs of the union by trying to impose the former president, Tajudeen Baruwa.The state
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President Bola Tinubu has signed the Instrument of Ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa, which was adopted by the Thirtieth Ordinary Session of the Assembly, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the 29th day
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it plans to deploy 46,084 staff for the Nov. 11 off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi.The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the commission’s regular quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, in Abuja on Friday.Mr. Yakubu also said
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President Bola Tinubu has approved a partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” order on striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and ordered the release of four months of withheld salary.Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying that the waiver
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Shaakaa Chira as substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).A statement by Ajuri Ngelale on Friday said the President approved Chira’s appointment after the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) conducted a screening exercise that
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has approved the withdrawal and revocation of houses sold to individuals by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) that were converted to other uses.This move was made known during a press conference by FCTA Director for the Department of Development Control, Mukhtar
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A teacher from Keke Senior High School, Agege, Lagos State, Adeola Adefemi has won the 2023 Maltina Teacher of the Year award.She was announced as the winner at the ceremony held in Lekki, Lagos, on Friday night.Adefemi, who teaches English at Keke Senior High School, Agege, under the state’s Education
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