FG meets Labour leaders over minimum wage
THE Federal Government is today, in Abuja, meeting with leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC’s counterparts, to brief them on the efforts by government towards the implementation of the N18,000 minimum wage.
Our goals, our plans by Jonathan, Atiku
Any man seeking to lead a nation of more than 150 million persons must be a man of ideals. The two leading men in the forefront of the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, President Goodluck Jonathan and Atiku Abubakar have over time postulated ideas they have for the country. Underneath are the visions the two men have for the country.
Ship owners get $1.8b loan to acquire 20 new carriers
INDIGENOUS ship owners in Nigeria have secured a $1.8billion (N270billion) facility from Nationwide Finance Miami, Florida to purchase 20 new crude carriers.
Agodi prison bubbles as Folarin’s bail bid comes up today
THE bail application filed by the embattled Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Folarin who is currently being detained at the Agodi Prisons over alleged involvement in the killing of the ex-factional chairman of the national Union of Road Transport Workers, Oyo branch, Alhaji Lateef Salako will be heard today.
ACN primaries marred by crisis in Ogun
THE House of Representative and House of Assembly primaries of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ogun State, was yesterday marred by violence as some party supporters whose candidate lost out in the consensus arrangement vandalized the party secretariat and held leaders of the party hostage for several hours.
Jos killings escalate
THE cycle of violence in Plateau State continued yesterday as, Wareng, a hamlet in Riyom Local Government Area was attacked leaving 18 people, mostly children, dead.
