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Jul 31, 2024 | nigerianobservernews.com | Caroline Ameh |Abdullah Abdul-kadir |Happy Osagie |Favour Musa

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday expressed strong disapproval regarding the N4.2 billion allocated in the 2024 budget for personnel costs at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, citing concerns over unverifiable workers. These concerns were raised during an investigative hearing led by a Senate Ad-hoc Committee into allegations of corruption and inefficiency at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Mining Company from 2002 to the present.

Jul 18, 2024 | nigerianobservernews.com | Victor Ohonba |Favour Musa |Nigerian Byzantine politics

The 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja are set to receive 1,184,000 25kg bags of rice from the Federal Government as part of the palliative measures to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. Each state as well as the FCT will be receiving 32,000 bags of 25kg rice from the 20 trucks per state that have been announced by the Federal Government.

Jul 18, 2024 | nigerianobservernews.com | Favour Musa |Ondo Polls |Nigerian Byzantine politics

Governors of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday cautioned against any presidential interference in the forthcoming off-season governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States. The governors, at the end of their meeting held in Enugu State, also criticized what they termed the abysmal and lacklustre performance of the APC-led Federal Government.

Jul 18, 2024 | nigerianobservernews.com | Omi Omage |Favour Musa |Nigerian Byzantine politics

…as JAMB says over 1m students admitted illegallyMinister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, on Thursday reversed the Federal Government’s ban on underage admissions following protests by stakeholders at the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination (JAMB). Stakeholders protested the new minimum admission age pegged at 18 years. Immediately Prof.

Jul 18, 2024 | nigerianobservernews.com | Tobore Jerome |Chuks Oluigbo |Victor Ohonba |Favour Musa

… promises to review national wage law every 3 years President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers and promised to review the national minimum wage law every three years. Tinubu stated this in a meeting with the Labour leaders led by President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, and the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. More details later….