Minimum Wage: Strike may end today as Nigerian govt, labour unions reach agreement

Minimum Wage: Strike may end today as Nigerian govt, labour unions reach agreement

The indefinite strike by labour unions may soon end after the unions late Monday reached an agreement with the federal government on a new national minimum wage. The agreement was reached at a meeting convened by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, in Abuja. The meeting was also attended by … Read more

Reps committees ask security agencies to go after marketers hoarding fuel

Reps committees ask security agencies to go after marketers hoarding fuel

The House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum Downstream and Midstream have asked security agencies to go after oil marketers sabotaging the sector. The chairpersons of the committees, Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP, Imo) and Odianosen Okojie (APC, Edo), made the call on Wednesday during a joint briefing in Abuja. Mr Ugochiyere, who is the chairman of the … Read more