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FG, Labour, OPS, States yet to agree on new National Minimum Wage – Ngige

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2018

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has said no agreement had been reached on the new National Minimum Wage. Ngige said this on Wednesday after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said while the Federal Government

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EFCC to Innocent Chukwuma: We are coming for you

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2018

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has vowed to ensure that the Chairman, Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited, Innocent Chukwuma is arrested to face a fraud charge in court. The Commission made the vow Wednesday, after Justice Olusola Williams of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, struck out the case of fraud it […]

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New minimum wage: Labour negotiates N30,000…. FG Insists On N25,000

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2018

Negotiations by Tripartite Committee on a new National Minimum Wage have run into a stalemate, following the Federal Government’s stance that it cannot afford more than N25,000 per month. But Labour and Organised Private Sector, OPS, have agreed on a N30,000 minimum wage per month. This is even as President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, […]

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Oil trader remanded over alleged $149,950 fraud

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2018

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday remanded an oil trader, Barnabas Akojie, at the Ikoyi Prisons in  Lagos, following his arraignment for allegedly defrauding a business partner of $149,950. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akojie was arraigned alongside his two companies – Hanston Oil & Gas Ltd. and Bahanston Oil & […]

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Buhari’s Aide, Onochie, Is Misguided, Prodigal Child – CAN North.

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2018

Our attention has been drawn to a terrifying misguided outburst of the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, against the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Since this is the second time this low character would be attacking CAN Leadership over its position against the unconstitutionality of the […]

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Herdsmen/Fulani attacks: Afenifere condemns Tinubu’s call, insisting ranching the only way out

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2018

Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has condemned a former Lagos State governor and the All Progressives Congress Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for advising the Federal Government to convert unused land to grazing reserves. It said the APC chieftain was free to play politics the way he liked, but cautioned him against toying with people’s lives by […]