President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on Thursday, explained why Organised Labour accepted the N70,000 minimum wage proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Ajaero, who addressed State House reporters after the meeting with Tinubu, said the unions accepted the N70,000 offer because of other incentives attached. Giving another reason for their acceptance of the offer, the NLC president added, “The President promised a review every three years as against what obtained in the past.” Tinubu had earlier on Thursday approved the sum of N70,000 as national minimum wage, according to his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.…
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Republic of Cameroon’s Consul, Onana Patrice, on Thursday, raised the alarm that terrorist groups from Nigeria are assisting Ambazonia rebels in his country to procure and smuggle arms. He alleged that secessionists, terrorists and Ambazonian rebels in his country are taking advantages of the vast land and sea borders between Nigeria and Cameroon as well as the two neighbouring countries’ strong socio-cultural affinities to smuggle arms into the latter. Patrice raised the alarm when he paid a courtesy visit to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone six in Calabar, AIG Jonathan Towuru. The envoy appealed for more collaborations in the…
Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, has waved the 18 years benchmark for admission into tertiary institutions. At an ongoing policy meeting organised by the Joint Admission Matriculations Board (JAMB) in Abuja, Mamman had announced that only applicants who were 18 years and above were eligible for admission. This had sparked a controversy as stakeholders across tertiary institutions in the country, kicked against what the minister said. Immediately after Mamman made the utterance, the hall erupted in rowdiness. In a move to calm frayed nerves, the Minister had asked, “Are we together?”, to which the attendees chorused “No!” It took…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, approved a N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers, promising to review the national minimum wage law every three years. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) leadership met with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement, “President Tinubu also promised to find ways to assist the private sector and the sub-nationals to pay the minimum wage. “President Tinubu announced the decisions at the meeting held with leaders of TUC and NLC on Thursday in Abuja, the…
The Democratic Front (TDF) has applauded the removal of Senator Ali Ndume as Senate Chief Whip, describing the action as decisive, firm, and resolute. The decision to remove Senator Ndume from the ranks of Principal Officers of the Senate followed his flippant utterances against President Bola Tinubu and his administration. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Chief Wale Adedayo, the group also commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) for successfully pushing for Ndume’s removal as the Senate’s chief whip. The statement reads in part, “The TDF has noticed with dismay the series of negative,…
Touched by the plight of the majority of Nigerians, members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, agreed to cut their salaries by 50 percent for six months. The salary, according to the lawmakers will be part of their solidarity and sacrifice to support the economic hardship and hunger currently confronting Nigerians. This decision followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion’s prayer moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on the need for lawmakers to sacrifice 50% of their N600,000 monthly salaries to support Nigerians against the backdrop of the hardship and hunger in…
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Thursday, approved 140 as minimum admissible scores for admissions into universities throughout the country in 2024. Stakeholders in the education sector o/pegged the minimum benchmark score for admission before its approval by JAMB. But JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede explained during the ongoing policy meeting in Abuja that the benchmark score is not the cut-off mark for admissions for all universities. The various institutions had sent their minimum benchmark scores to JAMB, but Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos; Covenant University, Ogun state, Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State and the University of Lagos were the only universities…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday unveiled the list of 2024 top scorers of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The list was unveiled by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede during the ongoing policy meeting of the Board in Abuja on Thursday. They are; 1. Olowu David – 367- Ondo state 2. Alayande David- 367- Oyo state 3. Orukpe Joel-367- Edo 4. Emmanuel Jeremiah-366- Akwa-Ibom 5. Essiet Etini-365-Akwa-Ibom 6. Ezenwoko Zara-365-Abia 7. Umoh Joshua-365-Akwa-Ibom 8. Mamudu Abdulraham-364-Edo 9. Adeleke Abdulbasit-363-Kwara 10. Echem Victor-363-Rivers 11. Etute Emmanuel-363- Edo 12. Jedidiah Chidiebube-363-Imo 13. Adesanya Oluwatimilehin-363-Ogun Source: Punch, except the…
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Thursday, in Abuja, announced thatthree candidates scored 367 during the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, thereby emerging as the highest scorers for the examination. JAMB disclosed this at the ongoing 2024 policy meeting in Abuja. The top UTME scorers are Olowu Joseph from Ondo State, Alayande David from Oyo State, and Orukpe Joel from Edo State. Last year, Umeh Nkechinyere emerged as the highest scorer with a 360 aggregate score. JAMB had earlier said it would not announce the 2024 highest scorer to avoid a repeat of the “Mmesoma matter. Recall that a 19-year-old…
Federal Government on Thursday placed a ban on children under 18 years from seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the country. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced this during the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. “JAMB is hereby notified that there is now a ban on underaged students, those under the age of 18 into our tertiary institutions from this 2024 admissions,” the Minister declared. Mamman added that the Federal Government was considering the adoption of 18 years as the entry age for admission into universities and other tertiary institutions of learning throughout the…