Day: May 21, 2024

Minimum wage: May 31 deadline for strike sacrosanct if… — Labour

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), after a joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday evening, reiterate the readiness of workers to carry out a wide range of industrial action if the federal government fail to conclude new minimum wage negotiations and provide a living for the country’s workmen […]

Lagos to activate feeding programme in public schools

The Lagos State Government has assured the public an activation of feeding programme in public primary and secondary schools. This was revealed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Afolabi Abiodun at a ministerial press briefing on Monday at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja. “Mr Governor has […]

Fire burns 82 people to death, destroys N25.37bn properties in Lagos

At least 82 people have been burnt to death and properties valued at N25.37 billion destroyed in series of fire incidents in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in the last one year. Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Gbenga Oyerinde disclosed this on Monday at a ministerial news conference in Alausa, Ikeja. He also disclosed that […]

PoS: Anger, frustration over high cost of cash withdrawals

ASABA — Nigerians have voiced anger over outrageous charges Point of Sale, PoS, operators take to withdraw money from their bank accounts. Citizens who spoke to Vanguard weekend expressed concern that PoS operators are gradually taking over the Automatic Teller Machine, ATM, services from banks across the country. Many resorted to PoS operators when they found after […]

Stray bullets hit two Lagos varsity students

Two students of the Lagos State University were hit by stray bullets outside the school campus at a popular students’ residential area called PPL late Monday. While the names of the students are yet to be known, likewise the identity of the shooter(s), it was reported that the victims were hit when they went to […]

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