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A new wage system based on employee’s productivity in the civil service is underway, the Federal Government said on Monday. The government said with the system, workers on the same level could earn different salaries. The government said the formulation of an innovative wage system was being considered because it realised that productivity was a […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory purchase of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all government ministries, departments, and agencies. The president said the directive is in furtherance of the country’s effort to transition to cleaner energy as CNG-enabled vehicles have been adjudged to produce lower emissions, even as they present a more affordable alternative for Nigerian […]
Point of Sale operators under the aegis of the National President of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria says it has concluded plans to head to court to address the legality of the mandatory Corporate Affairs Commission for its members. The President of the association, Fasasi Sarafadeen, faulted the directive mandating […]
Premium electricity consumers categorised as Band A customers are embracing solar power as an alternative source of energy following the recent tariff hike as well as the high cost of fuel, DARE OLAWIN reports In Nigeria, the average person is gradually losing the ability to afford electricity as they still struggle to pay for other essentials of […]
ABUJA — Organized Labour yesterday shut down the headquarters of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, and Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, headquarters over the recent hike in electricity tariff. Under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Organised Labour which […]
The Federal Government is working on a system that will provide tax relief to 95 percent of the informal sector of the economy. Mr Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, said this at the closing session of the committee on Sunday in Abuja. He said this would be achieved […]
Tiny generators known to power the homes of the least wealthy households and shops of the smallest businesses in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, have gone out of reach for many amid a rapid price surge. “I better pass my neighbour,” the phrase used to describe the generators, now make their owners not only better than […]
•10 states may be worst hit•35 million Nigerians, 19 million hectares of farmland at risk, experts issue strong warning•To minimize losses, farmers mobilize for insurance•How we lost machines, other assets in 2022 catastrophe – Bayelsa investor in cassava, plantain, yam, cucumber According to the report, 35, 870,100 Nigerians are at high risk from floods between last month […]
Lagos State Government has disclosed that out of the 33 affected victims of the recent tragic gas explosion in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government area of the state, 11 fatalities wee recorded in the incident. This came as goverment has taken full responsibility for the medical expenses of the affected surviving victims. Commissioner for Health, Professor […]
…Says Edo ranks second in terms of conviction after Lagos BENIN CITY— THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed that underage boys, who are into internet fraud popularly called ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ do age declaration to enable them to open bank accounts and get driver’s licences to expend their proceeds from the crimes, as […]
