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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced that the newly approved minimum wage applies to all workers across both public and private sectors, including maids and other domestic staff. Akpabio stated this during the plenary session on Tuesday. The bill was speedily passed by both chambers of the National Assembly just …

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, presented the Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly for consideration and passage into law. In separate letters to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the President requested an expeditious consideration of a bill to amend the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019, to …

The FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, has called on residents and indigenes not to partake in the nationwide protest. Some groups and citizens had scheduled a nationwide protest for August 1 in response to the economic hardship in the country. However, the FCT CP, while speaking with journalists in …

The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged President Bola Tinubu to take immediate and decisive action to address the precarious state of the country’s economy. The student also asked the President to address the exorbitant fuel prices that have wreaked havoc on the lives of citizens. This is contained …

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest individual, is considering a sale of his oil refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The refinery, which has a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day and has been operational since last year, has faced challenges in securing crude oil supplies from international producers. …

Nigerian folklore music legend, Gentleman Mike Ejeagha, has taken social media by storm as his timeless highlife song, “Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo”, has sparked a viral dance challenge among content creators and celebrities worldwide. The dance moves appear to have become a challenge, with many people creating versions of it …

In a recent incident, a would-be thief found himself the star of a viral video that has captivated social media users online. The video, which has been widely shared on platforms like TikTok, captures the embarrassing moment the suspected burglar was apprehended and compelled to dance to popular music while …

The Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the Association of Community Pharmacists has called on the State Governor, Umo Eno, to re-activate and fund the state Counterfeit and Fake Drug Monitoring Committee as a public health emergency to tackle issues of counterfeiting and smuggling of drugs in the state. This was …

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian doctor and artist, Fola David, on his recent accomplishment of setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest painting by an individual. The course of his six-day attempt at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos, David broke the previous record of 629.98 square metres, …

Veteran journalist and publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has knocked former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe, for supporting President Bola Tinubu despite the prevailing economic hardship. He said since he had known Okupe, the former presidential spokesperson had been in the habit of supporting utter failures despite evidence suggesting all …