The governors of the South-West geopolitical zone have said that they are waiting for the outcome of negotiations between the Federal Government and Organised Labour on minimum wage. The governors, on the platform of the South-West Governors’ Forum, made their stand known after a closed-door meeting in Lagos, on…
A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives are seeking alterations to the 1999 Constitution to pave the way for the rotation of the Presidency among the six geo-political zones of the country. They also want an amendment to the Constitution to provide for “A single tenure of six years for the President…
The Organised Labour says it will not accept any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 “starvation wage” as the minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Labour insisted on ₦250,000, its latest demand at the last meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage on Friday, as the living wage for an average Nigerian worker.…
The pre-2019 profile of Oyo State was anything but complimentary. With an internally generated revenue (IGR) that hovered around N1.8billion monthly, the state’s economy was described as ‘largely agrarian, with the Oke-Ogun axis being the state’s food basket’. For a state that started out as the intellectual…
….Says Olakunlehin to be installed as 43rd Olubadan soon Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that the late 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Dr Mohood Lekan Balogun, lived a fulfilled life and would be remembered fondly for his contributions to the growth and development of Ibadan and Oyo State.…
Nigeria‘s President, Bola Tinubu; Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Founder of Akande Tunde’s Movement, Dr Kazeem Akande and Obafemi Awolowo, other prominent Nigerians were honoured by the National Councilors Forum, Southwest Zone on Thursday. While late Sage, Awolowo bagged an Evergreen initiative award,…
… As Organized Labour reduces demand to N250,000 The Federal Government has increased its offer of a new national minimum wage to N62,000, while organized labour has reduced its demand from N494,000 to N250,000. Already the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage has adjourned as there was no…
The present administration in the Oyo State led by Governor Seyi Makinde has offset over 17 billion naira out of 35 Billion naira inherited backlog of Local Government gratuities. The Chairman Local Government Staff Pensions Board Hon Akeem Ige revealed this during a live current affairs television programme…
The autopsy conducted on the body of the late singer Mohbad has revealed potential insights into the cause of his death. The autopsy, performed at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), was reported by TheCable Lifestyle on Thursday. According to the report, various samples including the gastric…
Governors are not considering a minimum wage that is higher than N70,000, it was learnt last night. At a meeting yesterday in Abuja, the state helmsmen reviewed the economic situation and concluded that anything above N70,000 will not be affordable and sustainable. They ruled out the N100,000 option being dangled by…