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Labour Unions Walk Out Of Minimum Wage Negotiations, Blast FG

The labour unions comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have walked out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the government and the Organised Private Sector. ADVERTISEMENT Angered by the N48,000 proposal by the Federal Government as the national minimum wage,…

16/05/2024

Fresh Strike Looms As ASUU Meets Over Shoddy Treatment Of Demands

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have said they may be forced to embark on a nationwide strike, over what they described as dissatisfaction with the way their demands are being handled by the states and federal government. ADVERTISEMENT A statement…

15/05/2024

Rivers’ Lawmakers Who Defected To APC Have Lost Their Seats – Falana

Femi Falana (SAN) insists Rivers State House of Assembly members who decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have lost their positions in the lawmaking body. About 25 lawmakers loyal to the immediate past governor of Rivers…

13/05/2024

Ikeja NBA Branch Challenges Hiked AGC Rates, Warns Of Boycott

The Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, popularly known as the ‘Tiger Bar,’ has demanded that the Annual General Conference Planning Committee reverse the approved registration fees for the 2024 conference to the 2023 rates or face a full boycott from…

12/05/2024

Italian Judiciary Punishes Prosecutor for Wrongdoing in Nigeria’s OPL 245 Case

The Italian prosecutor involved in the trial of Shell, Eni and others, in the controversial Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245 case, Fabio De Pasquale, has been demoted by the country’s Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSM) for his role in the proceedings. An…

10/05/2024

NBA Bwari Branch Condemns Violent Attack On Maxwell Opara Esq At Federal High Court

In a disturbing development related to the ongoing alleged Jesam Micheal’s Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS) scandal, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch, has strongly condemned the recent physical attack on Mr. Maxwell Opara, a member of the branch’s executive, within the…

09/05/2024

NLC Rejects Planned Cybersecurity Levy

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has described the planned cybersecurity levy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on all electronic transactions, as another burden on Nigerians. According to a circular issued to various financial institutions, including commercial, merchant, non-interest, and payment…

08/05/2024

CBN Directs Banks To Charge 0.5% Cybersecurity Levy

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed deposit money banks in the country to start charging 0.5% cybersecurity levy on transactions. This was contained in a circular dated May 6, 2024 by the apex bank to all commercial, merchant, non-interest and payment…

07/05/2024

NBA’s 2nd Vice President Calls For Rejection Of Electoral Appeal Committee Appointments

The Second Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Chukwuemeka Clement Ugo, has once again criticized the NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN, accusing him of running a “dictatorship” in the association. In a recent post on his verified Facebook…

18/04/2024

EFCC Operatives Lay Siege To Yahaya Bello’s Residence

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have laid siege to the Abuja residence of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. According to eyewitnesses, EFCC officials barricaded the ex-governor’s residence since 9am on Wednesday. The purpose of the operation by the…

17/04/2024

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