While the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, were proposed N794,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers , their counterpart, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) advocating for N497,000 during the South-West zonal public hearing currently ongoing on the National Minimum Wage across the country. Accordingly, the hearing was organised by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, and was billed to hold at every geopolitical zone of all the six zones held simultaneously across the country.

The Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage set up by the President Tinubu administration is calling on the stakeholders for participation in proposing and implementing of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, made this known through a statement released on today Friday, saying that the committee has pencilled March 7th for a public hearing. It was learned that the retired Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Aji, will be heading the committee, as inaugurated by Vice President Kashim Shettima. 

The House of Representatives, has today, called on the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to revisit all abandoned projects spread across the country for possible completion and putting same into use by Nigerians. The House during the plenary today lamented that successive administrations in the country have left some number of infrastructural projects unattended to. 

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has today after swearing-in 11 new justices have charged the new justices to see themselves as the representatives of God on earth. Ariwoola made this statement in Abuja today shortly after the swearing-in of the 11 new Supreme Court justices According to the CJN, any judgment given by these justices could only be shoved aside in heaven, and this is the more reason why they need to be careful when discharging their duty. 

President Bola Tinubu has henceforth directed that the National Pledge should be recited after the National Anthem at every official and public engagements. Tinubu revealed that this would ensure respect for our national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to the country and preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character in the nationhood.. The president made the disclosure yesterday at a ground breaking ceremony of the 3,112 housing units, a Renewed Hope City at Karsana, Abuja. 

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has has today disclosed that contrary to peoples knowledge, said that the N35,000 wage award signed with the Federal Government will continue to run until a new minimum wage is determined by the two parties. The NLC leader stated this today while answering some questions during an interview with pressmen in Abuja.