Public primary school teachers, Area Councils’ workers, and medical staff at the Primary Health Centers across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday staged a protest over non-implementation of the N70,000 national minimum wage and other entitlements by the Council Chairmen in the territory.
President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his commitment to tackle insecurity, stating that directives had been issued to the armed forces and relevant security agencies to decisively end insecurity.
The Chairman Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Senator Ekong Sampson, has disclosed that the 10th Senate will closely monitor to ensure the judicious use of the N1 trillion earmarked for the revival and boost of the solid minerals’ sector in the 2025 budget, during an oversight to Mining Sites in Jos, Plateau State.
The United States Embassy has introduced updated requirements for Nigerian visa applicants, effective from April 22, 2025. In a statement released on Friday, the US mission stated that all applicants attending visa interviews in Abuja and Lagos must bring a DS-160 confirmation form featuring a barcode that begins with “AA” followed by two zeroes (00). This barcode must match the one used to schedule their interview online. The embassy stressed that applicants who present a mismatched barcode will be denied access to the consular section and will not be allowed to attend their interview.
Members of the Nigerian Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have picketed the Ministry of Steel Development Complex at Wuse 2 in Abuja, Thursday over member’s unfair welfare. They also opposed what they described as the unjust sack of workers and a ban on workers’ rights to practice unionism.
The Minister of State for Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, has appealed to the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to review the early start time for physical drills during the three-week orientation programme. He recommended that the routine should commence by 7:00 am, against the former practice of 4:00 am. This is to enable corps members to have enough rest during their 21-day orientation camp thereby making them more active. The minister made this request during the 2025 annual management conference, themed ‘Transforming the NYSC Scheme to Meet the Yearnings of the Contemporary Nigerian Graduates and Society’, held in Abuja on Monday. He further stated that he has started making consultations to make this a reality, adding that he is dedicated to the welfare of the Nigerian youths.
