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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced on Wednesday that the state’s minimum wage will be raised to ₦85,000, with a further increase to ₦100,000 planned for next year. During his…

President Bola Tinubu has instructed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, to lead a federal government delegation to Jigawa following a devastating fire in Majia…

The leading global financial institution, the World Bank has said that for Nigeria to significantly transform its economy, it must maintain its current reforms for the next 10 to 15…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have slated a meeting for either Tuesday or Wednesday to finalize agreements on the cost and lifting of…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the federal government would reverse the challenges of Nigeria’s growing informal sector and low labour force participation, which have been aggravated by the country’s…

The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for the immediate reversal of the recent hike in petrol prices. Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that fuel…

In line with the United Nations (UN) recommendation that its member states earmark four to six percent of their GDP or 15 to 20 percent of public expenditure (annual budget)…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the new minimum wage and why the congress accepted for the least-paid Nigerian to get N70,000, minimum. Speaking on Arise…

Gustavo Alarcón was sworn in as the new mayor of Chilpancingo on Thursday, just days after his predecessor, Alejandro Arcos, was brutally murdered and beheaded. Alarcón, a doctor and alternate…

Opposition against the hike in petrol price by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, yesterday, swelled as the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA,…