At least 20 states have either started paying the new minimum wage or will commence payment from this week. After negotiations by the government, the Organised Private Sector and the Labour Centres, the minimum wage was raised from N30,000 to N70,000. The Federal Government has commenced payment. Following negotiations at the sub-national level with labour…
The Lagos State Taskforce has declared the habitual conduct of blocking roads for parties or religious events as illegal, warning those involved will face the full weight of the law. The agency in a statement on Tuesday signed by its Director, Press & Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, condemned “this practice entirely”, an act it said…
The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) has dismissed rumours about the death of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. The MPAC, which claimed the rumours were in circulation, described them as “unfounded”. According to Disu Kamor, MPAC’s executive chairman, the Sultan is alive and in good health, fully engaged in his responsibilities as a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky has returned to social media on Tuesday, October 29. After being offline due to his arrest by Nigerian Immigration while trying to cross into the Benin Republic at the Seme border. He shared new photos of himself in women’s clothing. Along with the pictures, he…
As I reflect on the current state of affairs in Nigeria, I am compelled to express my deepest sympathy for the millions of citizens struggling to make ends meet. The recent removal of the petrol subsidy and the weakening naira have unleashed a tsunami of price increases, with rice being one of the hardest-hit commodities….
An Ibadan-based property development and engineering firm, Binatech Engineering Services Limited, yesterday turned the sod to flag off the construction of a state-of-the art storey shopping complex in Iseyin Local Government. The 32-unit shopping complex is located inside the council directly facing Iseyin-Ibadan main express way. In his opening remark, the Council Chairman, Mr. Rasaq…
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden on Tuesday called President Bola Tinubu on phone. The minister of foreign affairs, Yusuf Tuggar said Biden called Tinubu at about 4 pm Nigerian time. According to Tuggar, the call which lasted for about 30 minutes had both leader conversing on the recent release of…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged threat to arrest, detain and prosecute him after his tenure as governor. Mr Sanwo-Olu, through his lawyer, Darlington Ozurumba, filed the fundamental right enforcement suit before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court in Abuja. When the matter…
In a strong affirmation of its cultural heritage, the ITEM Union Abuja celebrated the New Yam Festival (Item Eri Ji) on Sunday, October 27, 2024, in the nation’s capital. The event, themed “Promoting Ilu Igbo & Showcasing Item Cultural Heritage,” drew a large attendance of members, distinguished friends and associates. Chief Iheanyi Kalu, President of…
The federal government has called on state governments yet to comply with the new National Minimum Wage Act and commence payment of the new N70,000 minimum wage to do so. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, made this appeal on Monday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, applauding the states…