The federal government on Monday assured the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and entire workforce of the country that the new national minimum wage will commence, latest by end of September this year.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, who made this known in Abuja at an event marking the 40th anniversary of NLC, disclosed that the federal government would announce the new minimum wage before the end of the third quarter which is September.

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2. Pantami decries underutilization of NITDA’s deployed ICT Infrastructures
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA, Isa Pantami has expressed displeasure over the action by some organizations that lock up NITDA’s various intervention projects to the detriment of the host communities.

While calling for change of such attitude among the beneficiaries, the DG disclosed that he personally made the discovery when he paid an unscheduled visit to one of the beneficiaries of the Agency’s Digital Capacity Building Centre.

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3. Black Panther rakes in $700m in 10 days

Disney’s “Black Panther” dominated the top spot once again this weekend at the North American box office, taking an estimated $108 million, and a global total of $700 million, according to estimates.

And the film has yet to open in China or Japan.

Following a record-shattering opening weekend — raking in $242.2 million — the frenzy to see the 18th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe continued, bringing total earnings to an astronomical $400 million in just 10 days, according to tracker Exhibitor Relations.

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4.Monkey stole lawmakers’ N70m from My Farm, Adamu Says

The sum of N70m belonging to the Northern Senators Forum has been alleged to have been stolen from the farm of Senator Adamu located in Nasarawa State.

Senator Adamu, the lawmaker representing Nasarawa West, has been the Chairman of the forum in the 8th Assembly.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, read a letter from the Northern Senators Forum, saying Senator Abdullahi Adamu has been removed as the Chairman.

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