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ednut1:
same guy called for state of emergency yesterday. He is a clout chaser

alpharoyalty:
Is he igbo?
Hope they won't term it an igbo protest?

fergie001:
Gen. Christopher Musa
Chief of Defence Staff

BALLOSKI:
Algeria allowed trans to rep them?

Charleys:
Na today I really know some people are cowards.

Kobicove:
She did not star in Domitila, it was Anne Njemanze that featured in it

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) rejected President Bola Tinubu's proposal to pay a minimum wage of ₦250,000 because it was conditional on increasing petrol prices.

According to NLC president Joe Ajaero, the proposal was made during a meeting with the president in Abuja. Ajaero stated that the organised labour turned down the offer, and prioritised the welfare of Nigerians.

Why we accepted ₦70,000 minimum wage - labour

While speaking on Channels TV's Politics Today on Thursday, July 18, Ajaero explained that accepting the ₦70,000 minimum wage was a compromise to avoid further hardship for Nigerians.

He emphasised that the labour movement is willing to make sacrifices, but not at the expense of Nigerians.

The price of petrol has skyrocketed from ₦184 in May 2023 to around ₦700 currently, depending on the location. This significant increase followed Tinubu's decision to end petrol subsidy.



How Tinubu removed fuel subsidy

On May 29, during his inauguration, Tinubu announced an end to the era of fuel subsidies. The development led to fuel scarcity in the country and a subsequent hike in the price of the commodity.

Despite the hike, the organized labour agreed to a ₦70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. According to Ajaero, this decision was made in consideration of the new wage review cycle, which will now occur every three years instead of five.

President Tinubu is expected to send an executive bill to the National Assembly to formalise the agreed-upon minimum wage, which will then be legislated into law.

The development aims to provide a more regular and sustainable approach to wage reviews in the country.

See the video of the interview here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxdis-N5v6U



NLC hails Tinubu with aluta song

Legit.ng earlier reported that the NLC and TUC leaders were seen in a trending video hailing

Tinubu at the end of their minimum wage meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday, July 18. Tinubu had pegged the minimum wage at N70,000 after months of negotiations between the government, labour, and the organised private sector.

The president also promised the workers other incentives, including the review of the minimum wage every three years.

The Labour Party Chairman in Rivers, Hilda Dokubo, was on Thursday suspended as a member of the party in her ward, Asari Toru Local Government Area of the state.

The suspension is contained in a letter written to the Labour Party Chairman of the Asari Toru LGA and signed by the Ward Chairman, Ajalamonia Ibama, the Secretary, Lole Amacheer and the Treasurer, Emmanuel Ibamathe. Others who signed the letter were the Women leader, Osaki Dieypiriye, and the Publicity Secretary, Osaki Dokubo.

Dokubo was suspended on July 15, a[b]fter an emergency meeting of the party’s ward executive committee[/b] and ratified by the Asari Toru LGA Executives of the party on July 18. The party ward officials suspended the state Party Chairman alleging financial misconduct, abuse of office and breach of party regulations amidst other allegations.

The ward executives said that the decision was made following a thorough investigation into these allegations, saying they reportedly uncovered substantial evidence

DMerciful01:
IPOB AGAIN

meobizy:
Likely a sixteen or seventeen year old for her picture to be blurred. All these small girls wey wan spoil by force. I understand the idea of exercising one's freedom. Thank God many of us survived those days. I'm old and tired today. Nothing fit entice me based on youthful exuberance.

saintopus:
Sidon for one place dem no go hear word.

senatordave1:
Remove Kano votes and he still won

geoworldedu:
hmm. But going by the fact that he was incumbent, he would have used his influence for many riggings here and there too, but las las, he who rigged better won.

geoworldedu:
Buhari won the 2015 election fair and square. People wanted Buhari then. Not knowing that they were actually voting in a demon.

1x2x3:
Creating more ministries when we already have Ministry of Agriculture. In the next national budget, billions will be allocated to the ministry, we don't seem to know how to manage our finances effectively.

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, to give details of how N729bn allegedly disbursed to 24.3 million poor Nigerians was carried out.

The court ruled that the ex-minister should provide a list of all the beneficiaries, including their bank details, that received the N5,000 disbursed for six months.

The judge gave the orders while delivering judgment on a suit, marked FHC/L/CS/853/2021, filed by Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project.

According to SERAP, the judgment was delivered in June while the certified true copy was released by the court on Friday.

In a statement on Sunday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oludare, explained that Umar-Farouk filed a preliminary objection to challenge the suit but the court dismissed it.

According to SERAP, Justice Dipeolu, while delivering the judgement, held that “The former minister is compelled by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act to give information to any person, including SERAP. I, therefore, grant an order of mandamus directing and compelling the minister to provide the spending details of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians in 2021.

“Provide SERAP with details of how the beneficiaries have been selected and the mechanisms for the payments to the beneficiaries.

“Explain the rationale for paying N5,000 to 24.3 million poor Nigerians, which translates to five per cent of Nigeria’s budget of N13.6tn for 2021.”

Reacting to the judgment, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Oluwadare, said the ruling was a victory for transparency and accountability in the spending of public funds.

He said, “Justice Dipeolu’s judgment shows the urgent need for the Tinubu government to genuinely address the systemic allegations of corruption in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development and other ministries, departments and agencies, as documented by the Auditor-General of the Federation.

“We commend Justice Dipeolu for her courage and wisdom and urge President Bola Tinubu to immediately obey the court orders.”

SERAP said the immediate enforcement and implementation of the judgment by the Tinubu’s government would be a victory for the rule of law, transparency, and accountability in the governance processes and management of public resources.