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Breaking: FG, Organised Labour approve over N60,000 minimum wage

The Federal Government and the labour unions reached a consensus on Monday night, resolving their dispute over the minimum wage. The accord was...

Heritage Bank liquidation: NDIC spells out fund retrieval process for customers

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced the liquidation of Heritage Bank and announced the fund retrieval process for customers. Persecondnews recalls...

Minimum wage: FG, labour meet June 4

The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage and representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are scheduled...

Strike: Expedite passage of new national minimum wage bill, Falana urges NASS 

Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has urged the National Assembly to swiftly pass a new National Minimum Wage Bill that would reflect the current...

Minimum wage: ASUU joins nationwide strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared its support for the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade...

Update: CBN revokes Heritage Bank’s operating license, appoints NDIC as liquidator

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the license of Heritage Bank Plc with immediate effect. The Acting Director of Corporate Communications...

Attempts to create division within us will fail, I have high respect for Onanuga – Ngelale

Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, stated that there is no division or confusion among the...

Strike: National blackout as TCN workers shut down power

Nigerians are experiencing a nationwide blackout following the collapse of the national grid, which dropped to zero power generation capacity early this morning...

NASS, Labour meeting deadlocked, strike kicks off June 3- organized labour

The organised labour movement has insisted that the nationwide strike will start on Monday, June 3, 2024, after their last-minute meeting with the...

Planned strike is illegal, Justice Minister tells NLC, TUC

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has declared the strike called by the Nigerian...

Aba slain soldiers: Gov. Otti visits victims’ widows, pledges support

Abia Gov. Alex Otti has paid a condolence visit to the 144 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, promising justice and support to the...

Tinubu to security agencies: Apprehend soldiers’ killers in Aba, proponents of sit-at-home orders

After the killing of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State, President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to fish out those responsible for...

Rescind your decision on indefinite strike, FG tells Organized Labour

The Federal Government has pleaded with Organized Labour to reconsider its decision to go on an indefinite strike starting Monday, June 3, 2024,...

Just in: Labour unions declare indefinite strike over minimum wage

Following a breakdown of negotiations on the national minimum wage and electricity tariff hike, the Organized Labour has announced an indefinite nationwide strike....

Kano Emir Sanusi, at Jumma’t prayer, says he has no doubts about God’s plan

For the first time since his reinstatement, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, attended Jumma’t prayer in Kano on Friday, urging absolute...

Killing of soldiers in Aba: We will respond fiercely, Defence Headquarters vows

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has vowed to avenge the killing of five soldiers on May 30 at a military checkpoint in the Obingwa...