Category National

NLC Reacts As FG Approves Pay Rise For Civil Servants

THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to the increase in the salary for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. Trojan News reported that the Bola Tinubu government, on Tuesday, approved an increase of between 25 per cent and 35…

Decongestion: Ogun CJ Pardons 49 Inmates

THE Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, on Tuesday granted pardon to 49 inmates as part of efforts to decongest correctional facilities in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dipeolu pardoned the inmates during a…

FG Unveils Aso Accord For Universal Financial Access

THE Federal Government has unveiled the Aso Accord on Economic and Financial Inclusion, a multi-pronged blueprint designed to achieve universal access to financial services across Nigeria. The accord, signed on Thursday, April 25 2024 at the State House Banquet Hall,…

Demolition: FG Gave Us Enough Notice, Say Beach Vendors

SOME food vendors and other selling souvenirs and umbrellas to beachgoers have commended the federal government for putting ”human face” to the demolition of property on the right-of-way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The vendors, low-income earners, spoke in separate…

Lagos, India To Boost Trade Partnership

THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Confederation of Indian Industry  have signed an agreement to boost trade partnership. In a memorandum of understanding in Lagos on Tuesday, both parties observed that the agreement would enhance avenues for…

Senate Adjourns Plenary Until May 7

THE Senate has adjourned plenary until May 7 to allow for further refurbishment of its chamber. The Senate had resumed on Tuesday, after the Easter and Sallah breaks in the chamber, but was faced with some minor operational challenges, especially…