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- 25 Apr 2024
Academic Technologists Propose N350,000 Minimum Wage
National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), has proposed N350,000 as the new minimum wage for Technologists in the tertiary institutions. Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma, national pesident of NAAT,…
- 13 Jan 2025
NLC Shuts Lagos TV, Radio Stations over non-Implementation of N85,000 Minimum Wage
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State chapter has shut down normal operations of Lagos Television, Eko FM/Radio Lagos and Lagos Traffic Radio in protest over the non-implementation of the…
- 13 Aug 2026
ESUT Workers Get N82,000 Minimum Wage as Enugu Approves Fresh Salary Increase
Enugu State Government has approved an increase in the minimum wage for workers of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) from N32,000 to N82,000 monthly, effective Sept. 1,…
- 3 Feb 2019
How to Legally Earn More Than the Minimum Wage Via Online
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Nigeria's House of Assembly recently passed N30,000 as the minimum wage. This is good news for many Nigerians. However, do you know that as a Nigerian, you can earn much more…
- 19 Sept 2024
Private Employers Paying Below N70,000 Risk Jail - FG
Federal government has said that private employers who pay their workers less than the new minimum wage of N70,000 risk facing jail time. This warning was announced by Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar,…
- 18 Oct 2022
We Need to Calm the Chaos that Domestic Workers Endure
Luke Kannemeyer, SweepSouth Interim Managing Director Life feels like a high-wire act these days. Chances are that you and everyone you know has been dealing with a heightened sense of anxiety. The…
- 20 Dec 2023
Pay TV Subscribers Ask FG to Break Monopoly of Multichoice
Association of Telephone, Cable Tv and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS) has told the Federal Government, to break the monopoly of Multichoice in order to create a level playing field for…
- 23 Jan 2025
NLC Announces Nationwide Boycott over Telecom Hike
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), an umbrella group for trade unions, has announced that Nigerians are planning a statewide boycott of telecom services in protest of the Nigerian Communications…
- 7 Jan 2021
FG Slams N50 Levy on Electronic Money Transfer of up to N10,000
The Finance Act 2020 recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, imposes N50 levy on electronic transfer of money deposited in any bank or financial institution on any account on sums of…
- 24 Aug 2015
Reps Get N46, 000 Daily as Newspaper Allowance- NLC President
Mr Ayuba Wabba, president, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised members of the National Assembly to reduce their salaries and allowances in line with the present economic reality in the…
- 22 Aug 2019
FG to Sanction Banks that Sack Workers
Sen. Chris Ngige, minister of Labour and Employment, has threatened to sanction banks, who sack workers indiscriminately, saying they ought to declare redundancy before taking such decisions. …
- 6 Mar 2016
Adeleye, Journalist Presents Book on How to Fix Nigeria
A book, ‘So Long Too Long Nigeria’ a collection of over 100 articles that addressed socio-economic issues affecting Nigeria and Africa and the way forward will be presented to the public at the…
- 24 Aug 2016
NUPTE Says Proposed Communication Tax Amounts to Double Taxation
Sunday Alhassan, President, National Union of Postal and Telecommunication (NUPTE), yesterday said the proposed Communication Service Tax (CST) would amount to double taxation. Alhassan told newsmen…
- 20 Oct 2021
CBN Tightens Control of Identity Database to Check Fraud
Online payments reached record heights in Nigeria in the third quarter of 2020, when the value of transactions increased to $116 billion from $68.3 billion in the same period in 2019. But this…
- 24 Jun 2019
CBN Sets September Deadline for Mutilated Notes
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said banks now have between June 3 and September 2, to collect and sort all mutilated notes in their possession for reissuing. Mr Isaac Okorafor, central…
- 2 May 2019
Tizeti Launches Voice Calling Service WifiCall.ng
Nigerian ISP leader Tizeti has launched an unlimited voice service app for Android and iOS mobile devices - WifiCall.ng, Targeted at both individuals and businesses, users will be able to make and…
- 16 Mar 2014
Blame e-Banking, Other Services for Deteriorating QoS- Bello
Participants at Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) organized workshop for legislators at weekend were told that e-banking and services relating to cashless economy are putting a lot of pressure…
- 12 Jan 2024
Africa’s Shared Mobility Market to Double by 2030
The size of Africa’s shared mobility market is forecast to double by 2030, to reach $8 billion (R147 billion), and create an additional 550 000 income-earning opportunities on the continent. This is…
- 17 Feb 2022
How a Tech Platform is Helping the Unemployed Find Jobs
By Aisha Pandor, CEO of SweepSouth With unemployment at an all-time high in Nigeria, it has never been more important than it is now to connect the country’s unemployed and underemployed with the…
- 15 Feb 2026
No VAT on Land, Buildings and Rent Under New Tax Law — Oyedele
Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, says land, buildings and rent are now fully exempted from Value Added Tax under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025. He…
- 9 Jul 2020
Pantami Inaugurates Committee to Increase Broadband Penetration by 2025
Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated a Broadband Implementation Steering Committee (BISC), to accelerate the attainment of the country’s broadband penetration to 70 per cent by 2025. Dr Isa…
- 1 Jan 2025
90 Percent of Workers to Pay Lower Taxes in Tax Reforms- PACFTR
Taiwo Oyedele, chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform (PACFTR) has said that contrary to speculations, individuals earning about N1.7 million or less per month will…
- 25 Feb 2025
Price Hike: DSTV, GOtv Subscribers Threaten Boycott as FCCPC Summons Multichoice
Subscribers in Nigeria have threatened to boycott the services of Multichoice Nigeria, the parent company of satellite television, DSTV and GOtv after a shocking review of their tariff plans by over…
- 10 Feb 2026
Inside Nigeria’s Telecom Exploitation Crisis Draining Household Budgets
By Blaise Udunze For about a year now, millions of Nigerians relying on the internet to make a living have been groaning over the manipulation of airtime and data consumption that has turned into a…
- 19 Nov 2014
IFPI Report Shows 11% GDP Across Africa Lost to Under-Nutrition
High rates of under-nutrition are undermining Africa's growth by an estimated 11 per cent, according to a new Global Nutrition Report released by the International Food Policy Institute (IFPI). While…
- 1 Jun 2016
Diamond Bank Sacks 200 Staff
Diamond Bank Plc has sacked 200 members of its workforce as the economic challenges affecting the country continue to batter the financial services industry. The bank in a statement said that…