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Extend Retirement Age To 65 – NLC Tells FG On Workers’ Day
THURSDAY May 1, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the federal government to increase the retirement age for all civil servants to 65 years…
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NIMC Adjusts Fees For Identity Services, Cites Rising Costs
THURSDAY May 1, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has announced an immediate revision of its service charges after a comprehensive review aimed at aligning…
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Phase 1 Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Ready By January 2026: Works Minister Umahi
THURSDAY May 1, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has said the construction of Phase One of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be completed…
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2025 May Day: Labour Demands Wage Review To Ease Cost-of-Living Crisis
THURSDAY May 1, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have decried the condition of the Nigerian worker and called…
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2025 May Day: Workers in Pain, Impoverished, Dehumanised, NLC Laments
THURSDAY May 1, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng Today, Nigerian workers join their counterparts worldwide to mark May Day, also known as Workers’ Day. However, rather than celebrating, workers in…
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Ex-Military Governor Paul Omu Dies At 85
WEDNESDAY April 30, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng Elder statesman and former Military Governor of the defunct South-Eastern State (now Cross River and Akwa Ibom States), General Paul Omu (retired),…
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FG Announces Public Holiday For May 1 Workers Day Celebration In Nigeria
WEDNESDAY April 30, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng Thursday, May 1, 2025, has been announced as public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration in Nigeria. This was disclosed…
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President Tinubu Moves To Sanction Ministers, Agency Heads Over Procurement Violations
TUESDAY April 29, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng In a bold move to uphold accountability in government spending, President Bola Tinubu is reportedly preparing to crack down on Ministers and…
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INEC’s Yakubu Calls for Urgent Overhaul of Nigeria’s Electoral System
TUESDAY April 29, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng In a country where elections can often feel like a high-stakes gamble, Nigeria’s electoral umpire is calling for the rules of the…
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FG Plans To Pay Five Months Arrears For Workers
TUESDAY April 29, 2025 |By thenewsdesk.ng The Federal Government has finalised arrangements to commence payment of the outstanding five-month N35,000 wage award arrears to civil servants. This was…