
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the proposed ₦100,000 national minimum wage reportedly being considered by state governors, insisting that Nigerian workers require a living wage closer to ₦1 million under prevailing economic realities. The position was made known by the spokesperson of the labour union, Benson Upah, during an interview following recent remarks by
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The United States Department of State has announced a $3.5 million funding opportunity, estimated at nearly ₦5 billion, aimed at strengthening the documentation and reporting of religious freedom abuses in Nigeria. The initiative was unveiled through the Office of International Religious Freedom under the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, with applications now open
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered consignments of high-potency illicit drugs concealed inside water purifier machines imported into Lagos from the Netherlands, in what officials described as another major breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking. According to the agency, the shipment was intercepted at a courier facility in Lagos on
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