The National President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, insisted on N615,000 minimum wage, arguing that the amount was arrived at after an analysis of the current economic situation and the needs of an average Nigerian family of six.
The unions in a communique issued after their joint National Executive Council meeting, signed by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero and his TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo, insisted on the May 31 deadline.
Muhammadu Sanusi II, deposed as the Emir of Kano four years ago, has been reinstated to the throne by Governor Abba Yusuf.
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for a second reading a bill seeking a return to the old national anthem. Leading the debate on the general principles of the bill, the sponsor of the proposed law, Julius Ihonvbere, anchored his argument
GOVERNMENTS of low - and middle-income countries will need to increase spending to ensure universal social protection by an estimated additional US$1.4 trillion if they are to provide basic social protection for all.