Rising from an emergency meeting on Sunday, the Lagos chapters of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have ordered a total shutdown of schools, government offices, airspace, electricity and water as of midnight on Sunday. The unions, in a joint press briefing, addressed by their chairmen, Comrade Funmi Session and Comrade…

The National Association of Nigerian Students has expressed its support for the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in their demand for an increase in the national minimum wage. On Friday, the NLC announced an indefinite nationwide strike set to commence on Monday, June 3, 2024, citing the Federal Government’s refusal to raise…

The Federal Government said the N494,000 new minimum wage proposed by the organized labour could cripple Nigeria’s economy. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja. The minister lamented that the N494,000 minimum wage demand would amount to a N9.5 trillion expenditure burden to the government….

The Federal Government has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to shelve their plan to commence a nationwide indefinite strike action from tomorrow (Monday). FG, in a statement it issued through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on Sunday, described the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced on Sunday that the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration will now close on Monday, June 17, 2024.

A total of 24,535 candidates will retake the 2024 United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced. The examination body revealed that the rescheduled exam will now be held on Saturday, 22nd June 2024. This announcement comes as it released an additional 3,921 outstanding 2024 UTME results. The spokesperson…

This is to inform applicants who applied for the 2024/2025 admission, that the 1st batch of admissions has been released. You may check your admission status on the College portal by using the following link: https://offahealthtech.edu.ng/eportal/admissions/ Admitted candidates are to pay the sum of Twenty Thousand Naira (N20,000) as an acceptance fee. Please Note: That…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike beginning from Monday, June 3rd, 2024 over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage. The President of the TUC Festus Osifo announced the strike at a joint news conference with the leadership of the NLC in…

The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on Wednesday, 29th May 2024 signed into law the National Anthem Bill 2024, which restores the old national anthem “Nigeria, we hail thee”. Following the development, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM has directed that the Old National Anthem “Nigeria,…