President Bola Tinubu has presented the Minimum Wage bill to the House of Representatives for consideration and passage into law. The bill is expected to legalise the N70, 000 minimum wage recently agreed upon between Organised Labour, Organised Private Sector and the government after series of long drawn negotiation. The letter from the President, which was read on the floor …

The Oyo state governor, engineer Seyi Makinde has installed and presented staff and instrument of office to the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Dr. Owolabi Olakulehin. Our correspondent, Oluwasemiloore Ige reports that the installation and presentation ceremony held today at the ancient Mapo Hall, Oja’aba in Ibadan following his crowning by the chief makers. Congratulating and wishing the new Olubadan …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, met the leadership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja.⁣ ⁣ Monday’s meeting was meant to address disagreements brewing in the state APC for weeks now and officially present the party’s flag to its candidate in the September governorship elections, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running …

In 2024, Lagos State will sustain its investment momentum towards expanding the growth of the economy. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, presented an estimate of N2.2 trillion expenditures to the House of Assembly for next year, proposing increased capital spending across key priority areas in the Economic Affairs sector. There will be renewed focus on Works and Infrastructure next year, …

Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Tuesday, presented a N521.5 billion budget for the 2024 fiscal year before the state House of Assembly. The budget proposal, which he christened “Budget of Disruptive Economic Growth” is the highest in the state’s history, comprising N414.3 billion capital expenditure and N107.2 billion recurrent expenditure. Presenting the budget during plenary on Tuesday, Mbah …

Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Kabir Yusuf has presented a budget estimate of N350 billion for the 2024 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The governor said the proposed Appropriation Bill titled ‘Budget of Restoration and Transformation’ will change the narrative in Kano. Presenting the budget estimate to the lawmakers on Friday, Yusuf promised to block leakages in …