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The federal government has announced the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on diesel for the next month. The waiver is part of the resolution reached by the federal government and leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the end of a four-hour meeting held at the […]

The federal government has said that the N25,000 provisional wage increment announced for low-grade workers is now applicable to all levels of civil servants. Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff (CoS) to President Bola Tinubu, announced the development on Sunday evening. Speaking at the end of the four-hour meeting with the leaders of […]

The management of BUA Cement says it has reduced its ex-factory price to N3,500 to spur development in the building materials and infrastructure sectors.  In a statement on Sunday, the management of the company said the new ex-factory price becomes effective from October 2. The company said it would monitor field sales […]

The organised labour has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s N25,000 provisional wage increment for the average low-grade worker to cushion the effect of the removal of the petrol subsidy. TheCable understands that the labour is demanding a 100 percent wage increment as part of its requests in the ongoing meeting with the representatives of […]

Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, has named the state’s international passenger and cargo airport after the literary icon, Chinua Achebe. Achebe, a native of Ogidi in Idemili North LGA of the state, died on March 21, 2013, at the age of 82, in Boston, Massachusetts. In his lifetime, Achebe wrote many books […]

A meeting between representatives of the federal government and leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), is currently holding at the Aso Villa, Abuja. Attending the meeting on the side of organised labour are Joe Ajaero, NLC president; Nuhu Toro, secretary of the TUC, and Emma […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to defend the country’s democracy. In a statement by Debo Ologunagba, its spokesperson, the PDP said Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary serves as a wake-up call to all Nigerians to stand in defence of democracy and the rule of law. The PDP accused […]

A 21-year-old student of the Federal University Dutsinma in Katsina state has been reportedly murdered by his colleagues during a misunderstanding. In a statement on Saturday, Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, police spokesperson in Katsina, confirmed the development. Abubakar-Sadiq said the deceased, identified as Abubakar Nasir-Barda, was a 200-level student of the university. He […]

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 The ministry of justice says the federal government and Godwin Emefiele, erstwhile governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), did not sign a non-prosecution plea bargain agreement. A report had claimed that both parties agreed to a non-prosecution plea bargain arrangement. In a statement on Saturday, Modupe Ogundoro, director, press and […]