Nigeria Newspaper Front Pages Today Wednesday 16th October 2019
Here are some of the Nigeria Newspaper Front Pages Today on Thisday newspaper.
TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2019
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Lagos Ready to Pay Above N30,000 Minimum Wage, Says Sanwo-Olu
Segun James Lagos state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu Tuesday said that the State was ready to pay more than the N30,000 benchmark for the National Minimum Wage. Sanwo-Olu who disclosed this during a meeting with the organised labour unions held at the State House in Alausa, said the implementation of the new minimum wage payment
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Falana Clarifies Remarks on Moghalu’s Resignation from YPP
Senior lawyer, Femi Falana, has clarified remarks he made about the resignation of Prof. Kingsley Moghalu from the Young Progressives Party (YPP), adding that he did not set out to embarass the former YPP presidential candidate. In a statement titled ‘My Mea Culpa’, issued on Tuesday, Falana said “At the symposium held in memory of
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Minimum Wage: House Moves to Resolve Labour, FG Impasse
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja Following the disagreement that between the federal government and labour unions over the implementation of the N30,000 national minimum wage, the House of Representatives has promised to resolve the impasse. Labour is demanding 29 per cent salary increase for officers at salary levels 07 to 14 and 24 per cent adjustment
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Fayemi: Shortage of Funds Forced FG to Stop States from Rehabilitating Federal Roads
By Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti The Governor of Ekiti State Kayode Fayemi has said shortage of funds forced the federal government to stop states from rehabilitating federal roads. Fayemi gave the clarification in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday at a colloquium tagged: ‘Building a Sustainable Economy Through Values Orientation and Innovative Thinking’, marking the first
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IMF Foresees ‘Lacklustre’ GDP Growth for Nigeria in 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will remain lacklustre in 2019. The fund stated this in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) for October 2019, released on the sidelines of the ongoing IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC. GDP growth in Nigeria stood at 1.94 per cent
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2020 Budget: Senate Adjourns Plenary to Oct. 29 for Committees to Engage MDAs
By Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary to October 29 to enable its committees to engage the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) over the 2020 budget proposals. Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, who made the announcement before the end of the day’s plenary advised the Ministers and heads of departments and
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Constitutional, Legal Amendments can’t Stop Electoral Crises, Says INEC Chairman
Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Tuesday said relying on constitutional and legal amendments alone cannot solve the array of electoral crises in the country. Yakubu, while delivering his keynote address at the public presentation of the report of the 2019 general election titled, “Women’s participation
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Minimum Wage: Don’t Shut down Nigeria’s Economy, Ngige Urges Labour
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Ahead of Wednesday’s make or mar negotiation between the federal government and organised labour, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has asked the unions not to contemplate any action that may adversely affect the economy of the country. He said that the threat by labour to embark on
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Atiku’s Appeal: S’Court’s Statement Confirms APC, Apex Court Unholy Alliance
Alex Enumah in Abuja The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has described the attack on the opposition by the Supreme Court as a confirmation of an unholy alliance between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the apex court. The coalition also insisted that there is a grand plan to alter the order of appointing […]
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