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FG To Sanction Employers Over Indecent Working Conditions

THE Federal Government says it will sanction employers over indecent working conditions that contravene local and international labour laws. Mr Simon Lalong, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this during the inauguration of the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) III, (2023-2027) on Friday in Abuja. The DWCP was inaugurated to …

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Lagos Ranked Among World’s Cheapest Cities

LAGOS State has been ranked among the world’s cheapest cities. Economists Intelligence Worldwide Cost of Living 2023 survey disclosed this in its latest report. Accordingly, the survey ranked Lagos and Damascus, Syria, among the bottom ten cities with the cheapest living costs. The report ranked Lagos 165 out of 173, …

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FG Pays N585m Fines, Begins Nationwide Prisoners’ Release

THE Federal Government, on Thursday, said it had raised N585m towards the settlement of fines for inmates in a bid to decongest correctional centres across the country. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, represented by an Assistant Director in the ministry, Dr Anayo Romanus-Nzekwe, disclosed this on Thursday in …

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Rivers Guber: Appeal Court Dismisses Case Against Simi Fubara

AN Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State on Tuesday, dismissed the petition filed by Tonye-Cole of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Tonye-Cole wanted the Appeal Court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare him the …

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