…..demands for balance payment of N35,000 Wage Award, implementation 35% salary review The joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (Labour Union Side) has demanded for the immediate setting up of committee that will draw up consequential adjustments salary table that will facilitate the implementation of N70,000 New National Minimum Wage. In separate letters addressed to…
Ondo guber: Forum backs Aiyedatiwa, applauds state’s agric reforms The Ondo Progressives Forum has commended the Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, for his administration’s efforts to improve the lives of farmers and investors in the state. In a communiqué issued on Thursday and signed by the group’s Convener, Hon. Oluwaseyi Ibrahim, the Forum…
Press Statement04/09/2024 WE STAND BY OUR STATEMENT Our attention has been drawn to the denial credited to the Senior Special Assistant to Mr President on the Print Media, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz. In the said statement, Abdulaziz was quoted as saying: “I sat through the two meetings President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had with Labour leaders on…
Debunking “O’Datiwa Meters and the Need for More Concern from the State Government” The claim that Ondo State citizens were led to believe that the O’Datiwa Meter Mass Metering Programme is completely free is based on a misunderstanding. While the program indeed represents a significant government initiative, it was never advertised as a free service….
THE COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONGRESS OF THE NIGERIA UNION OF JOURNALISTS (NUJ), ONDO STATE COUNCIL, HELD ON THURSDAY 29TH AUGUST, 2024 AT THE PRESS CENTRE, PEN CRESCENT, ALAGBAKA-AKURE The Congress which was presided over by the State Chairman, Prince Leke Adegbite and well attended by members of the union across all chapels, deliberated on…
…..charges them to develop and implement robust ICT policies that will foster an environment of innovation. The Ondo State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has inaugurated ICT TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP (TWG) to drive technological advancement of the state. Inaugurating the TWG in Akure, Ondo state capital, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on ICT, Hon. Tomide…
PRESS RELEASECLOSURE OF MARKETS AND SHOPS IN OBSERVANCE OF ANNUAL AHEREGBE FESTIVAL The Palace of the Deji & Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom wishes to notify the residents of Akure and its environ that all Markets and Shops in Akure will be shut on Tuesday 27th August, 2024 Signed.Adeyeye MichaelChief Press Secretary to the Deji…
ONDO TO HOST 215 INVESTORS AT GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FESTIVAL IN AKURE Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reaffirmed the state’s commitment to being a prime investment destination, emphasizing the factors that make the Sunshine State attractive, including its relative peace, abundant natural resources, and skilled workforce. Speaking during the official presentation of the…
A Professor of Banking and Finance at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Sunday Akinmulegun, has asserted that one of the reasons behind Nigeria’s economic difficulties is the government’s tendency to implement economic policies that are incompatible with the country’s culture and context. He warned that Nigeria’s economic future is bleak unless urgent and significant measures…
Organised Labour has called on Nigerians to be patient with the Federal and State Governments following the delay in the implementation of the new minimum wage. This was even as the workers’ union absolved the Federal Government of any wrongdoing, saying it would be unfair to conclude that there was a deliberate attempt to avoid…
