Good morning. Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. New Minimum Wage: Epic Showdown Looms
- Blackout, Fuel Scarcity Loom As NUPENG, Electricity Workers Gear Up For Strike
- Stop Scheduled Strike, Go Back To Negotiation Table-FG, State Govs Woo Labour
- Walking Out of Discussions, Strike Won’t Solve Problem- MAN DGAbia Workers Agree To Take Part In National Strike
Come Monday, June 3, 2024, organized labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC); Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and other affiliated bodies will commence a nationwide industrial action due to the increase in energy prices and the tripartite committee’s failure to come to a decision on a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. READ MORE
2. Abia Soldiers’ Killing: Tinubu Talks Tough
- Says FG Will Come Down Heavily Against Those Who Have Made Attacks On Our Armed Forces A Habit
Following the gruesome murder of five soldiers who were on peace keeping mission in Aba, Abia State by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), President Bola Tinubu has vowed that the federal government will come down heavily against those who have made it a habit of needlessly attacking the officers and men of Nigeria’s armed forces. READ MORE
3. Nigerian Businesses Recorded Over N1tr Losses Between 2022-2023, Says NECA DG
Harsh operating climate cost organized private sector over N1tr cumulatively between 2022-2023, the Director-General of Nigeria’s Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde has disclosed. READ MORE
4. Strike: Fuel Scarcity Looms As Nigerian Petroleum Workers Close Depots, Filling Stations on Monday
Nkeiruka Onyejoecha, the minister of state for labor and employment, has pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to call off their impending walkout over minimum wage discussions. READ MORE
5. Shocker! Abuja Disco To Disconnect Police Headquarters, Army Barracks, Others Over Debt
A list of 25 clients with overdue electricity bills is available from the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company. READ MORE
6. After 27 months, Abba Kyari was released from Kuje prison
After being detained for 27 months, suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari was freed from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja. READ MORE
7. I refuse to go back to the previous national anthem, says Oby Ezekwesili
Former Education Minister Obiageli Ezekwesili has reiterated her opposition to the new national anthem that President Bola Tinubu has signed into law. READ MORE
8. ICPC To Charge Four REA Staff For N1 Billion Agency Fraud.
In connection with an alleged N1,066,000,000,000 energy project oversight scam, four employees of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) will be charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). READ MORE
9. Strike: Fuel Scarcity Looms As Nigerian Petroleum Workers Close Depots, Filling Stations on Monday
Nkeiruka Onyejoecha, the minister of state for labor and employment, has pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to call off their impending walkout over minimum wage discussions. READ MORE
10. Real Madrid Win 15th Champions League Title, Punish Wasteful Dortmund
After a flurry of goals from Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid held on to win the Champions League for the fifteenth time on Saturday at Wembley thanks to goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior in the closing moments. READ MORE
