LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party says it would implement a minimum wage of N80,000-N100,000 if the party wins next year’s presidential election. A few days ago, the Labour Party unveiled its manifesto after a long wait with its presidential candidate Peter Obi touting the payment of hourly wages as against the current monthly format…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Sunday issued an internal memo announcing the train fare increment earlier published exclusively by Tribune Online. This is even as some passengers have lamented over the manner of increment, wondering why NRC will jack up train fares without prior notice to train users. According to…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians will soon start paying 12.5 per cent tax on telecommunications services as the federal government plans to implement five per cent inclusive excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria. The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this at a stakeholders’ forum on implementation of excise duty on…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja on Friday ordered a substantial increment in the salaries of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and other Nigerian judges. The trial judge, Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, gave this order in her judgement, saying “judges have been victims of great injustice” and describing their poor…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-To cushion the impact of inflation, the government of Ghana has increased workers’ salaries by 15 per cent. The salary increase that is tagged “Cost of Living Allowance (COLA),” is the major highlight of the agreement the Ghanaian government signed with the workers, in exchange for a stable workforce in the economically-troubled…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has insisted on the removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian authorities. The position of the organization was contained in the Executive Board’s conclusion of the Article IV consultation with Nigeria report, which was released, yesterday. According to the Fund’s statement on the report, “Directors also urged…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Monday, entered fresh terrorism allegations against the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. FG, in the amended process it filed before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, increased the counts in the initial charge it preferred against Kanu. The IPOB leader…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2021 Afcon to staged in Cameroon, prostitutes in the country have increased their prices as they are ready to serve those who will patronise them in a different level, according to reports. Prostitutes in Cameroon have revealed an updated price ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to be staged…