NIGERIA: State Governors have no Right to Reduce Minimum Wage – FG

ABUJA — THE Federal Government said, yesterday, that the governors have no legitimate right to reduce the national minimum wage from the present N18, 000 because it was a product of agreement.

Govs has NO Right to Reduce Minimum Wage

This came on the heels of the rejection by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, of the recent proposal to remove fuel subsidy in 2016, the increment in the electricity tariff and the proposed re-introduction of toll gates on the federal roads.

Warning against any plan to reduce the minimum wage at the meeting with the leadership of NLC, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said the governors were only playing politics with the issue of minimum wage.

Ngige said instead of contemplating to reduce the minimum wage, the government would want workers to be paid higher when the economy improves.

View full list of Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees

NIGERIA- President Muhammadu Buhari may have picked from across the States of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, Nigerians who will serve as ministers in his cabinet.

Recall that on September 30, President Buhari sent to the Senate President Bukola Saraki, the first batch of 21 ministerial nominees.

Also, yesterday, the President sent the names of the second batch of 16 nominees.

Meanwhile, at the time of this report, the states where  Ahmed Isa Ibeto (No. 19) Abubakar Bawa (No 36.) and Aisha Abubakar (No. 32) were nominated from were yet to be known. Background checks however show that both Ibeto and Bawa are from Niger State.

 

Nigeria 2016 Budget will include new policies- Buhari

The 2016 National Budget will include fresh policies and measures to encourage the rapid diversification of the Nigerian economy away from its current over-dependence on the oil and gas sector, President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed Monday in Abuja.

 
He also assured that under his watch, Nigeria will not fall short of international standards in the protection of foreign investments and the repatriation of returns on such investments.

Why I didn’t sign amended constitution – Jonathan

LAGOS — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, gave reasons why he refused to assent the constitution amendment bill forwarded to him by the National Assembly even as some eminent lawyers backed his decision.

 

Raising about 13 grounds, President Jonathan in a letter entitled: “Re: Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Fourth Alteration Act, 2015,” questioned the power the National Assembly has to arrogate to itself the power to pass any constitution amended without the assent of the President.