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July 23, 2024 The Senate and the National Council of Women Society Call for Inclusion of Domestic Servants in New Minimum Wage

The Senate and the National Council of Women Society Call for Inclusion of Domestic Servants in New Minimum Wage

The Senate and the National Council of Women Society, NCWS have advocated for the inclusion of domestic servants in Nigeria in the proposed N70,000 minimum wage when it comes into effect.

The call was at the National Assembly in Abuja during a public hearing on a bill seeking an Act to provide for the Domestication and Registration of domestic workers and Employers in Nigeria.

The public hearing on the bill sponsored by Senator BABANGIDA HUSSAINI representing Jigawa North West, was organized by the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity chaired by Senator DIKET PLANG.

Chairman of the Committee, Senator DIKET PLANG, said an agency will surely be set up for the implementation of the proposed law, but the Ministry of Labour and Productivity will drive the operation from the onset.

July 21, 2024 Super Falcons Resume Training in Bordeaux

Super Falcons Resume Training in Bordeaux

Two days after arriving in France, Nigeria’s Super Falcons have commenced full training today in Bordeaux.

The training is ahead of Thursday’s crucial first match against Brazil in their opening Group C clash of the 2024 Paris Olympics Women’s Football Tournament.

The West Africans who landed in France in the wee hours of Thursday to the warm embrace of Head of Chancery, Nigeria Embassy in France, DOROTHY AKPAMA who welcomed the contingent on behalf of the Ambassador.

Also, head coach RANDY WALDRUM has magnanimously given the 18 players in Falcons new ‘nest’ Saturday as rest day to allow for full recovery from two weeks training in Seville, Spain and jet lag from the flight from Seville to Bordeaux.

The Super Falcons are returning to the Olympics after 16 years interval.

They have been drawn in a formidable Group C, alongside Spain, who are making their Olympics debut; two-time Silver medalists Brazil, and London 2012 Silver medalists Japan.

July 21, 2024 NidCOM Rescues 58 Trafficked Nigerians From Ghana

NidCOM Rescues 58 Trafficked Nigerians From Ghana

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission – NiDCOM has said that another group of 58 Nigerian women and children have been rescued from human traffickers in Ghana.

The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Board of Trustees in Ghana, disclosed this to the NiDCOM boss, Hon. ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA, when she stopped by to visit the trafficked victims at their location in Accra.

The latest rescue comes a month after the Nigerian government rescued at least 10 Nigerian teenage girls, ages between 15 and 16, from human trafficking and prostitution.

This was contained in a statement by NiDCOM’s Head of Media and Public Relations, ABDUR-RAHMAN BALOGUN.

According to the statement, the rescued victims comprised 47 Nigerians of Kano State origin, five from Katsina State, two from Jigawa State and four from Kaduna State.

BALOGUN noted that the latest figures bring the total number of rescued Nigerians in Accra in the last three months to 105.

July 21, 2024 House of Representatives Vow to Deal with Oil Companies Failing to Participate in the N60b NNPCL Joint Agreements Probe

House of Representatives Vow to Deal with Oil Companies Failing to Participate in the N60b NNPCL Joint Agreements Probe

The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Finance and Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has vowed to deal with oil companies which fail to participate in the ongoing investigation of the loss of 60 billion dollars  inflated cash calls by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s Joint Venture Agreements.

Recall that the joint committee co-chaired by Chairman, Finance, JAMES FALEKE  and Chairman Petroleum Resources, ALHASSAN ADO-DOGUWA had in the past week, frowned at the absence of chief executives of companies and agencies earmarked for the probe at the hearings.

It also rebuked the presentations made by the few who turned up, even as it warned against the practices of some companies sending representatives instead of their top expectative officers.

Not happy by the uncooperative attitude of the invited companies, Co-Chairman, ADO-DOGUWA said the committee would not take it lightly with those who attempt to undermine the constitutional power of the parliament.

The lawmaker directed the clerk of the committee to go through the books to identify companies which failed to honour its invitation without cogent reasons, vowing that appropriate action will be taken.

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