Today's Headlines: President Tinubu Sets New Minimum Wage for Workers, Imo guber: ‘We will fight insecurity, uphold rule of law – NNPP candidate, Odunzeh

President Tinubu Sets New Minimum Wage for Workers

President Bola Tinubu is working towards implementing a new minimum wage policy in Nigeria that could potentially double the current salaries of workers. 

Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser on media and publicity to President Tinubu, revealed this information in a recent interview.

The government is committed to alleting economic challenges faced by the Nigerian populace, and one of the measures being taken is the revision of the minimum wage.

While Ngelale refrained from preempting the work of the minimum wage committee, he stated that President Tinubu wants nothing less than a doubling of the current minimum wage.

This indicates a significant increase in income for workers if the proposed policy is successfully implemented.

The administration has also been proactive in providing financial support to the states. Since the start of President Tinubu’s tenure, governors across the federation have received a substantial sum of N300 billion to help manage economic challenges. 

We’ll Fight Insecurity–Odunzeh

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The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, in Imo State, Mr. Ben Odunzeh has vowed to tackle insecurity and uphold the rule of law if he emerges winner.

Odunzeh also reiterated his preparedness to make sure that there is implementation of a transparent and accountable electoral system, before, during and after the election.

He made this known through a statement signed by his media officer, Mr Joshua Elekwachi, shortly after a meeting with stakeholders and youth organizations in the State.

According to him: “In recent times, Imo State has faced its share of electoral challenges, leading to concerns over the integrity of the electoral process. Our focus remains steadfast on the welfare of the people and the protection of their democratic rights.”.

Onoh commends Tinubu over Keyamo’s ministerial nomination

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A former spokesman for President Bola Tinubu’s campaign in the southeast, Dr Josef Onoh, has commended the president’s nomination of Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN) for ministerial appointment.

Onoh said that Kayamo’s nomination was a testament that the President has his eyes on a potential and formidable Executive Council team that will help him deliver on his renewed hope mandate.

He stated that Keyamo had already displayed his potential as a human rights lawyer and for good governance administration in the past years when he was a Minister of State for Labour and Employment in the past administration, adding that as a young and energetic man, Kayamo will do more under the Tinubu administration.

Onoh noted that Kayamo in his postscript as a Minister had proposed the new government on the best means to manage inter-ministerial bottlenecks, which the former Minister stated that if adhered to would accelerate better governance of the country.

FG Moves to Boost Generation with 1,350mw Abuja Power Plant

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President Bola Tinubu yesterday officially kicked off the construction of the 1,350mw Gwagwalada Independent Power Plant (GIPP) in Abuja, with the first phase expected to comprise 350mw.Describing it as another important piece of national infrastructure, the president noted that the Joint Venture (JV) would have General Electric (GE), China Machinery and Engineering Corporation (CMEC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on board.

He explained that the ground-breaking was highly significant to the nation, as it marked the first bold step in his administration’s effort to establish a strong and virile energy sector and deliver uninterrupted power to all Nigerians.Tinubu recalled that during his presidential campaign, he made a commitment to Nigerians to use all available energy sources to increase power generation beyond the current installed capacity of 12,000mw.

He also vowed to strengthen the integrity of the country’s transmission infrastructure and to ensure that all distribution bottlenecks were removed, pledging to make sure that the project is delivered on schedule.“Nigeria cannot become a productive and industrialised economy, we cannot tackle poverty or create thousands of high paying manufacturing jobs unless we can generate, transmit and distribute reliable electricity. To accelerate our economic growth, we must remove every obstacle slowing our progress.

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