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Labour leaders on Sunday expressed optimism that the Federal Government would give workers a living wage not minimum wage. President Muhammdu Buhari had on Thursday approved the appointment of a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage. The labour leaders, who are members of the committee, spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos ahead of the committee inauguration scheduled for Monday in Abuja. The committee is made up of persons from the public sector (federal and state governments) and the private sector (members of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association…

Manchester City survived a scare to preserve their club record-equalling winning streak with a 2-1 victory over Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium. Huddersfield had looked on course to repeat their famous victory over Manchester United when Christopher Schindler’s header deflected in off Nicolas Otamendi in first-half stoppage-time. But Raheem Sterling’s second-half cameo proved decisive as he won a penalty which Sergio Aguero converted on 47 minutes before the England international bundled home the winner with six minutes remaining. Aaron Mooy’s late free-kick nearly snatched a point for Huddersfield – who had Rajiv van La Parra sent off at full-time…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N164.7 million for the payment of second-semester school fees of the freed 106 Chibok girls at the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, Adamawa. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. The presidential aide said that the President had expressed satisfaction over the progress so far made in the rehabilitation of the freed Chibok schoolgirls. According to him, Buhari expressed his feelings while reviewing a progress report on the affected girls. He said that the report was submitted to…

Alexis Sanchez kept his cool to convert a penalty in second-half stoppage time to hand Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor. Arsenal won both their league games against Burnley last season thanks to injury-time winners and they did so again after James Tarkowski was penalised for a push on Aaron Ramsey. Burnley rattled the post through Johann Gudmundsson while Jack Wilshere’s deflected effort ten minutes from time was the closest Arsenal came until Sanchez sealed the win with virtually the last kick of the game. The result means that Arsenal have leapfrogged local rivals Tottenham into fourth…

The Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, Mr Kamal Bashua, on Sunday described the defection of Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a welcome development. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obanikoro, a former minister under the Jonathan administration, left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC on Saturday in Lagos. He was received by party faithful, including APC state chairman, Chief Henry Ajomale and other APC chieftains. Bashua told NAN in Lagos that Obanikoro’s defection to APC was one of the best things to have happened to the party,…

A PDP national chairmanship aspirant, Chief Bode George, has challenged other contestants to an open debate on their vision and agenda for the party. The eight chairmanship aspirants consist of six from the South-west and two from South-South. They are: Bode George, Jimi Agbaje, Taoheed Adedoja, Tunde Adeniran, Rasheed Ladoja, Gbenga Daniel, Raymond Dokpesi and Uche Secondus. This was contained in a statement issued by his political adviser and media aide, Mr Uthman Fadipe on Sunday. According to the statement, George gave the challenge during his visit to party delegates in Sokoto on Saturday as part of his campaign tour…

At least three Nigerian soldiers were killed and another six injured as the Nigerian Army chased Islamist sect, Boko Haram, out of Magumeri in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, the army said on Sunday. The attack happened on Saturday evening when a large number of jihadists stormed Magumeri, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri. The town and surrounding area have been attacked before by fighters from the Islamic State-group supported factional leader of Boko Haram, Abu Mus’ab al-Barnawi. In July, at least 69 people — most of them soldiers and civilian militia members — were…

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo may have his hands full with state duties but he is one who remembers the matters of the heart as he remembered his wife, Dolapo on the 28th anniversary of their wedding. In a six-line poem characterised by rhymes and rhythms, Osinbajo, the professor of law wrote on his Twitter page: “When our worlds collided, it was just a matter of time. Our story began today, many years ago The harmony in the symphony, My treasure! Happy Anniversary Oludolapo Your heart is my home,” he tweeted with two pictures. When our worlds collided, it was…

Suspected members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram took over the town of Magumeri in the restive state of Borno in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, residents said. The attack comes days after a suicide bomber killed at least 50 people at a mosque in neighbouring Adamawa state in one of the deadliest attacks since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in 2015 pledging to end the eight-year insurgency. Residents said attackers entered Magumeri, around 50 km (30 miles) from Borno state capital Maiduguri, around 7:00 p.m. (1800 GMT). They said the insurgents shot sporadically and threw explosive devices, prompting locals…

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