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Minimum wage: New law to sanction defaulting states coming – Senate
Minimum wage: New law to sanction defaulting states coming – Senate
The National Assembly is proposing a legislation to compel all the 36 states of the federation to adhere strictly to the new minimum wage figure that will be passed into law.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), stated this during an interview with newsmen in Abuja, on Friday.
But immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has aligned with state governors that state governments should be allowed to pay what they can afford.
President Bola Tinubu is expected to forward to the National Assembly a new minimum wage after the negotiation committee has presented their proposals to him.
While the Federal Government team has proposed N62,000, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are insisting on N250,000.
But the 36 states governors under the umbrella of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) have rejected the FG’s proposal, saying if implemented, some states would have to borrow to pay salaries.
However, Senator Adaramodu said the proposed legislation would be enacted to ensure that states which do not comply with the new figure are sanctioned accordingly.
He said, “We are going to do a watertight Bill that we are proposing that the President will sign it to ensure that it is strictly adhered to as a law.
“Once it becomes law, we are going to make it watertight, and don’t let us just speculate what is going to be the ingredient that the federal government would be putting into the bill that will be brought by the executive to be submitted to the National Assembly.
“When it comes, whatever is there and whatever is not there, we are going to ensure that it’s going to be watertight; that it’s going to be obeyed by all. And from that, again, when we are talking of minimum wage, is it about federal government alone?
“Because it seems that it is a fight between the Federal Government and labour. That’s the way everybody is looking at it. So we keep mentioning the Federal Government, we keep mentioning the President Tinubu and labour.
“But like I said, the National Assembly is going to do this law seriously watertight that either the state or subnational or organised private sector that does not comply, there is going to be sanction for it.”
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BREAKING: Adeleke finally pardons ‘fowl thief’ Segun Olowookere
BREAKING: Adeleke Finally Pardons ‘Fowl Thief’ Segun Olowookere
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has granted the prerogative of mercy to Segun Olowookere, a young man convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to death by an Ogun State High Court in 2014.
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Olowookere was pardoned alongside Sunday Morakinyo and 51 others convicted of simple and serious offences on Thursday.
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Lagos-Calabar coastal road: Train track work begins 2025, says minister
Lagos-Calabar coastal road: Train track work begins 2025, says minister
The Federal Government plans to begin constructing train tracks on Section I of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in 2025.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this announcement during an inspection of Sections I and II of the project, which are located within Lagos and being handled by Hitech Construction Company Ltd, on Friday, December 20, 2024.
The details of the announcement were published in a statement on the ministry’s official website on Saturday.
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“The President has given very serious attention to road infrastructure. Don’t forget that this Coastal Highway and, of course, the four Legacy Projects all have the train track incorporated. The construction of the train track for this section I is going to take off in 2025,” Umahi stated.
The Works Minister outlined plans to enhance the Lagos-Calabar Highway in Sections I and II of Phase 1, including solar-powered CCTV cameras, lay-bys every 5-15 kilometers, and security posts for improved safety and monitoring.
He announced that 20 kilometers of Section 1 are scheduled for commissioning by May 2025. The Federal Controller of Works, Engr. Olukorede Kashia, noted challenges such as large refuse dumps and unsuitable soil conditions requiring extensive remediation during the project.
Lagos-Calabar coastal road: Train track work begins 2025, says minister
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Copyright: Court orders Adele’s song removed from platforms
Copyright: Court orders Adele’s song removed from platforms
A Brazilian court has ordered the removal of Adele’s 2015 song Million Years Ago from radio and streaming platforms worldwide following a copyright lawsuit filed by local composer Toninho Geraes.
The ruling, delivered by Judge Victor Torres, comes after Geraes accused the British singer of copying his 1996 classic Mulheres, originally performed by Brazilian artist Martinho da Vila.
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Geraes claims the track from Adele’s album 25 closely mirrors his 1995 composition, demanding recognition and compensation for the alleged infringement.
In the lawsuit, Geraes is seeking $160,000 in moral damages, lost royalties, and a songwriting credit on Adele’s track.
The court has also imposed a fine of $8,000 per act of non-compliance on the Brazilian subsidiaries of Sony Music and Universal Music Group.
Copyright: Court orders Adele’s song removed from platforms
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