HeyJaredDeborah Tolu-Kolawole
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Workers declare three-day warning strike over economic hardship, minimum wage (opens the original)
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Public service workers under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have declared a three-day warning strike from October 2 to 4, 2026, over what they described as worsening economic and mental hardship affecting workers and their dependants. The council directed its national and state leaders to mobilise workers for the industrial action, scheduled to commence at midnight on Friday, October 2, and end on Sunday, October 4. The directive was contained in a circular dated October 1
Nigeria, Indonesia trade surpasses $3bn annually (opens the original)
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Nigeria and Indonesia’s bilateral trade has consistently exceeded $3bn annually, the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Bambang Suharto, has said. Suharto disclosed this on Tuesday night at a reception to mark Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day in Abuja, where he said the two countries also represented a combined market of more than 550 million people. The ambassador said the trade relationship had positioned Nigeria as one of Indonesia’s foremost trading partners in Africa, while calling for grea
Okebukola demands progress as 29 Nigerian varsities make global ranking (opens the original)
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The Chairman of the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee, Prof Peter Okebukola, has called for improved global academic reputation, research output and international collaboration among Nigerian universities after 29 institutions featured in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Nigeria’s 29 ranked universities, up from 24 in the 2026 edition, gave the country the highest number of ranked institutions in sub-Saharan Africa. However, Okebukola said the incre
Nigeria @66: NLC demands new minimum wage, lower petrol prices (opens the original)
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded an immediate reduction in the price of petrol, a nationwide wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage, warning that rising living costs have eroded workers’ purchasing power. The NLC made the demands in an Independence Day statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, titled, “Our Hope Depends on the Choices We Make and the Actions We Take.” The union said the demands had become necessary as workers and
Nigeria @66: Education gets fresh push, old problems remain (opens the original)
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As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence anniversary, the state of its education sector reflects a mix of ambitious reforms, renewed investment and longstanding challenges that continue to affect millions of learners, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole writes Under the leadership of the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, the Federal Government has pursued initiatives ranging from the revitalisation of the National Library of Nigeria and digital learning programmes to improved education financing and efforts
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