NLC: FEC Lacks Constitutional Power to Deliberate on Minimum Wage Says defaulting governors are lawbreakers Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Amid growing concerns over
the lingering negotiations on the new national minimum wage for workers in the country,
the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has faulted the claim by the Federal Executive Council
(FEC) that it stepped down deliberations on the proposals to enable President Bola Tinubu
to make wider consultations on the issue. The union, which argued
that FEC stepped down the Continued on page 5
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Tears, Wailing as Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Return to Borno with Multiple Attacks 20 feared dead, over 100 injured in three incidents
Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri Tears flowed freely yesterday
as suicide bombers attacked funeral and wedding ceremonies in Gwoza, Borno State, killing
no fewer than 20 persons and inflicting injuries on over 100 others, in what seems like a return
of suicide bombing in the state, the epicentre of violent Boko Haram attacks.
Gwoza, located in the southern part of the North-east state, was at a time the emirate headquarters
of the insurgents, who at that Continued on page 5
In Defence of Tinubu’s Reforms, Shettima Says President Imbued with Capacity to Fix Economy Condemns mischievous fixation on president’s health status Berates those mocking Tinubu over misstep during June 12 anniversary Says Roosevelt, Kibaki fixed US, Kenyan economies despite health challenges
Deji Elumoye in Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday urged Nigerians to support the economic reforms initiated by President Bola Tinubu, declaring that the president is robustly imbued with the capacity to fix the Nigerian economy, based on his antecedents. Shettima, who also declared that the economic turbulence Nigeria was going through was not peculiar to the country but a global phenomenon, took a swipe at those who mocked the president for his misstep during the June 12 anniversary. While acknowledging that Nigerians have the right to ask questions about Tinubu’s conditions, Shettima condemned what he described as a Continu-ed on page 5
STANDING WITH THE SARAKI FAMILY… L-R: Mrs. Tope Edu (née Saraki); former Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki; Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke; former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki; and billionaire businessman, Mr. Adedeji Adeleke, when the Adeleke family went to console the Saraki family over the death of their mother, Chief (Mrs) Morenike Florence Saraki in Lagos... recently