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President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Minimum Wage Repeal and Re-Enactment Act, 2019. By this act, the new minimum wage is now N30,000. The President assented to the Act on Thursday in Abuja, mandating all employers of labour across the country to pay workers a minimum of N30,000 monthly wage. The National Assembly had submitted the minimum wage bill to the President since March 27. The bill approving N30,000 as the new national minimum wage was passed by both chambers of National Asaembly before they went on break for the 2019 general elections. Earlier in the week, workers in the Federal Capital Territory had begged the President to sign the minimum wage bill. Some of the workers had expressed concerns over the delay in signing the bill into law, adding that it was causing them unnecessary anxiety. The N30,000 new National Minimum Wage Bill was approved by the two chambers of the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assist

GOLD TRADE– THE Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Bwari has disclosed that Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, UAE, have agreed to scale up gold trade for mutual benefits. Gold  This was made known by Bwari in a statement signed by the Personal Assistant on Media to the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, lshaku Kigbu, during the recent visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Dubai, UAE, where on the sidelines of the Dubai Annual Investment Meeting, where him (Bwari) and the Under-Secretary for Foreign Trade, UAE Ministry of Economy, Abdullah Al Saleh, agreed to expand and deepen bilateral relations basically on gold trading and following the quantum of gold traded between both countries over the years. The Minister who headlined the panel on Digital Trade at the conference, told participants about the effort government in Nigeria was making to digitally prepare the mining sector to create an enabling environment that would be of advantage for inv

Women’s World Cup– With 50 days to go to the kickoff of the women’s World Cup in France more than half the match tickets have been sold, FIFA said on Thursday. FIFA Women World Cup The governing body of world football said in a statement that they were “proud to announce that ticket sales for the competition are smashing records, with over 720,000 sold so far”. FIFA said that seven games were already sold out including the opening match, between France and South Korea at Parc des Princes in Paris on June 7, the semifinals on July 2 and 3, and the final on July 7, all in Lyon. Three other group games are already sold out: Netherlands v Cameroon in Valenciennes on June 15, Nigeria v France in Rennes on June 17 and Sweden v USA in Le Havre on June 20. source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/04/more-than-half-womens-world-cup-tickets.html

Pope Francis is ushering in the most solemn period in the Catholic liturgical calendar by celebrating a Holy Thursday Mass, made more poignant this year following the devastation of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral. Pope Francis swings a thurible of incense as he celebrates the Palm Sunday mass on April 14, 2019 at St. Peter’s square in the Vatican. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) The Crism Mass celebrates the unity of priests with their bishops. During Thursday’s service, Francis blessed the holy oils that will be used over the course of the year in the administration of sacraments. In his homily, Francis stressed that when priests use the oil, they are distributing their vocation and heart to the people of God. “We anoint by dirtying our hands in touching the wounds, the sins and the worries of the people,” he said. “We anoint by perfuming our hands in touching their faith, their hopes, their fidelity and the unconditional generosity of their self-giving. This year, Holy Week — whic

…speak on women empowerment, mental education, others By Ebunoluwa Sessou & Elizabeth Uwandu The International Women’s Day has come and gone, yet the memories still linger especially the Vanguard International Women’s Day Round Table that took place on March 29,2019 at the beautiful hall of Radisson Blu Hotels, located at Victoria Island, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Lagos. File: Medubem  With the invited guests at the roundtable, the women who came from all walks of life took turn to discuss the theme: Redirecting the Nigeria’s future: the role of women. The summary of the over two hours discourse as contained in this piece is summed up for action by all stakeholders including governments at all levels, corporate organisations as well as Nigerians at large to take affirmative action in redirecting the future of Nigeria  at all levels. Highpoint of the event were the 10 points agenda highlighted including mentoring the younger girls, sponsoring women programmes, maximum collaboration

Industry stakeholders have called on producers and distributors in the Nigerian movie industry to eschew films and video works that erode values that define the African people. The stakeholders made the call in separate interviews with the Newsmen, on the sideline of a conference on Film and Video Classification and Censorship in Onitsha, Anambra State. The event, with the theme, “The Dynamics of Online Movie and Video Contents”, was organised by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), from April 16 to 17, for filmmakers, distributors, investors and artiste. According to the stakeholders, films that reinforce violence and moral decadence have demeaning  effect on age-long values and acceptable ways of life, which may escalate juvenile delinquency. Mr Fidelis Duker, Chief Executive Officer of Nafifo Ventures, Organisers of Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF), said: “Everybody involved in making the film should ask if its contents reflects our culture and values as A

.As Bill Gates congratulates him on election victory President Muhammadu Buhari has assured billionaire and philanthropist, Mr Bill Gates, that his government will not fail Nigerians. President Muhammadu Buhari (R) and Bill Gates President Buhari also commended Bill Gates for his consistency and generous support to public cause across the globe. During a telephone call between both leaders, Bill Gates congratulated President Buhari on his reelection victory, stating that he is happy to be associated with the corruption-fighting president, according to a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), Garba Shehu. Bill Gates also restated his commitment to the success of the administration as well as the progress, prosperity, and well-being of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He expressed willingness to do more for the country. President Buhari also reiterated his opinion that Mr Bill Gates’ wealth has benefited Nigeria’s development, and