Nigeria
Fictitious names on Abia state payroll
Umuahia - Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State said yesterday workers in three parastatals were not being paid the new minimum wage of N20,100 because of fictitious names on the payroll.
Anambra to rehabilitate sacked workers from other states
Awka, Nigeria - The over 6,000 workers of Anambra State origin disengaged from other states will soon get a reprieve as the state government said yesterday it was thinking of how to rehabilitate them....
Labour Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to down tools over non-implementation of the N18,000 national minimum wage by some states in the country...
Nigerian forces raid Islamist base in Kano, 1 killed
KANO, Nigeria, May 1 (Reuters) - Nigerian forces raided the hideout of Islamist militants in Kano on Tuesday, killing the suspected mastermind of an attack on Christian worshippers, in a gun battle that lasted several hours in the main northern city....
Banking recovery lures funds back to Nigeria stocks
LAGOS (Reuters) - Signs of a sharp recovery in bank earnings for the first quarter are drawing investors to Nigerian shares after several years of turbulence in local stock markets following a 2008 banking crisis that wiped 60 percent off their value....