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THE MINIMUM WAGE IS ALREADY LOSING The NLC and TUC announced minimum wage renegotiation would begin in July 2026, with Lagos workers demanding ₦225,000 and some states still not paying the existing ₦70,000. SEVENTEEN REPS, ONE FLOOR, ONE MORNING Seventeen House...
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Three things from this week worth carrying into the weekend. One. The South Africa crisis met its limit. Nigeria has spent weeks talking about economic retaliation against South Africa. This week, the talking produced a crisis notification unit, an...
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South Africa invented a name for the children of Nigerian and South African parents. The name tells you everything. “Sougerians.” That’s what some South Africans call children born to Nigerian-South African families. Foreign Minister Bianca...
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THE SENATE SAID REVOKE IT Senator Adams Oshiomhole called on the Senate to nationalise MTN and revoke DSTV’s licence over xenophobic attacks in South Africa, and the Senate President declined, forming a joint committee instead. THE ECONOMY IS GROWING. YOUR...
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Nigeria’s economy is growing. The government has numbers to prove it. Workers are saying they can no longer afford the bus fare to earn those numbers. Both things are true at the same time. The ₦70,000 minimum wage is already losing. Here’s what that tells...