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The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the new minimum wage bill.

The NLC said  since the National Assembly approved the new minimum wage of N30,000 and passed it to the President for his assent nothing had been heard about it.

The union’s Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah, who spoke to our correspondent on the issue, said  workers would be grateful if Buhari signed the bill  this month.

He said, “The President constituted a committee that worked on the figure that was submitted to him and he sent it to the National Assembly as an executive bill. Similarly, the National Assembly legislated on it and sent back to the President for  his assent.

“We have no reason to doubt that the President will not sign it into law; his body language does not suggest that he will not sign it.

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Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun on Tuesday approved the appointment of 18 new Permanent Secretaries from the state civil service.

The appointment was contained in a statement signed by the state Head of Service, Engr. Lanre Bisiriyu.

According to the statement, the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries would be sworn in on Friday by Amosun at the Governor’s Office by 9.00am.

The new Permanent Secretaries were Mr Mosuro Olatunbosun; Mr Bajela A.Abayomi; Mrs Ogunleye. O. Abosede; Mrs Ogunremi. M. Olufunke; 

Mr Odulana Dolapo; Mr Olanrewaju Saka; Mr Olaleye.O. Alao ; Mr Adebiyi.N. Ayinla;   Dr Olabimtan.K.Akande; 

Mr Aboaba. I. Ishola;  Mrs Oresanya Yetunde.

Others are Mr Idowu M.Olubunmi; Mr Awere. A. Abiodun; Mr Olukoga. G. Olumuyiwa; 

Mr Adewunmi.D. Olufemi; Dr (Mrs) Oladeinde. O. Olufunmilayo; Mr Ogunlana. K. Fatai and Mr Lanre -Iyanda Olusegun.

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The Anambra State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to  stop  expensive funerals in the state.

The bill, which was  sponsored  by the representative   of  Anaocha II Constituency, Charles Ezeani, now makes it an offence to hold funerals for more than one day in the state.

Before the bill was passed, communities  held funerals  for at least three days.

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Tottenham striker Harry Kane could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, says manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Kane, 25, had an MRI scan on Wednesday after hobbling off during Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

The England captain was seen leaving the stadium on crutches, with a protective boot on his left ankle.

“It’s a worry for us,” said Pochettino.

“We are going to miss him — maybe for the rest of the season. We hope it is not a big issue but there is not too much time to recover. 

He twisted his ankle so we will see how it reacts in a few hours.”

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Celebrated Yoruba writer, Chief Oladejo Okediji, is dead.

The Yoruba octogenarian novelist died in the early hours of Wednesday at 89 according to one of his children, Goke.

Goke told our correspondent on the phone that the deceased was not sick before his demise.

It was learnt that hordes of sympathisers have been besieging the residence of the late writer located at the Mabolaje area of Oyo, Oyo State.