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Oyo: Agricvest Initiative: A Testament To Senator Akintunde's Commitment To Agriculture

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OYO: Agricvest Initiative: A Testament To Senator Akintunde's Commitment To Agriculture In another round of impactful representation and uncommon leadership, Senator Yunus Akintunde has developed a special Agricultural revolution plans for immediate implementation in Oyo  Central Senatorial District. Tagged AGRICINVEST INITIATIVE, the program which started as part of the Empowerment project he organized recently with encouraging feedback indicating tremendous impact among beneficiaries will concentrate on farming community groups and  constituents who are notable farmers with emphasis on boosting food production in the various communities. "Oyo Central Senatorial District is mostly agrarian with vast land area for agriculture, this initiative will accommodate cluster farmers who will be supported with fertilizer, improved seedlings such as yam, tomatoes, beans, maize, also farming rubber boots, hand gloves and knapsack sprayers among other tools" "The Agric Investmen...

Minimum Wage: NLC Declares Strike In Oyo, FCT, 13 Other States From Monday

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Minimum Wage: NLC Declares Strike In Oyo, FCT, 13 Other States From Monday  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared industrial action in Oyo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 13 other states, effective Monday, December 2, 2024, following the failure of these states to implement the new national minimum wage. This decision follows resolutions made by the National Executive Council (NEC) in Port Harcourt on November 8 and reaffirmed by the Central Working Committee (CWC) in Kano on November 27, 2024. The action is aimed at compelling compliance with the wage structure agreed upon nationally. States affected by the directive include Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Imo, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara. Workers in these states have reportedly continued to receive wages based on the outdated salary structure, with no concrete agreements or timelines for implementing the updated structure. In a st...