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The consumer price index rose over the year to September 2020 by 13 …

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A Bill before the House of Representatives could, if passed, not only flood the country with non-toxicant cannabis resin, but potentially the rest of the World …

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State employees in Oyo state will shortly have their maternity leave extended from 4 to 6 months …

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New provisions under the Companies Income Tax Act could have significant implications for both HR and commercial functions if their company has any transactions involving entities in the country …

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In addition to the government’s compulsory vaccination against yellow fever by the Nigerian population, the border service has begun to enforce a requirement for all those arriving in, or leaving, the country to possess a “yellow card” showing that they have been vaccinated against the disease …

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The government’s new visa policy has increased the classes of visa types from 6 to 79 …

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The National Pensions Commission has warned companies that unless they have provided “life insurance cover” for their staff in line with the Pension Reform Act 2014, and obtained a certificate of compliance, they will not qualify for any contracts from Federal Government ministries, departments or agencies …

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Workers in Bayelsa, a state in southern Nigeria, are now entitled to an increased minimum wage of 30,000 Naira (US$83) a month …

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President Muhammadu Buhari has announced at the Aswan Forum in Egypt that the country will give all African travellers visas on arrival commencing from 2020 …

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Renewed interest has been engendered in the parliamentary Senate about a stalled sexual harassment Bill …

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Meetings have been taking place between the governments of both countries to seek solutions to the recent incidence of xenophobic violence against each other’s nationals and their business interests …

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South African businesses operating in Nigeria have been the subject of reprisal attacks for a number of widely-reported xenophobic incidents directed at Nigerian nationals working in South Africa …

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Applicants for Visa-on-Arrival are now able to make payment, and receive approval, in real time online simply by logging onto the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) website …

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Earlier this year we had reported that the Nigerian government was considering an increase in the minimum wage …

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Back in April 2018 we reported that President Buhari was expected to sign the Disability Bill that would, for the first time, grant various rights to some 25 million people with disabilities, including the right to work …

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