Nigeria’s Lawmakers Approve Minimum Wage Hike Following Labor Negotiations
Nigeria’s Senate has approved a bill to increase the monthly minimum wage from $18.92 to $44.16. The bill, which requires…
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Gambia’s Lawmakers Vote Down Bill Seeking to Overturn FGM Ban
Gambia’s parliament has rejected a bill to overturn the 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), contrasting with the majority…
Nigerian Lawmakers Call for Probe of Samoa Agreement
The Nigerian parliament has called for an investigation into the Samoa Agreement, a pact the Nigerian government signed with the…
Gambian Lawmakers Adopt Recommendations to Sustain FGM Ban
Gambian lawmakers have endorsed recommendations by nation’s joint health and gender committee to uphold the country’s ban on female genital…
US Lawmakers Call for the Release of Binance Executive Detained in Nigeria
US lawmakers French Hill and Chrissy Houhalan have called for the immediate release of detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan after…
US Lawmakers Urge State Department to Secure the Release of Binance Executive Detained in Nigeria
US lawmakers have accused Nigeria of wrongfully detaining Tigran Gambaryan, an American staff member of Binance, to extort money from…