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Senate approves 30, 000 as minimum wage

The Nigerian Senate has approved N30, 000 as minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. The national minimum wage bill will become effective after the president, Muhammadu Buhari, assents to it. The chairman of the ad-hoc committee set up to review the bill, Francis Alimikhena, presented a report on Tuesday. The report recommended that N30, 000 be approved as minimum wage for Nigerian workers. It also recommended that the federal government put in place a procedure to review revenue sharing formula to enhance state capabilities towards implementation of the new wage. The committee also suggested that relevant agencies should compute the cost implication of the bill on the 2019 budget and forward same to the National Assembly. N75, 000 was recommended as fine ‘for not keeping records of employees. The lawmakers adopted all the recommendations. The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, commended the federal government for its effort on the bill. The Minority Leader

Hudson-Odoi called into England squad

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Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has been called into the England squad for the first time ahead of the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Montenegro. The teenager joined up with Gareth Southgate's squad at St George's Park just hours after travelling to Bristol to join Aidy Boothroyd's Under-21s side. The call-up comes after Chelsea team-mate Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Manchester City pair Fabian Delph and John Stones pulled out through injury, along with Manchester United's Luke Shaw. Southgate drafted in Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse earlier on Monday and 18-year-old Hudson-Odoi will also have the chance to impress as he pushes for an international debut. "It's been a crazy day but getting my first [senior] international call-up is an amazing feeling," said Hudson-Odoi. "Today has been a very long day for me because I had to travel to Bristol first for the Under-21s and then, getting told that I have to come over