MARITIME LABOUR: NIMASA, MWUN RESTATE COMMITMENT TO CONSTANT STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT
· Jamoh deserves a second tenure – Comrade Adeyanju BY GODWIN OBI The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, have restated their commitment to continuous stakeholder’s engagement as an effective tool to maintain the peace which the nation’sContinue Reading
Vote for me because I’m competent, not because ‘it’s my turn’ — Obi
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has told Nigerians not to vote for him based on ethnic or entitlement sentiments, but on the competence he comes with. The former Anamabra State Governor stated this during the Presidential Town Hall series organized by Arise TV on Sunday. According to Obi, heContinue Reading
Nigeria to become Third most populous country by 2050-UN
BY GODWIN OBI A United Nations, UN, Report says Nigeria is likely to be the third most populated country in the world by the year 2050, joining the ranks of some Asian countries as China and India believed to be the most populous nations in the world. Nigeria’s current populationContinue Reading
Oyo: One killed, 29 guns recovered, 78 persons arrested, as police raid Auxiliary’s house in Ibadan
BY GODWIN OBI The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person, recovery of 29 different types of guns, arrest of 78 persons, among other things on Monday night, when its personnel raided the residence of the former Chairman, Disciplinary Committee, Park Management System (PMS) in OyoContinue Reading
Nigerians fume over fuel subsidy removal, As TUC President, SDP’s Adebayo in heated debate over Subsidy removal
Nigerians have continued to express resentment to the fuel subsidy which was confirmed to have been removed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, even as the President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Festus Osifo, and the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, lockedContinue Reading
Kanwan Katsina, Bello Lauds Gov. Masari For Executing Mass Oriented Projects In Katsina State
BY GODWIN OBI Gov. Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara has applauded Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State over developmental projects executed in his eight years of administration in the state particularly in Ketare District.Alhaji Usman Bello wasContinue Reading
We Have Ended Casualization Of Dockworkers – Prince Adeyanju
— Says IOCs compliance remarkable — Receives Maritime Labour Icon Award By Asuquo Nuwak The President-General of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria ( ( MWUN), Prince Adewale Adeyanju has disclosed that the Union has ended the issue of Casualization of dockworkers which over the years were treated like orphans andContinue Reading
Tinubu’s inauguration: Lobbyists, others take over Abuja
President-elect Bola Tinubu • Air fares go up, hotels packed full, tight security in metropolis BY GODWIN OBI Ahead of the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice-President, Kashim Shettima on Monday, lobbyists and politicians angling for different positions have besieged Abuja, the nation’s capital. Tinubu who was declaredContinue Reading
8-year tenure: Buhari’s administration shambolic failure – Bode George
BY GODWIN OBI Former National Vice President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has described the last eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as a failure. The former military administrator of Ondo State, who stated this in an interview with newsmen in his Lagos office atContinue Reading
Ortom Accuses Buhari Of Pulling Nigeria from top to bottom
BY GODWIN OBI Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, weekend, said the last eight years would be remembered by all as the worst in the history of Nigeria. He said it was a period when a country that was flourishing under then-President Goodluck Jonathan was plunged into unimaginable poverty, insecurity,Continue Reading
If Buhari Fails To Release Nnamdi Kanu, I Will Appeal To Tinubu – Soludo
The governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, says he will shift attention to the incoming government of Bola Tinubu if his appeal for the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is not granted by President Muhammadu Buhari. Soludo has repeatedly appealed to PresidentContinue Reading
Diezani Sues EFCC, AGF, Demands N100bn In Damages For Alleged Libel
BY GODWIN OBI A former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Allison-Madueke has sued the Attorney General of the Federation and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged libel. She is demanding N100bn to be paid to her in damages, according to a writ of summons filed on her behalfContinue Reading
Appointment Of Ministers Of State Unconstitutional, Keyamo Tells Buhari
FESTUS KEYAMO ‘SAN’ BY GODWIN OBI The outgoing Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo says it is an aberration to appoint a Minister of State. He stated this while making a speech during a valedictory session chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Citing some portions ofContinue Reading