The Federal Government is hopeful of the organised labour suspending its planned indefinite strike, saying the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) will consider the government’s offers, including a N35,000 pay increase for all “treasury-paid” federal workers. This was one of the highlights of theContinue Reading
A 200-level student of the Computer Science Department at the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State simply identified as Abubakar has been confirmed dead following a clash between students over a relationship with a female student. The tragic incident involving eight students of the university was said to have takenContinue Reading
Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has stated that President Bola Tinubu was the first to suffer the impact of fuel subsidy removal. President Bola Tinubu had in his inaugural speech on May 29 declared that “fuel subsidy is gone”, a move that has seen the price of petrol andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar have urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve their planned strike over the removal of fuel subsidy. The organised labour had fixed Tuesday, October 3, for the commencementContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Flight operations would be grounded across airports nationwide as four major aviation unions have indicated readiness to join the indefinite strike which would be embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday, October 3. The Air Transport Services SeniorContinue Reading
The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 election. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice C.H. Ahuchaogu dismissed the petition filed by former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege of the AllContinue Reading
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Gen. Buba Marwa, rtd, on Thursday advised Nigerians, particularly the youth to desist from taking illicit drugs. He, gave the advice at the 2023 Press Week Lecture/Symposium, organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Continue Reading
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, says the South-East must have the self-belief to turn things around despite insecurity and other challenges facing the zone. Speaking on Thursday at the 2023 South-East Summit on Economy and Security in Owerri, the Imo State capital, Soludo said the region must makeContinue Reading
Protesting workers Minister of Works Dave Umahi has been locked inside his office by protesting workers who accuse him of highhandedness. The minister was said to have prevented workers who came to work late from gaining access to the ministry. The union members comprising the Housing and Works Ministry decidedContinue Reading
The Presidency through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, BPSR, has declared the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA as the best Federal Government Agency in Digital Transformation. The Director General, BPSR who conveyed the Presidential award to NIMASA Management, also announced that the DG/CEO NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR has beenContinue Reading