By Dennis Agbo The Enugu State House Assembly has said that it will not tolerate the exploitation of parents and caregivers by School proprietors, through unnecessary charges as the state reopened primary and secondary schools today. Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology Chief James Akadu, who made the call in a statement …

Wike and Amaechi By Nwafor Sunday Former governor of Rivers state and of course the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has bombarded the current governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, over insecurity noting that the state has gone back to the time of Ateke Tom, a former militant  leader. Amaechi who disclosed this at the burial …

The number of COVID-19 cases in India topped 6 million on Monday amid concerns over the country’s upcoming religious festival and polls in a populous state. “India’s total count of COVID-19 cases stands at 6,074,703,’’ the federal Health Ministry said on Monday, with a spike of 82,170 cases in the past 24 hours. The death …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Command, says it has convicted no fewer than 262 traffic offenders from January to August in the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Hafiz Muhammad, disclosed on Monday in Kaduna. Muhammad said that seven mobile courts across the state carried out the 262 convictions while 19 others …

By Dennis Agbo A coalition of affected traders from all parts of Nigeria, doing businesses in Ghana has demanded for safe evacuation from Ghana of Nigeria traders whose shops and businesses have crumbled in the West Africa country due to a xenophobic law that prevents foreigners from operation of certain categories of businesses in Ghana. The …

Five more U.S. soldiers in South Korea have tested positive for COVID-19 amid the lingering worry about the virus spread, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said on Monday. The USFK said in a statement that five USFK service members were confirmed to be infected after arriving in South Korea between Sept. 10 and  Sept. 25. …

BIAFRA MAP By Dennis Agbo THE Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has formed an alliance with Southern Cameroon’s separatist group, Ambazonia, in pursuant to secession from their respective countries to become independent nations. Arising from BNYL’s convention in Enugu, during the weekend, attended by representatives of Cameroon’s Ambazonia, BNYL leader, Princewill Chimezie said that the collaboration …

By Nwafor Sunday The social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Lauretta Onochie, Monday did a comparative analysis of Nigeria and United Kingdom strikes. Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, had vowed to embark on strike following the Federal Government’s refusal to reverse the hike in electricity tariff and fuel pump price. FG had increased electricity …

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ-HYxDjSoc?rel=0] NLC Members at yaba Lagos addressing journalist as the federal government suspend the strike nationwide in Lagos Also read:VIDEO: Aftermath Saturday downpour, flood submerges Lagos Vanguard News The post VIDEO: NLC members in Lagos march after suspending nationwide strike appeared first on Vanguard News.

Photos by Akeem Salau NLC Members at Yaba, Lagos addressing journalist. Photo: Akeem Salau https://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WhatsApp-Video-2020-09-28-at-09.24.42.mp4 Vanguard The post PHOTOS: Lagos NLC members address journalists after strike suspension appeared first on Vanguard News.

President  Donald Trump  has repeated his calls for  “sleepy”  Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee,  to take a drug test before their upcoming debate. This call is a continuation of Trump’s nasty line of attack on his opponent. “I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday …

The Kaduna State Government says it has no outstanding issues with its civil servants and has, therefore, cautioned its workers against participating in the planned nationwide strike action slated to commence on Monday, Sept. 28. “We have no outstanding issues with workers to warrant a strike. Our workers should be at work tomorrow,” the Head …

Alhaji Aliko Dangote Dangote Cement Plc says 171 millionaires across the nation have emerged in its ongoing  ‘Bag of Goodies Promo season 2’. The company made this known in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Head, Corporate  Communications, Dangote Industries Limited on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the promo, …

Organised Labour has suspended its planned nationwide industrial action for two weeks over the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel pump price in the country. Sen.  Christ Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this while reading a joint communique on the resolution of the Trade Dispute between the Federal Government and the organised …

The front page of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is seen at a newspapers kiosk in Paris on the opening day of the trial of the January 2015 Paris attacks against Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly, a policewoman in Montrouge and the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket, at Paris courthouse, France, September 2, 2020. The trial will take …

By Ayewoh Franklyn Osezele The trilogy is the word. Epic, enormous, eternal are the proportions it promises. But it concerns the best two heavyweights of this generation, Fury and Wilder. It does not include the holder of the most belts in the division, Joshua. In the past, Deontay Wilder was criticized for reaching fame without …

Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has hailed the decision of labour leaders to suspend their planned protest scheduled to have commenced Monday. Kyari, in a tweet on his official Twitter handle on Monday, praised the leadership of the unions for choosing the pursuit of the common good. Also read: RETHINKING …

Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment The minister of Labour and Employment Dr Chris Ngige said the resolution reached with the organised labour was an outcome of a fruitful deliberation. According to him, on the issue of electricity tariff reforms, the parties agreed to set up a Technical Committee comprising Ministries, Departments, Agencies, …

Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President said that both the government and organised labour have looked into the issue of fuel price hike and what was needed to be put in place in order to address the issue of the increase. We have discussed the state of our refineries and how to achieve sustainable refineries. …

Organised Labour has suspended its planned nationwide industrial action for two weeks over the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel pump price in the country. Sen.  Christ Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this while reading a joint communique on the resolution of the Trade Dispute between the Federal Government and the organised Labour …