By David Odama NASARAWA chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Thursday constituted a five-man committee to mobilise workers ahead of the planned national protest and strike action Monday, September 28. Announcing the Constitution of the committee after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Lafia, Chairman of the Council, Yusuf It’s said the meeting was …

By Harris Emanuel, Uyo Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) has expressed delight over the re-election of Mrs Anestina Jeremiah Iweh as President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees(NULGE) in the state, noting that women will soon over the leadership of the entire labour movement. Iweh was reelected at the 7th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of …

By Bose Adelaja Sixteen people Thursday, sustained varying degrees of injuries, a plank while a plank Market and a yet to be ascertained number of vehicles were razed in Lagos following a gas tanker explosion which occurred in at Iju Ishaga Eliot, Lagos State. The incident occurred at about 3.50m when a 30 ton LPG Tanker …

The Nigerian Police The Lagos State House of Assembly is considering the amendment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Bill that will compel a Chief Magistrate to conduct monthly inspections of police stations or other places of detention. The Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions, and LASIEC, Mr Victor Akande, said this during …

By Adeola Badru In line with the vision to improve on power generation, the Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba, has called on the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), to form a synergy with the Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) towards providing improved service delivery to customers. He made the call on Thursday, during …

Ayuba Wabba …Labour insists FG must reverse hikes in petrol price, electricity tariff …Time for deregulation’s now – FG …Wabba asks private sector unions to shut down …Nigeria belongs to few politicians, says TUC boss By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Despite an order by the National Industrial Court, NIC, on the Nigeria Labour Congress , NLC, and Trade …

Visa The United States is seeking new guidelines that could restrict some international students, including those from Nigeria, from admission of more than two-year period. According to report, if approved, the new guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security ,DHS, could mean that affected students will experience difficulty obtaining visas for a four-year course in the …

Lai Mohammed …To launch National Ethics and Integrity Policy By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Government said yesterday that it was celebrating the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary because the nation has remained one, in spite of many odds it had contended with. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this …

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari says there is a compelling need to strengthen international cooperation in the global effort to curtail the menace of Illicit financial flows as current international mechanisms are not strong enough. Buhari made this call in a speech delivered on his behalf by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the …

…APC’ll crumble in Ekiti, if… —Ojudu By Rotimi Ojomoyela The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State, has suspended the Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, and 10 other top-notchers of the party, over alleged disobedience. Ojudu and other members were slammed with indefinite suspension as a result of their …

Yakubu By Dayo Johnson THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that all the 17 governorship candidates participating in the October 10 election would sign a peace accord, next Tuesday. Yakubu who expressed concerns over the spate of violence in some parts of the state said this during an interactive …

…I’m not under pressure to concede defeat — Ize-Iyamu …I’m not down, hopes not lost – Oshiomhole …Not true, says Obaseki’s aide …PDP alleges Police plot to release electoral offender By Ozioruva Aliu THE Edo State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in last Saturday’s election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has debunked claims that he …

China’s New York consulate is being used as a major hub for the Communist nation’s US espionage efforts, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told The Post after an NYPD cop was arrested and charged with spying for the Chinese government. And it’s likely more diplomats and agents will be arrested, Pompeo told the paper in …

Abdullahi Ganduje Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the appointment of four new Permanent Secretaries into the state civil service.‎ Ganduje announced the appointment in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Abba Anwar, on Thursday in Kano. ‎The governor directed the new permanent secretaries to be productive and committed to duty. He …

Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba, the Minister of State for Power, has called for synergy between the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) for improved services to customers. He made the call on Thursday during a facility tour of the IBEDC Interchange Injection Sub-Station and TCN’s Ayede Sub-Station in Ibadan. The …

Gombe state government has approved the reopening of schools across the state, after six months of COVID-19 break. Dr Habu Dahiru, Commissioner of Education disclosed this in a press briefing in Gombe on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that schools in the state were closed in March to curtail the spread of …

…as currency risk arouses interest for global diversification of assets Hon. Peter Charles David is Minister for Foreign Affairs and Labor in Grenada. Grenada, a luscious Caribbean island-state, known for its vast stretches of white-sand beaches, pristine rainforests, and spice exports, has opened its shores to Nigerian and African high-net-worth individuals, looking to invest in its …

Speaker of House of Reps, Femi Gbajabiamila Rep Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that all arms of government must work to address security challenges in the country. The speaker said this in a statement issued and made available to newsmen by Lanre Lasisi, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, …

The National Industrial Court, Abuja on Thursday has granted an order of interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, their officers, affiliates, and privies from embarking on any strike. The order as granted by the judge, Justice Ibrahim Galadima also restrained the NLC and TUC from stopping work in …

President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Presidency has denied that the Federal Government is constructing rail line to link Kano, Dutse, Katsina and Maradi in Niger Republic. Recall that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi had while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by …