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May Day: Blackout in Imo over Labour strike

  The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says the current loss of electricity supply in Imo State is as a result of an ongoing industrial action by organised labour. The company said that workers, under the organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), are on strike over alleged […]

A Captured INEC Poses Threat To Democracy – Yiaga Africa

  Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, has said one of the lessons learnt from the 2003 general elections is that a captured electoral commission is a threat to democracy. Delivering a goodwill message at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS) Political Parties Leadership and Policy Development Center Conference in Abuja […]

Audit Case: ASUU Wants To Resolve Matters Amicably, Says FG

  The Federal Government says the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has indicated interest to discontinue its case against the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; and the Registrar of Trade Unions (RTU).   This is according to a statement Tuesday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, […]

NLC Orders Imo Workers To ‘Withdraw Services’

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for workers in Imo State to withdraw their services, while raising the alarm over what it called “anti-workers practices”. According to a circular Tuesday by the NLC General Secretary, Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja, the directive is based on the resolutions of a joint emergency meeting of the Central […]

Osinbajo One Of Nigeria’s Most Effective VPs – Gowon

  A former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon has hailed Yemi Osinbajo, saying he is one of Nigeria’s most effective vice presidents. Gowon spoke at the virtual launch and unveiling of a book called “Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of an Innovative Leader”. “Vice President Osinbajo is known for his collaborative approach to governance which […]

Sudan: Nigerian Evacuees Ready To Depart Egypt, Says FG

  Amid ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt has successfully moved evacuees from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel Border. The commission on Tuesday evening stated further that the students were being prepared for their departure to Abuja through the Aswan […]

18 Abia Lawmakers Impeach Speaker Orji

  Members of the Abia State House of Assembly have voted to impeach its Speaker, Hon. Chinedum Orji. The impeachment was carried out by 18 out of 27 members of the Assembly who sat at an undisclosed location. Channels Television gathered that the motion for the impeachment was moved by Chukwudi Apugo of the Peoples […]

Jealous Lagos woman kills pregnant co-wife

  A 42-year-old woman, Fatima Rahman, from Chad Republic has been remanded to the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the alleged murder of her co-wife, Adizat, at her residence in Alejo Street, Ijede, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Fatima was arraigned on Tuesday before Magistrate P. E Nwaka at a Magistrates’ Court sitting in […]