•Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige, briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on minimum wage at the Presidential Villa in Abuja… yesterday PHOTO: NAN053011/26/10/2018/Callistus Ewelike/NAN Negotiation between the Federal Government and organized labour on the N30,000 minimum wage remained inconclusive at the end …
Read More »Campaign flag–off tragedy:Tears as eight PDP supporters are buried
•Coffins of the victims before burial It was a sorrowful moment in Oju at the funeral rites of eight members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who died in a ghastly motor accident on Friday, 28th December, 2018 on their way to the Zone C senatorial campaign flag-off in Agatu. …
Read More »Dino Melaye slumps at SARS HQ, moved to police clinic (VIDEO)
The Senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, on Friday slumped as he entered the Special Anti-Robbery Squad headquarters in Abuja. Dino had surrendered to the Police after an eight-day siege on his Abuja residence, after which he was driven to the Force headquarters, Abuja, in a Police …
Read More »Obasanjo will face prosecution if Buhari decides to probe power sector – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo would not escape prosecution if President Muhammadu Buhari decides to probe the power sector. The former governor of Edo State spoke in Jos during the opening of Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong’s …
Read More »2019: ASUU agrees to release striking members for election duties
The Academic Staff Union of Universities President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, has said the union has agreed to release its members to participate as Returning and Collation Officers in the forthcoming general elections. Ogunyemi made the announcement after ASUU leaders met with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof …
Read More »NAF fighter jet crashes during operation against Boko Haram in Borno
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter was lost in combat while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno State. The mission was part of the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the North East. The incident, occurred about 7:45 pm today, 2 January 2019. Details …
Read More »I will be governor for everybody – Sanwo-Olu
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to be fair to all residents and indigenes of the state. He spoke during a consultative meeting with a group, Committee of Indigenous Associations of Lagos State, at the Awori House, Oregun, Ikeja. A …
Read More »Atiku paying $90,000 monthly to American to give fake news –BMO
The Buhari Media Organisation says the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has hired an American lobbyist for $90,000 monthly to be releasing fake news capable of threatening national security. It alleged that the slew of fake news, especially on social media, targeted at the Nigerian military was the …
Read More »Let IG retire for peaceful polls, PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to allow the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, retire on January 15, the IG’s 60th birthday. The party said this was one of the ways the President could convince Nigerians and the international community about his commitment to have …
Read More »NLC to begin indefinite strike Jan 8 over minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that organised labour would commence an indefinite strike action on January 8, following the federal government’s failure to implement the recommendation of the tripartite committee to increase the national minimum wage to N30,000. Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, made this known on Wednesday in …
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