The leadership of the organised labour will meet with its organs today to discuss the N35,000 provisional wage award which the federal government approved yesterday for all treasury-paid federal workers for six months. The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, stated this in an interview with State House reporters yesterday after a … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s leading cement manufacturer, BUA Cement Plc, has announced price reduction of cement to N3,500 per bag effective Monday, October 2, 2023. The company made the announcement in a post on its Facebook page on Sunday evening. The statement read: “We refer to our previous pronouncements regarding our intent to reduce cement prices upon the … [Read more…]
Peep our 2023 Independence Edition Get your copy at the following locations; i) Books Konsult, Polo Park Mall, Enugu. ii) Dolphin Restaurant, Otigba Roundabout, Enugu. iii) E-Philip Bookstore, Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. iv) All Saints Cathedral, Abakaliki, Ebonyi. v) Any Newspaper stand in the Southeast and Southsouth zones. Get your copy online via https://paystack.com/buy/independence-oct-magazine-2023-wisqga … [Read more…]
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25th general election, Peter Obi has urged Nigerians not to despair over the agonizing situation in the country after 63 years of our nationhood, but to remain resolute and hopeful that a new Nigeria is still Possible. Even amidst grave uncertainties and apparent hardship, the … [Read more…]
A United States Court has ordered the Chicago State University (CSU) to release President Bola Tinubu’s academic records to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar by Tuesday. The presiding judge, Nancy Maldonado, dismissed Tinubu’s objection, issuing a two-day ultimatum to CSU to release the documents to Atiku. She also upheld the September 20 ruling of US … [Read more…]
As Nigerians today mark the nation’s 63 Independence anniversary, Organised Labour, yesterday, asked citizens, irrespective of ethnic, religious and political differences, to join the nationwide strike it called from October 3, saying it is the march to freedom, better living conditions and prosperity for all. Through the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the Organised Labour … [Read more…]
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 63RD INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA ON SUNDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 2023 Dear Compatriots, It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of … [Read more…]
The governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has urged Nigerians to work together for the country’s peace and development, saying national interest must always take precedence over every other interest and consideration. Mbah, who also stressed the import of quality education to nation building, equally commended Nigerians for their resilience in the face of … [Read more…]
1. It is with a deep sense of honour that I express my profound felicitations to the President and Commander-In- Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, *His Excellency, Sen. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR* and indeed all Nigerians on this grand occasion of the celebration of 63 years of the Independence … [Read more…]
By Daberechukwu Egbo, Ag. Editor-In-Chief 63 years ago, on 1st October 1960, in the heart of Africa and at the centre of its western region, there was a country with great potential, which gained full independence from Great Britain and received its freedom charter on a racing track turned Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) at its … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE) has kicked against the undue meddlesomeness of the Abia state governor, Alex Otti, in the leadership of the union in the state. National President, Ambali Akeem Olatunji, said in Akure, the Ondo state capital, that ”there is no leadership crisis in the state chapter of the union … [Read more…]
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday shared a total sum of N1.1 trillion as Federation Account revenue for the month of August to the federal, state and local governments, indicating a N133.991 billion rise over the N966.110 billion shared in the preceding month of July. This was contained in a statement from the … [Read more…]