The Federal Government has filed a contempt case against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) for allegedly resisting an order restricting the unions from embarking on industrial action. The “notice of consequences of disobedience to order of court” also titled “Form 48,” was filed before the National Industrial Court in … [Read more…]
Some cities in Niger Republic are experiencing rolling blackouts as a result of the country’s coup last week. The power is only on for roughly an hour at a period for residents of the cities of Niamey, Maradi, and Zinder before being shut off for up to five hours. Power outages like these in Niger … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday evening met in his office at the State House, Abuja,with leaders of the organised labour centre over the protests embarked upon by the labour unions over the fuel subsidy removed by the present administration. This will be the first time the President will be meeting with the labour leaders since … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Following the submission of names of 15 Commissioner-nominees to the Enugu State House of Assembly by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on behalf of the Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Friday, July 28, 2023, the Enugu State House of Assembly will, today, Thursday, August 3, 2023, commence the … [Read more…]
In a bid to cushion the effects of subsidy removal and raise the purchasing power of the vulnerable citizens of Enugu State, Governor Peter Mbah, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Committee on Verification and Payment of Outstanding Pensions and Gratuities to State Retirees. The seven-man committee is chaired by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), … [Read more…]
The Chief of Staff to the President and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has presented the new batch of ministerial list to the Senate. The Rules of the chamber were suspended at 3:15 pm to allow for the Chief of Staff to enter the hallowed Red Chamber. Part of those … [Read more…]
By HANK ESO Nigerians are habitually inattentive to their Constitution. Rhetorically, the Constitution is the source of their inalienable and civic rights. Our secular Constitution, which lists fourteen “Fundamental Rights,” is the law of the land. In all non-ethereal matters, the Constitution confers authority and legitimacy. Accordingly, no nation advances progressively by compromising her Constitution, … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has refuted the claim of President Bola Tinubu that N1 trillion has been saved since his government ceased payment of fuel subsidy. In a nationwide broadcast on Monday, the president revealed that a total of N1 trillion had been saved since subsidy payment was stopped. Speaking during the ongoing nationwide … [Read more…]
The Senate, on Wednesday, set up a committee to dialogue with protesting workers’ unions after forcing their way into the National Assembly Complex on Wednesday to protest fuel subsidy removal by the federal government. The protesters in their hundreds had marched from the Unity Fountain in Abuja to the National Assembly Complex in protest against … [Read more…]
After the final showdown in the legal battle between Peter Obi and President Bola Tinubu over the 25 February presidential election, the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Tuesday reserved its judgement. A five-member panel of the court headed by Haruna Tsammani said a date for judgement would be communicated to parties in the … [Read more…]
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has flagged off a fresh phase of palliatives which is targeting about 300,000 households, a total of 1.8 million persons as an average of six persons make a household. Zulum launched the distribution on Tuesday at Muna internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Jere Local Government Area of the … [Read more…]
The Organised Labour has kicked off its protest against the “anti-people” policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and other states in the Federation. Already, members of the Organised Labour with different paraphernalia of the union, on Wednesday morning, gathered at the Unity Fountain in Abuja for the … [Read more…]