Activities across different sectors have been grounded as a result of the ongoing strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC had last Friday declared two-day warning strike over current hardship caused by the removal of petrol subsidy. Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong, had called for a meeting to resolve issues raised by the … [Read more…]
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has joined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to draw the attention of the Federal Government to the “punishing” economic situation in the country. The union stated this in a circular dated September 2, 2023 signed by its General Secretary, Mohammed Sheikh, and addressed to … [Read more…]
The National Executive Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expelled Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, following his alleged refusal to appear before the party’s Disciplinary Committee. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Kwankwaso, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of NNPP, had been earlier suspended by the party’s leadership at the National Convention on … [Read more…]
Niger on Monday reopened its airspace nearly a month after imposing a ban following a military coup in July, the official Nigerien news agency ANP said. After taking power on July 26, the coup leaders closed the country’s airspace before reopening it again on August 2 – a measure that was reversed on August 6 after … [Read more…]
…as CP Ezuegbu reiterates Police’s unshakable commitment to rid Enugu State of unrepentant criminals Police Operatives of Enugu State Command, in the evening hours of 03/09/2023, foiled an attempt to kidnap some road users at Ogbeke-Nike, along Ugwogo-Nike/Opi/Nsukka road. The hoodlums had blocked the road and shot sporadically, before the Operatives, some of whom were … [Read more…]
The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon’s President Ali Bongo was sworn in as interim president and cheered by jubilant supporters on Monday in a televised ceremony designed to cast the military as liberators of an oppressed society. In West and Central Africa’s eighth coup in three years, army officers led by General Brice Oligui … [Read more…]
The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja has scheduled Wednesday for judgements on the three pending cases challenging the outcome of the 25 February presidential election. It is coming about a month after the court heard the closing arguments of parties to the petitions, and about two weeks to the expiration of the statutory 180-day … [Read more…]
Frank Nweke has called on the Enugu State government to adopt a policy of transparency, accountability, and inclusion as provided by the Open Government Partnership Initiative in the management of the state’s affairs. In a statement commemorating the 32nd anniversary of Enugu State and made available to Pacesetter, Nweke questioned what he described as the … [Read more…]
It became obvious yesterday that the crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is far from abating, as the Dr Agbo Gilbert Major-led leadership of the party commenced investigation of its presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and other officials. Kwankwaso and the said officials are under probe over how the N1 billion naira raised … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has stated that contractors to the ministry who insist on the use of asphalt in road construction, despite the new direction to use concrete, will face the consequences if the facilities fail in a short time. Umahi spoke while meeting with 46 contractors handling road projects in the … [Read more…]
With massive and strategic investment drive in focus, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu departs Abuja, on Monday, in company with some ministers and industrialists, to attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India, on the special invitation of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The president has also continued to consult widely on the benefits and … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja, declared his unwavering support for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health Programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to provide more than 5 million pairs of eyeglasses to Nigerians with sight impairments. The President recounted how close to home his first intervention in eye … [Read more…]