says president’s aide’s statement reckless, insensitive Benue State Government on Friday said that Governor Samuel Ortom deserved commendation and not condemnation in his handling of the crisis in the state. It was reacting to a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday expressing […]
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Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has reiterated his commitment to the welfare of workers, and vowed to make it top priority. He made the vow on Saturday in a congratulatory message to workers on the occasion of 2021 Workers’ Day Celebration, in Akure. “Undoubtedly, in the last four years plus, we have displayed total commitment […]
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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai Organised Labour has linked the security challenge in Kaduna to the sack of workers by the State Government. It claimed the Governor El -Rufai led administration has sacked 30, 000 workers since it came into power in 2015. General Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational […]
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sets Up Caretaker Committees The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, yesterday dissolved the board of all 31 sporting federations and set up caretaker committees to take charge of them pending when the election will hold. Dare said the decision was in line with the Olympic Charter, which stipulates a four-year tenure for […]
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It would appear that the peculiar security situation in the Southeast region of the country is not abating. Almost on a daily basis, the zone records cases of arson on security facilities and the killing of security operatives. Snuffing precious life out of innocent residents has also become a common thing. Consequently, there is no […]
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President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Waba leads other workers in one of their union protest pressing their demands from Government. Photo: Sunday Akinlolu Minimum Wage Debate Lingers Industrial Disputes Unresolved Labour Dead In Nigeria, Workers Insist ‘Things Are Tough For Us, Hike In Prices Worsening Our Situations’ Union To Speak Truth […]
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Nigeria’s Victory Yinka-Banjo, a 17-year-old high school graduate, was offered more than $5 million worth of scholarship money for an undergraduate program of study, according to admission documents and estimates of financial aid awards. “It still feels pretty unbelievable. I applied to so many schools because I didn’t even think any school would accept me,” […]
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The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the posting of Christopher Owolabi as new Commissioner of Police (CP) of Anambra Police Command. The deployment of the new CP, Baba said, is part of the ongoing efforts at re-ordering, overhauling and strengthening the security and policing architecture in Anambra, South-East and South-South regions. […]
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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai A total of 323 persons were killed and 949 kidnapped by bandits in the last three months across Kaduna, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has said. The Commissioner, who disclosed this on Friday while presenting report of security situation in the State for the first quarter […]
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Members of the Ondo State chapter of the Pan Yoruba socio cultural Organisation, Afenifere led by the State Chairman, Basorun Seinde Arogbofa who also doubles as the Organisation’s Secretary General, at a special Jumat service held at the Akure Central Mosque, to mark the 70th anniversary of Afenifere. On Arogbofa’s left is Chief Korede Duyile, […]
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