A constitutional lawyer and a former secretary of Labour Party, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has advised the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to jettison its proposed strike and embrace dialogue with the Federal Government by way of wage review and palliatives for the citizenry. Ajulo said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
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Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has been elected as the new Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. His Adamawa counterpart, Ahmadu Fintiri announced this on Saturday shortly after a closed-door meeting held at the Government House, Bauchi. The 13 PDP governors and bigwigs of the party were in Bauchi for a […]
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Kogi Government on Saturday said the convoy of Governor Yahaya Bello was attacked on Saturday by gunmen, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. It said the attack took place near a Naval Base, a few kilometers away from Lokoja, the state capital. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure in a statement in […]
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Congratulates new Speaker, other principal officers By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Saturday charged members of the newly inaugurated 10th state assembly to prioritize the interests of the people of the state in the discharge of their duties. A statement by his chief press secretary, Mr. Richard Olatunde, said he urged them […]
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Says Governor “is very much alive” By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Government on Saturday described the reported ill health of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as “unfounded rumors and disinformation”. Besides, it declared that the governor is “very much alive.” The government responded through the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs. Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, and the Chief Press […]
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NECO executive secretary, Wushi while monitoring the examination in Abuja The Federal Government has banned underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination for admission into the Unity Schools across the country. It has accordingly directed the National Examination Council (NECO) to put strict measures in place to prevent underage persons from registering […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has asked the managers of the state government’s information machinery to disclose the whereabouts of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. It believes that the disclosure would douse the speculations flying about and spare the people unnecessary anxiety over the governor’s well-being. In a statement on Saturday […]
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As Nigerians continue to writhe in agony over the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government, which resulted in over 200 percent hike in the pump price of petrol, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), yesterday, differed on whether to proceed on strike over the development in the coming days […]
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By Dan Agbese It is only fair that we should formally welcome President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 18 new state governors who assumed office on Democracy Day, May 29. They have become our ogas. They are not our messiahs but ordinary Nigerians who might, as President Ibrahim Babangida once told me of himself, do […]
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Sets aside Commission’s invitation to past, serving Zamfara officials A Federal High Court, sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State has declared that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission does not have the powers to invite (by letters, telephone calls, or any other means of communication) serving and past officials of the Zamfara State Government for the […]
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