The United Labour Congress (ULC) comprising of major workers’ unions from the oil and gas companies, telecommunication and electricity sectors and others, on Wednesday threatened that workers in the country would embark on an indefinite strike if the Federal Government failed to meet its demands by Friday (tomorrow). In a statement signed by the President, […]
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The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will meet on Thursday in Abuja to decide if the on-going strike action will be called off or continued. A source in the union, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed this to Premium Times, on Wednesday. “NEC will hold a decisive meeting tomorrow and will […]
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Nigeria’s public debt stock for both the Federal Government and the states as at June 30 stood at N19.63 trillion, a document by the Debt Management Office (DMO) says. The document was obtained from the DMO website on Monday in Abuja. Giving a breakdown of what each tier owed, it said the external debt stock […]
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Following the seizure of 1,100 rifles illegally imported from Turkey, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Retired Col. Hameed Ali, told journalists in Lagos on Monday that an officer of the service and a terminal clerk have been arrested. “As you may already be aware, the two previous cases are 661 Pump Action Rifles […]
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Following the clearance given to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to continue with Senator Dino Melaye’s recall process, the embattled legislator has vowed to file an appeal on Tuesday. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba who presided over the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, ordered the continuation of the recall process after dismissing the senator’s […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to state governors to pay salaries and pensions, as workers depend on it to pay their rents and care for their families. The President made the appeal when he met with traditional rulers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. Workers and pensioners in many states in the country […]
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A former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in an interview with BBC in Lagos on Monday, said the reason ex-President Goodluck Jonathan did not fight the Boko Haram insurgents early enough is that the latter did not believe it was a serious issue. Obasanjo said he brought the grievances of the sect to the […]
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As part of efforts to decrease maternal and infant mortality rate in Nigeria, the Federal Government has said that it plans to launch a new campaign on family planning. The government also plans to ensure that about 7.3 million Nigerian women have access to family planning. Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi, Director, Family Health Planning, Federal Ministry […]
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Boko Haram insurgents on Friday attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Gamboru Ngala local government area of Borno state, killing seven persons in the process. Reports have it that the insurgents stormed the camp in two Hilux trucks at about 11pm. Bamus Garba, an eyewitness, said the insurgents attacked the camp from the […]
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Some armed men opened fire on Daniel Nwankwo, parish priest of St Thomas Catholic Church, Onireke, Lagos, on Friday morning. One of the parishoners, who identified himself as Valentine, said the assailant struck around 9am. “They were three in number. The men came into the church as if they were parishioners,” Valentine told TheCable. “When […]
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