The Federal Government has threatened to sanction any fuel stations or depot selling above the stipulated approved pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The threat followed the persistent fuel scarcity being witnessed in the FCT and its environs as well as in other parts of the country. Mr Farouk Ahmed, Authority Chief Executive, Nigerian […]
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Terrorists who had attacked and kidnapped the 28th March 2022 Abuja-Kaduna bound train passengers have threatened to, within seven days, start killing the passengers in captivity if their demands are not met. They called the government to, as a matter of urgency, release their children allegedly kept in a Yola detention facility in Adamawa State. […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has issued fourteen-day ultimatum to the federal government of Nigeria over its plans to embark on an indefinite strike if its demands are not met. ASUP warned that it will be compelled to tread the path of its University counterpart if urgent action is not taken on its […]
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The Federal Government and the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council on Thursday failed to convince the striking lecturers of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to calloff their industrial action during a meeting called by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Agboola Gambari, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. The meeting […]
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As the second round of the eight-week warning strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, wraps up on Monday, the union is poised to go on an indefinite industrial action, Vanguard has gathered. Sources said the national leadership of the union would make public its decision on Monday. Also […]
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Nigeria biggest lender in the SME space, Access Bank Plc, is partnering with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, to roll out the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme GEEP 2.0 in all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Successful beneficiaries of GEEP 2.0 shall receive congratulatory and sensitisation text […]
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The Federal Government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in tertiary institutions who are currently on strike to embrace dialogue. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, made the appeal during the 2022 International Workers Day celebration on Sunday in Abuja with the theme, `Labour, Politics and the Quest for […]
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Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has told the federal government to return to the negotiation table with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and other striking labour unions to end the lingering strike action. The Presidential hopeful under the PDP stated this in a statement on Sunday in commemoration of International workers day, […]
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The Imo State University Alumni Association (IMSUAA), has urged the Federal Government to ensure steady funding and welfare of Universities by honouring the agreements it reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for the overall interest of academic activities in the country. Kokomansion understands that since 14th of February University lecturers embarked on […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has announced that the new tax regime for tobacco will be implemented from June 1, 2022. Fatima Hayatu, the Director of Technical Services, Federal Ministry of Finance, disclosed this at a meeting with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC). The Programme Manager on Democratic Governance, Okeke Anya led the organisation’s Tobacco […]
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