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Jun

2024

Police Caution Organised Labour As Protest Hits Nigeria Over Minimum Wage

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Security

Police Caution Organised Labour As Protest Hits Nigeria Over Minimum Wage Following the decision of organized Labour to proceed on nationwide strike today (Monday) with the aim of getting the federal government to approve a living minimum wage for workers, the Nigerian Police Force has emphasized the importance of adherence to the existing laws governing such activities; and calls for caution to prevent a breakdown of law and order within the country. A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi on Monday said though labour has a right to advocate for the interests of all workers, the Nigeria…

Jun

2024

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RCCG Suspends Pastor Whose Wife Threw Lavish Party After Wigwe’s Death

News Flash, Religion

RCCG Suspends Pastor Whose Wife Threw Lavish Party After Wigwe’s Death The City of David Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lagos has suspended Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, following the extravagant birthday party of his wife shortly after the death of Herbert Wigwe, former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc. According to ChurchTimes, a top pastor of the church who did not want his name mentioned said the decision to suspend Iluyomade was in response to the public outcry against the party. “It was not Pastor Adeboye that suspended him. The governing council decided…

Jun

2024

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FG Invites Labour For Emergency Meeting Tuesday

FGN, News Flash, Politics

FG Invites Labour For Emergency Meeting Tuesday In a bid to stop the ongoing strike by organized labour, the Federal Government, through the National Salaries Wages and Income Commission, has extended an invitation to the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. However, it is not yet clear if the Labour leaders will attend the meeting. Some unions have shut their workplaces to comply with the directive of the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. On Friday, organised labour announced that they will be commencing a nationwide indefinite strike due to the refusal…

Jun

2024

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Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere Advises Tinubu To Learn From Buhari’s Mistakes And Leave Igbos Alone

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

Dr. Engr Odo Ijere advises Tinubu to learn from Buhari's mistakes and leave Igbos alone. TINUBU'S MOLUE POLITICS WILL BE HIS WORST MISTAKE. When Tinubu at election rallies spoke about continuing from where Buhari stopped, no one took him seriously. No one believed any living creature could model Buhari's emptiness and lack of vision much less emulating his banality and myopism in office. Buhari was characterized by governance illiteracy and uncouth behavior not befitting of any human ecosystem. So what was it about Buhari's government that anyone should continue? Time is beginning to tell anyway. Buhari's only known format in…

Jun

2024

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Labour’s N494,000 Minimum Wage Demand Unsustainable – FG

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, FGN, Labour, News Flash

Labours’ N494,000 Minimum Wage Demand Unsustainable – FG The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the sum of N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organized labour, which cumulatively amounts to the sum of N9.5 trillion bill, is capable of destabilizing the economy and jeopardizing the welfare of over 200 million Nigerians. Idris stated this at a news conference in Abuja in response to the threat by the organized labor to embark on strike if their demands were not met. He said the offer of N60,000 minimum wage by the Federal Government, which translates to a…

Jun

2024

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I Was Never Accosted Or Disrespected By The Military – Abaribe

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abia State, News Flash, Security

I was never accosted or disrespected by the military -Abaribe Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has commended the Officers and Men of the Nigerian Army for being professional in their engagement with the civil populace . Senator Abaribe who condemned a section of social media reports that he had altercation with the Army somewhere in Obingwa, describing it as false.Abaribe in a statement by his Media Adviser Uchenna Awom in Abuja on sunday, said it is laughable, the false report "that Soldiers humbled and delyed him at a checkpoint while returning from a burial in Obingwa last thursday",…

Jun

2024

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JAMB Releases 3,921 Additional Exam Results, Reschedules Exams

Education, FGN, News Flash

JAMB Releases 3,921 Additional Exam Results, Reschedules Exams The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced on Sunday that the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration will now close on Monday, June 17, 2024. To accommodate the increased number of prospective DE candidates, JAMB has expanded DE registration points beyond the Professional Registration Centres (PRCs) in the states experiencing high demand. This decision comes in response to numerous requests and pleas from stakeholders and authorities over the past month for an extension. Spokesperson for JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Sunday, listed centres in affected states as follows, Lagos State,…

Jun

2024

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Abia Government Never Supported Sit-At-Home Order – Prince Okey Kanu(Commissioner For Information)

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

PRESS STATEMENT The attention of the Abia State Government has been drawn to a widely circulating statement purportedly made by His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, the Governor of Abia State on the order allegedly issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for a Sit-At-Home protest on May 30th, 2024. In the statement, His Excellency was said to have spoken through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, and alleged to have implied support for the sit-at-home order. The Abia State Government hereby categorically and unequivocally states that His Excellency did not make the statement attributed to him,…

Jun

2024

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Labour Proceeds With Strike Despite NASS Leadership Plea

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, Labour, News Flash

Labour Proceeds With Strike Despite NASS Leadership Plea After a four-hour meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly on Sunday evening in Abuja, the leadership of the Organised Labour confirmed that the nationwide industrial action scheduled to start on Monday, June 3, 2024, will proceed as planned. “For now, we don’t have the power to call off the strike. Tomorrow (Monday) morning, the strike will kick off as we take their (NASS) plea asking us to call off the strike to our various organs,” stated Festus Osifo following the meeting with the National Assembly leadership. Earlier, Osifo, the President…

Jun

2024

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2023 Elections Proved Yoruba Don’t Hate Igbos – Peter Obi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics, South East

2023 Elections Proved Yorubas Don’t Hate Igbos – Peter Obi The presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi said 2023 general elections have proved that the Yorubas do not hate the Igbos. Obi stated this while receiving the 2024 Courageous Citizen Award from the Nigerian-American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD) in Abuja on Saturday. The former Anambra State governor noted that the election was not a Christian or Igbo agenda. He said the 2023 general election saw Nigerians unite across tribe and religious lines, adding that the poll corrected the impression that Yorubas hate Igbos. Obi noted that…