The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) notorious for failed industrial actions, has called on workers to boycott the services of telecommunications giants MTN, Airtel, and Glo in response to a 50 per cent increase in tariffs. The announcement was made by the Central Working Committee of the labour union on Wednesday through a statement signed by…
The Senate Deputy Chief Whip and Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial district Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi has charged the Inspector General of Police-Kayode Egbetokun to immediately account for the over 4000 missing rifles under his watch. This was contained in a press release issued by the Special Assistant, media and publicity Romanus Uzor to the Senate…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has handed down a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerian Government to implement the new national minimum wage and other benefits or face an indefinite strike. The workers issued the ultimatum at the end of an emergency meeting held at the JUSUN national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday. According…
The national grid experienced another system collapse, throwing many Nigerians into darkness. Our correspondent reports that the grid lost power generation some minutes after 11 on Wednesday morning. The spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Ndidi Mbah, has yet to respond to a message sent to her by our correspondent as she said she…
The four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in 2024 by President Bola Tinubu have scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bills scaled second reading on the floor of the Green Chamber on Wednesday some six months after the President transmitted them to the National Assembly for consideration following the…
Emmanuel Emeka Odanwu, the Coordinator of Ishielu North Development Centre, has confirmed that he petitioned the Ebonyi State Command of the Nigeria Police Force to arrest the National President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, over his statement on the recent deadly attacks in the state. Speaking at a press briefing at…
The Labour Party (LP) has distanced itself from its former Presidential Campaign Council spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo, stating that he is no longer a member of the party. Okonkwo, in a statement on Tuesday, had announced his resignation from the LP, citing internal crises and leadership struggles as reasons for his departure. According to him, the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In furtherance of the fight against insecurity and criminal idolatry in the state, the Anambra State Government, on Wednesday, sealed a popular shrine at Umuofor village in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area. This is coming barely one month after the enactment of the Anambra State Homeland Security Law in the state…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka History will be made on March 22, 2025, as former Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Professor Charles Okechukwu Esimone, is listed among other prominent personalities to receive award at the upcoming Anambra Man of the Year (AMTY) Awards ceremony, making him the first active or former Vice Chancellor of any…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka One Nnaemeka Ifeanyi of Umubele in Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, is currently on the run for allegedly organizing hoodlums who beat a young man to death in the state over a land dispute. The incident, it was gathered, happened on Tuesday, February 11, when the…
