Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has hailed the state’s workforce as the best in the country, giving their inputs and pivotal roles in propelling the developmental wheel of the State. Governor Soludo gave the commendation on Wednesday while speaking at the 2024 International Workers Day Celebration in the State, which held at the…
Landmark Beach on Victoria Island, Lagos on Monday was demolished to give way to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Nigeria’s biggest public infrastructure project. This is despite the outcry in some sections about the potential jobs and means of livelihood that will be lost. Meanwhile, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, while defending the demolition noted…
Sixteen travellers died in a fatal motor accident that occurred at Ekwegbe, along Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Road, in Enugu state on Tuesday, April 30. The accident which claimed the lives of yet-to-be-identified fourteen males (14) and two (2) females who burned beyond recognition has thrown People into mourning and tears. The accident involved an 18-seater white-coloured Toyota…
The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has described the 35 per cent pay rise of the federal government civil servants as mischievous, saying living wage should be N615, 000. Ajaero stated this while speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday. Recall that the federal government approved a pay rise…
Nigerian workers on Wednesday joined their counterparts in other parts of the world to mark the 2024 International Labour Day, also known as Workers’ Day. The May Day, an annual ritual celebrated on May 1st of every year, honours the contributions and feats of workers worldwide as well as the vital roles of workers in…
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark International Workers’ Day, the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, say life has been miserable for Nigerians and workers under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. In separate statements by the Head of Information and Public Affairs of NLC, Benson Upah and…
A devastating accident involving an over-speeding tipper has resulted in the loss of four lives near Akabo Ukwu Expressway in Nnewi during the late hours of yesterday, April 30th. According to an eyewitness at the scene, the victims are reportedly a mother, her daughter, and two others.The driver of the truck fled the scene and…
Action has indeed matched words, as the UK deported its first migrant to Rwanda, marking a notable shift in the country’s approach to handling illegal immigration. EKWEANAEDO ONLINE gathered that the action, carried out under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s directive, has sparked both support and criticism, raising questions about the ethics and effectiveness of such…
Organized Labour has explained the reason for proposing an N615,000 minimum wage. President of Trade Union, Festus Osifo, said organized labour considered many factors before coming up with the N615,000 minimum wage. According to him, organized labour awaits the Nigerian federal government’s counteroffer on its proposed minimum wage. He said “We had a minimum wage…
Liberian President, Joseph Boakai, has appointed Major General Charles Johnson retd, as the Director of the National Security Agency, pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate His appointment is coming months after his resignation as Minister of National Defence. Before that, he led the Armed Forces of Liberia as its Chief of Staff for six years….
