Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that he will thoroughly follow through all bilateral agreements his administration would enter into with anyone or group. Wike, who said this on Tuesday when he received the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Peter Ryan, regretted that several bilateral agreements had ended at the discussion level….
Moments after declaring a nationwide strike scheduled to begin on November 14, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have ordered an immediate shutdown of flights and power supply in Imo State. The announcement was made after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. In…
The leadership of NLC and TUC are about now meeting to review the modalities of the planned strike following the brutalisation of the National President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero. The National Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, said the meeting will give room for the review of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has been urged to conduct a free,, fair and credible election in Imo state. A Coalition of Civil Society Groups which made the call, said by conducting credible polls, INEC will help end the ongoing bloodletting and violence in Imo State The group also tasked the commission to guard against…
Unwarranted assault on members of the Nigerian Bar Association members in Gombe State by yet-to-be-identified persons, has caused an unrest in the state’s branch with members vehemently condemning the assault. The unfortunate incident which took place on Saturday involved the attack of Upper Area Court Judge III, Ayuba Buba-Dalas, Barrister Usman Yahaya and a Buba-Dalas’…
Scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas also known as cooking gas has hit Lagos and some other states in the country. The other affected states, according to findings by our correspondents are: Katsina, Sokoto, Delta, Kaduna and Kano. The rise in price of the commodity has been noticed since late last month, causing a continuous rise…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has said that under his leadership, the Bank will focus mainly on the core mandate of price stability. He disclosed this while playing host to the Impact Investing Community, led by the 14th Emir of Kano and Khalifa of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order…
No fewer than 400 Nigerian government officials have undergone agricultural technical training programmes sponsored by the Chinese Government through its initiative, Green Agriculture West Africa Limited. According to a report from the Chinese embassy on Sunday, the programmes were meant to enhance the agricultural exchange and cooperation between China and Nigeria. The company which embarked…
With less than one week to the November 11 off-season governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states, stakeholders, on Sunday, share plans on how to ensure credible and safe polls at the People’s Townhall on Election Security in Lagos The programme which is also supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office…
A Nigerian nurse resident in the United Kingdom has reportedly lost her job after praying for a sick patient at the hospital. A mentall health nurse, Raks Eseku, narrated the story via social media. According to her, authorities at the health facility summoned the nurse(names withheld) for questioning after she conducted the prayer session. It…
