The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans for a nationwide strike set to commence next Wednesday.The decision was made during a meeting of the NLC’s National Executive Council (NEC) held in Abuja on Friday.The NEC, which consists of Presidents, General Secretaries, Treasurers of all affiliate unions under the NLC,
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The suspended Chairmen of the 17 local government areas in Plateau State has opposed their suspension, declaring that the State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, does not possess the power to suspend them.Recall that in an earlier report by this newspaper, it was revealed that the State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, approved the
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The Benue State High Court has affirmed the suspension of Iyorchia Ayu, the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Politics Nigeria reports.UNITY TIMES reports that the suspension was initially imposed by his Nyorov council ward exco back in March.The council cited Ayu’s failure to pay dues as
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The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday unveiled a $3.2 billion modernisation project to end manual operations.At the unveiling of the Project Management Office in Abuja, the Comptroller-General , retired Col. Hameed Ali expressed his delight at the project, which aimed to fully automate the NCS. He explained that
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The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced its 2023 annual vacation in line with the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 of the Court’s Civil Procedure Rules 2019.Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho, in a statement on Friday, said the vacation will commence from Monday, July 24,
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Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana has described the decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to increase pump price of PMS as illegal.He was speaking on the sideline of an emergency meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Executive Council in Abuja.Mr Falana said NNPCL has a
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President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of the former Benue State Governor, Senator George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF.The President also appointed Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as the Chief of Staff, and Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor
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The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Friday has again adjourned the petition of the Allied People Movement (APM) challenging the victory of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to enable parties reference a Supreme Court judgment on double nomination.At resumed sitting on Friday, counsel for the petitioner, Yakubu Maikasuwa, SAN informed
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President Bola Tinubu is presently meeting with members of the Progressives Governors Forum at the State House.The governors are led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, who was recently elected as the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum.In attendance are nine newly-elected governors, alongside eleven others who have secured a
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has approved the appointment of special advisers, senior special assistants, and special assistants.The governor’s press secretary, Kazie Ukoh, in a statement, said the appointments include ten special advisers, nine senior special assistants, and two special assistants.According the statement, Michael Akpara is appointed as the Special
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