The National Industrial Court on Monday declared that the order barring the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress from embarking on their planned strike subsists.The court, as a result, ordered that parties maintain the status quo and adjourned the matter until July 20, for a hearing.During the proceedings, the
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday, June 22, join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on priority list for support and investment, following devastating impact of climate change, energy crisis, and after effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.This
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The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Monday insisted that it will still hear the petition of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), despite the judgment of the Supreme Court which is believed to have resolved issues raised by the petitioners.The PEPC had adjourned hearing in the APM’s petition pending the
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According to The Guardian, with a monthly subsidy of about N50 billion still in the electricity sector owing to revenue shortfall, the tariff hike due from July 1, may be another acid test for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s market reform.The administration has already removed subsidies on Premium Motor
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Three Presiding Officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday told the Presidential Election Petition Court ( PEPC) that the refusal of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to transmit the presidential election results on election day frustrated their jobs.The Officers admitted that the results of the Senate
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Former President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, has broken her silence on her husband’s recent confession of compromising her decisions to the advantage of his senator colleagues while she was in office.Adamu Bulkachuwa, as senator representing Bauchi North, had spoken during the 10 June valedictory session of the
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President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the role of fathers as the shapers of the future of the country.Tinubu, in his Father's Day message to Nigerian men, posted on his verified Twitter handle, @officialABAT, yesterday acknowledged the role of fathers, which has continued to make a mark on the fabric of
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Edo State governor Godwin Obaseki has said the nation spends over $500 million annually on the importation of dairy products, reiterating the need for the country to refocus on agriculture and production to drive economic growth and development.The governor said this when he received a team of Heifer International, who
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has condemned in strong terms the lopsided posting of commissioners of Police by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).The commission said the Nigeria Police Force should be guided by the principle of federal character in both recruitment (at all levels) and deployment of its personnel
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Determined to ensure that all intending Nigerian pilgrims registered for this year’s Hajj are airlifted to Saudi Arabia in good time before next week's Monday, June 26, closure of Saudi's airspace, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has unveiled plan to engage more aircrafts to conclude the airlift of private
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