Electricity workers have shut down the National Grid as the strike action called by the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress began at midnight Checks on grid data posted by the Independent System Operator showed that generation at midnight was 2,805.59 megawatts but dropped gradually to 28 MWContinue Reading
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have resolved to proceed with their indefinite strike. This is despite the call from the National Assembly leadership to resume negotiations. More to comeContinue Reading
The Director General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye who issued the stern warning in a press statement explained that the sale of small volume dichlorvos (100 ml or less), sold as Sniper® has been banned since 2019 while the sale of the large volume (one litre) is limited toContinue Reading
The Defence Headquarters on Friday explained how five soldiers and six civilians were killed by terrorists at Obikabia Junction Checkpoint in Obingwa Local Government Area Aba, Abia State on Thursday, May 30, 2024. It said the victims were murdered by gunmen who were enforcing Sit-At-Home order. Military saidContinue Reading
The Abia State Government has placed a N25million bounty on the killers of five soldiers in the Aba area of the state and also condoled with the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja over the incident. Gunmen had on Thursday stormed the military unit at Obikabia Junction, Ogbor HillContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared indefinite nationwide strike beginning from Monday, June 3rd, over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage. The are also demanding a reversal of a recent hike in electricity tariff. The President ofContinue Reading
The quest of Ogun State to be an oil producing State would soon be realised as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is set to begin oil and gas exploration in the state. Stakeholders in the oil industry, including the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), HeinekenContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” A final assent to the passage of the bill will bring about a shift from the now-recognised, “Arise O Compatriots. The billContinue Reading
On Wednesday, the Federal Government, FG, informed a Federal High Court in Abuja that it will no longer pursue the alleged terrorist allegation against Alhaji Bello Bodejo, President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore. Mrs. Aderonke Imana, the prosecuting counsel, said this at the case’s resumed hearing onContinue Reading
