The National Industrial Court has granted an interim order restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), from staging a strike on Monday.
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National strike: FG, labour shift talks to Monday
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Organised Labour over the recent hike in fuel price and electricity tariff has been postponed till Monday, September 28, for further deliberation.
Read More »Three deaths, injuries trail gas tanker explosion in Lagos
Three person were declared dead and several others were injured when gas cylinder exploded at a filling station at Cele Bus Stop, Iju, Lagos, yesterday.
Read More »Fed Govt denies contract to build rail line into Niger Republic
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Thursday cleared the air on the construction of a rail line from Nigeria to the Niger Republic.
Read More »30% of Nigeria’s truck drivers failed vision test – FRSC
About 30 per cent of truck drivers in Nigeria have failed vision tests conducted by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
Read More »Nigeria logs 125 new COVID-19 cases, total now 57,849
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 125 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 57,849.
Read More »Senate kicks as Finance minister, others shun budget performance review
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, the Director General of Budget Office, Ben Akabueze and the Accountant General of Federation Ahmed Idris, on Thursday, failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Appropriation over
Read More »Boko Haram commander, family surrender in Borno
The Defence Headquarters has said a high profile Boko Haram commander has surrendered to Nigerian troops during clearance operations in their enclaves in Borno State, saying that the operations took place between September 17
Read More »Buhari projects CAMA to enhance corporate transparency, accountability
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, said the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, which he recently signed into law, would enhance transparency and corporate accountability and help the fight against corruption.
Read More »Ize-Iyamu debunks pressure to accept Edo guber result
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recently-conducted Edo governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has debunked speculations that he was under pressure from party leaders to accept defeat
Read More »Ekiti APC suspends Ojudu, Tinubu’s in-law, 9 others
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, has suspended the Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, and 10 other top members of the party, over alleged disobedience.
Read More »Police arrest man for defrauding Amotekun applicants
The Oyo State Government said on Thursday that it arrested a man, Adeyemi Agboola, in Oyo town for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting applicants seeking recruitment into the state security network, codenamed Amotekun.
Read More »Britain moves to confiscate $39m from Ibori’s lawyer
British prosecutors have launched an attempt to confiscate 30.8 million pounds ($39.3 million) from Bhadresh Gohil, the London lawyer who assisted former Delta state governor James Ibori in looting and laundering funds from the
Read More »Gombe govt approves reopening of schools
Gombe state government has approved the reopening of schools across the state, after six months of COVID-19 break.
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