Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for review of civil servants’ retirement age and years of service in the entire public service to 65. NLC President, Jeo Ajaero, made the call during the 2023 Workers’ Day celebrations on Monday in Abuja. Ajaero also called for general review of core...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has asked the judiciary to deepen the democratic process in the country by ensuring that election petitions before them are transparently handled. Governor Ortom made the appeal on Sunday night, April 30th, 2023 in Abuja while speaking at a...
Foremost business man and Patron of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Sir Tony Chukwu, has met with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his residence in Abuja. Chukwu told journalists after the meeting that Tinubu is the answer to the prayers of Nigerians who...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum has urged Borno workers to key into the Transformation Agenda of the state government through the 25 year development framework towards fast tracking speedy economic recovery of the state. The governor who was represented by his deputy, Hon. Umar Kadafur stated...
Anambra Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, said that the N30,000 national minimum wage for Nigerian workers is grossly insufficient to sustain the average worker and his family. Soludo stated this while addressing the state workers during the 2023 May Day celebration held at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, on Monday....
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, says workers’ hardwork, dedication, and contributions to the growth and development of Lagos State and Nigeria are immeasurable. Sanwo-Olu said this on Monday, on his Facebook page, while felicitating with workers on the commemoration of Workers Day. ”On this Workers’ Day, I extend...
The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has assured Nigerian workers of a minimum wage, social and economic justice. He gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja in his solidarity massage to Nigerian workers on the 2023 International Workers’ Day. He added that workers in the country would have a living...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on governments and other employers to treat workers with dignity and respect, and provide them with decent conditions, fair wages and job security. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, made the call in a statement issued on...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Bauchi state chapter, has called on the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to sustain and improve on citizens’ welfare and security in the country. Chairman of the Chapter, Dauda Shuaibu, made the call in Bauchi on Monday during the commemoration of the 2023 International Workers...
Civil Servants in Cross River said the lifting of embargo placed on promotion of civil servants by Gov. Ben Ayade came late. They, therefore, said they would not applaud his administration for the feat, alleging that it was meant to burden the incoming administration. A cross section of the...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan, says the 9th National Assembly has performed creditably well in terms of delivering democracy dividends to Nigerians, since its inauguration in 2019. Lawan said this in his goodwill message to the Nigerian workers in Abuja. “By 2019 when the 9th assembly was inaugurated, the nation’s...
I join the rest of the world and all compatriots to celebrate Nigerian workers on this year’s International Workers’ Day. Today is a special day in most parts of the world, a day to salute and honour the working people whose hardwork and sweat continue to oil the wheel...
Mr Cross River, Abubakar Usman, has emerged the winner of Mr Nigeria International 2023. Usman, a hair styist, beat 11 other finalists after three rounds of displays in cultural, official and beach outfits. The event held on Sunday night at Lekki, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
CLAIM: A viral WhatsApp message that has been circulating claims UNICEF is recruiting. VERDICT: FALSE The message making the claim contains a link http://archive.today/2023.04.15-110154/https://unicef-recruitment.offernow.online/ which directs to the UNICEF-impersonated page The site, which appears as https://unicef-recruitment.offernow.online/, also attempts to impersonate the UNICEF’s original website. The impostor website asks users to fill in...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja –The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that all candidates, who could not sit the 2023 UTME within their scheduled time owing to no fault of theirs, would be rescheduled to take the examination on Saturday, May 6, 2023. This is contained in...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned the election petition tribunals against being compromised as they look into suits arising from the just concluded 2023 general polls. Mr Joe Ajaero gave the advice on Sunday in Abuja at a news conference organised by the Labour and Civil Society Movement...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recovered over 385 stolen vehicles since the introduction of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme (NVIS). The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem said in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the FRSC has recorded...
The Federal Government says about 1,519 stranded Nigerians in Sudan are expected to leave the capital Khartoum via hired buses to Port Sudan and other designated border points for their onward evacuation to Nigeria. This development followed the extension of another 72 hours ceasefire agreement reached between the Sudanese...
As the nation celebrates Worker’s Day, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has commended Nigerian workers for their resilience in national affairs. Maikyau made the commedation in a statement issued to newsmen in Lagos on Monday, to commemorate the international workers’ day celebration....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The State House, in consultation with the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National planning has identified and tentatively screened three of its programmes and projects for possible consideration as pilot cases for Public Private Partnership (PPP). The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar,...