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AAC disowns Sowore as its chair
Accuses him of impersonation By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA–THE leadership of the African Action Congress, AAC on Wednesday said that the party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Omoyele Sowore was
NLC Protest needless, won’t stop NASS from sponsoring Minimum Wage Bill -PGF DG
Senate By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: In the wake of Wednesday’s protest to the National Assembly in Abuja by organised labour against decentralizing the minimum wage structure, Director General of the
Workers protest in Edo over plan to place wages on concurrent list
By OzioruvaAliu BENIN CITY – ORGANISED labour in Edo state led the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday in Benin City joined their counterparts across the country to protest against bill
Unical VC inaugurates 20-bed COVID-19 isolation Centre
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has inaugurated a 20-bed COVID-19 isolation Centre on campus in line with the protocols of the National Centre for
Maina’s request to summon witnesses to court was done in haste–Court
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, held that the request by Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), seeking it to compel some persons to testify in
Court remands man over alleged rape of 10-year-old
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 40-year-old man, Tajudeen Jamiu, at Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre for allegedly raping a minor. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is
Anambra lawmaker urges support for police in fighting crime
A lawmaker in Anambra, Mr Onyebuchi Offor, has appealed to well-meaning individuals and corporate organisations in the state to assist the police with logistics to fight crime Offor, representing Ekwusigo
We’ll reject bill seeking removal of wage from exclusive list ― Ondo Assembly
By Dayo Johnson Lawmakers in Ondo state have assured workers and leaders of the Organised labour in the state that it would reject a bill seeking the removal of minimum
Contributory Pension Scheme: Reps urge FG to prevail on States, LGs for full implementation
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives yesterday called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, urge States and Local Government Councils to ensure full implementation of the
USAID moves to save Igbo language from extinction
By Steve Oko – Aba; and Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia The United States Agency for States Department, USAID, has taken a bold step towards saving Igbo and other indigenous Nigerian
