Tinubu sacks DG-CEO of BPP

Tinubu Sacks DG-CEO of Federal Government Parastatal

Pesident Bola Tinubu has ordered  the immediate resignation of Mamman Ahmadu from office as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The directive is contained in a statement on Saturday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Reports say that this is part of a larger reorganization […]

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BREAKING NEWS ! Armed Men Kidnap MD of Fouani Group of Companies

Armed men have kidnapped the Managing Director of Fouani Group of Companies.  The group represents LG and Hisense brands. He was abducted alongside three Lebanese nationals while they were travelling by boat in Lagos. The four foreign nationals were forcefully kidnapped near the Falomo Bridge as the victims were en route from Apapa to Victoria […]

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JUST IN ! Court Orders Kano Government to Pay Deposed Emir Bayero N10 Million Compensation

JUST IN ! Court Orders Kano Government to Pay Deposed Emir Bayero N10 Million Compensation

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, has ordered the Kano State Government to pay the sum of ₦10 million as compensation for breaching the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero’s fundamental human right. The presiding judge, Justice Simon Amobeda, gave the order on Friday while delivering the judgment in the case instituted by Aminu […]

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Tinubu Staggers and Falls During Democracy Day Parade (video)

President Bola Tinubu was seen during today’s Democracy Day parade. As he made to mount the stand to take the salute from the military guards and others, he staggered for a few seconds before land on the ground. He was however, quickly helped up by his body guards.

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Hope Uzodinma

Uzodimma Gives Update on Minimum Wage Tripartite Meeting (video)

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has hinted about the outcome of today’s meeting by the minimum wage tripartite committee. The tripartite committee will meet today to likely finalize a new minimum wage following the demands of the organized labour consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). Addressing journalists […]

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JUST IN ! Tinubu Names Abuja Road after Soyinka

President Bola Tinubu has named a road after Professor Wole Soyinka. Tinubu named the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) as Professor Wole Soyinka Highway. While naming the road after the distinguished playwright, poet and novelist who clocks 90 on 13 July, President Tinubu said Soyinka was the first African […]

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JUST IN ! Nationwide Strike: Lagos Airport Resumes Operations (video)

Following the suspension of the nationwide industrial strike by Organized Labour, airline activities have officially resumed at the Murtala Muhammad Airport’s local wing in Lagos. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced on Tuesday (today) the suspension of the strike that began on Monday. The strike resulted in the suspension […]

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JUST IN ! Organized Labour Suspends Strike Temporarily

Members of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Tuesday, suspended the nationwide strike for 5 days. The development was conveyed to newsmen by a leader of the NLC in Abuja. The strike which commenced on Monday was called to protest the failure of the Federal Government to approve […]

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JUST IN ! Organized Labour in Closed Door Meeting with Presidency (video)

Leaders of the Organised Labour are currently at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for a closed-door meeting with Federal Government representatives. PUNCH confirmed from a source who spoke on conditions of anonymity that indeed, the labour representatives are already with the FG representatives. However, the source did not mention […]

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BREAKING ! Nurses and Midwives Join Nationwide Labour Strike

The National Association of Nurses and Midwives has directed its members to join the industrial action declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The nationwide strike declared by the NLC and the TUC over the new minimum wage demand for Nigerian workers commenced today, Monday, 3rd June. A statement […]

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