The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to hold accountable those responsible for authorising and executing the invasion of the Nigeria Labour Congress headquarters in Abuja. TUC President, Mr Festus Osifo, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Osifo described the invasion as a grave violation of fundamental rights, Read More Source link
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The African continent is poised to declare a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security as the Mpox (Monkeypox) outbreak continues to spread across many countries. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control, said this during a webinar on Thursday on the Mpox outbreak situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African countries. The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that Mpox is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It is similar to smallpox, though generally less severe. Mpox is characterised by symptoms such as fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes. The disease…
The Kano State Government has filed a fresh fraud charge against the immediate past governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, his Commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Garo, and two others. According to the charge sheet, Garo, Lamin Sani and Muhammad Takai were charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, making false statements or return and criminal misappropriation. The state accused them of mismanaging the 44 Local Government’s statutory allocations remitted to the State Joint Local Governments account from the Federation account. They were also accused of criminally diverting N57.4billion through several personal accounts of Local Government’s Cashiers and…
Most Canadians are not exactly outraged by the punishment meted out to the Canadian women’s soccer team over its Olympic drone spying scandal, according to the results of a new poll released Thursday. Seventy per cent of the respondents to a Leger poll on the Paris Olympic Games said they were either very or somewhat familiar with the scandal, after a member of the Canadian team’s coaching staff was caught using a drone to spy on New Zealand team practices before the start of competition. “It certainly captured pretty good attention, the fact that Canada got caught using drones to…
Nigerians continue to mourn the loss of a beloved creative talent, Onyeka Onwenu, who died on July 30 after performing at a friend’s birthday party in Lagos. Rather than focusing on her passing, I’d like to share a personal reflection on how I came to brand her as the “Elegant Stallion.” In the 1980s, Onyeka was Nigeria’s beloved music diva and broadcaster. Her success in music and pop culture paved the way for her entry into movies when Nollywood exploded in the 1990s. Her iconic nickname, “Elegant Stallion,” was born out of entertainment journalism and became a brand she proudly…
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, Mr Innocent Chukwuma, has announced that the commuting public will soon benefit from cheaper transportation through Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses. He also urged Nigerians to exercise patience with the Bola Tinubu administration, asking them to “give him time.” “I’ve discussed with him (President Tinubu), and soon the masses will have plenty of CNG buses on the road,” Mr Chukwuma told journalists after emerging from closed-door talks with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The automobile entrepreneur described the Presidential CNG Initiative as “the way…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has launched the second batch of the “One Youth, Two Skills” initiative. Soludo inaugurated the programme at the International Convention Centre, Awka, the state capital, on Thursday. Speaking at the event, which saw the participation of about 8,620 qualified individuals for the second batch, the governor described youth as the bridge to the future, emphasising that this is why his administration prioritises human capital development. He said, “Today, we are beginning phase two of that significant journey to ensure that our youth are empowered on a sustainable basis, teaching them how to fish and…
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Akwa Ibom State chapter, has appealed to Governor Umo Eno to include members in the list of beneficiaries of government palliative packages and the living minimum pension arrangement. The state NUP chairman, Ekpenyong Ekpo, made the demand during a press conference held at the union’s secretariat at Uko Eshiet Street, Uyo, the state capital, on Thursday. He lamented that the government had excluded members of the union from previous palliative distribution, adding that such was not good for a union whose members were either old or sick. “My only point is that the palliative items…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission is set to amend the Domestic Crude Supply Obligations Regulations 2023. The commission stated this in a notice signed by the Chief Executive of the NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, on Thursday. According to the NUPRC, the National Data Repository Regulations will also be reviewed. In the notice, the commission said it wanted to consult with stakeholders for their input. “In line with Section 216 (1) of the PIA 2021, which requires the commission to consult with stakeholders before finalising regulations or amendments to regulations, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission hereby invites inputs from lessees,…
Ahead of the November 16 local government election in Ogun State, the state’s Independent Electoral Commission, on Thursday, announced a N250,000 administrative fee for chairmanship candidates. The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, Babatunde Osibodu, represented by Olatunji Akoni, also announced N150,000 administrative fee for councillorship candidates. However, female councillorship candidates will pay N100,000. Osibodu, who spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, on Thursday, said the fee was subsidised for female candidates to encourage women participation. “At OGSIEC, we are committed to gender sensitivity and actively advocate female participation in…