Labour Strike: It’s Treasonable Offence To Shut National Grid — FG
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has asked members of the Organised Labour to be more circumspect in their demands over national minimum wage and the restoration of old electricity tariff. Addressing the National Executive Council of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday, Akume said the shutdown of the National Grid by...
Naira Mutilation: Court Fixes New Date For Trial Of Cubana Chief Priest
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till June 25 for further hearing in the case against celebrity bartender and businessman, Pascal Okechukwu popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, for alleged abuse of the Naira. The court adjourned on Wednesday at the instance of the defendant who was absent but had written a letter seeking an adjournment of...
Peter Obi Calls For Arrest Of Those Vandalising Second Niger Bridge
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023 polls, Peter Obi, has condemned the vandalisation of the Second Niger Bridge, calling for the arrest of the culprits. Obi, who was reacting to a video of a man who described how criminals were vandalising the second Niger Bridge, said the vandalisation of the critical infrastructures on the bridge, was capable...
Saudi Arabia Welcomes One Million Pilgrims
Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stated that nearly one million foreign pilgrims had arrived for the 2024 Hajj season. A report by Saudi Gazette stated that by the end of Sunday, a total of 935,966 pilgrims arrived through all the kingdom’s air, land and seaports. Recall that over two million are billed to attend the annual pilgrimage in Makkah...
Umahi Angered Over Vandalisation Of Onitsha Second Niger Bridge
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has frowned at the recent vandalism of structures on the second Niger bridge. A statement by Orji Uchenna Orji, a lawyer and special adviser (media) to the minister, on Tuesday said the destruction of the joints used to absorb the thermal expansion of the bridge was a ‘cowardly’ act. “The minister condemns this ruthless destruction...
Sen. Abaribe Says He Was Not Harassed By Soldiers In Abia
Former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has denied social media reports that he was molested and had an altercation with the army somewhere in Obingwa, describing it as false. He, instead, commended the officers and men of the Nigerian Army for being professional in their engagement with the civil populace. Abaribe, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom, described...
Journalist Monitoring Labour Strike In Abia, Attacked, Injured By Bank Security Personnel
Emmanuel Nwazue, Abia State Bureau Chief of Afia TV, was attacked and assaulted on Monday by two security guards attached to a First City Monument Bank branch on Akanu Ibiam Way (Bank Road) in Umuahia while monitoring the compliance of the indefinite strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress. Nwazue, who confirmed the attack to our correspondent on Monday said he...
Operators Beg Labour To Suspend Strike Till After Hajj
The Association for Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON) has appealed to the organised labour to shelve its ongoing strike until after Hajj, saying the timing of the industrial action is wrong. The association said it “understands the position of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to press for a better working condition for the...
Passengers Stranded In Airports Over Strike By Organised Labour
Thousands of passengers are stranded at airports across the nation following the strike embarked upon by the Labour Union. Aviation unions comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) who are affiliated to either NLC or...
Labour Commences Strike As Intervention By National Assembly Fails
The organised labour Sunday insisted that its indefinite strike would begin today as planned following the federal government’s refusal to increase the minimum wage above N60,000. Labour, which is demanding N494,000, said this in Abuja last night after a three-hour meeting with the National Assembly leadership and top officials of the Executive arm of government. The president of the Nigeria Labour...
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