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Ex-Lepers Ask Okowa To Increase Monthly Stipend From N8,000 To N25,000
Lepers, on the platform of Persons Afflicted with Leprosy, PAL, in Delta State, yesterday, embarked on a peaceful protest, calling on the state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa to review their monthly stipend from N8,000 to N25,000. The ex-lepers, who stormed...
We’ll Compel FG To Ensure Students Return To School – NLC
The Nigerian Labour Congress in Calabar has said it will pressurize the federal government to yield to the demand of ASUU so that Nigerian students can return to school after five months. The Chairman of the NLC in Cross River said this when they emb...
Police Warn Hijackers As NLC Solidarity Rally Holds Today
The police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will deploy personnel in critical infrastructure and facilities in response to the nationwide protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress in solidarity with the striking Academic Staff ...
Vote Buyers Must Be Prosecuted, Jega, Others Insist
Prominent election stakeholders on Monday participated at a forum seeking significant reforms of the electoral process that recommended the criminalisation of vote buying and selling as well as delegate inducements with strict enforcement of penaltie...
Okada Riders Reply FG, Say Ban In Operation Will 40 Million Job Losses
Motorcycle operators popularly called Okada have warned that the proposed ban of commercial motorcycles as part of measures to tackle security challenges in the country will not only make 40 million Nigerians jobless but also create the worst monster...
Buhari Expresses Shock Over Killing Of Kidnap Victim, Vows To Crush Bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has once again reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackling the nation’s security challenges, saying he will leave no stone unturned in crushing bandits and terrorists wreaking havoc in several parts of the co...
Uzodinma Donates N30m To Onion Producers, Cattle Traders Affected By Attacks
The Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma has donated the sum of N30 million to members of the Onion of Producers, Processors and Marketers Association, and cattle traders that lost their goods to hoodlums attacks in Imo state last year. It would be r...
After Successful Surgical Operation, Osinbajo Appreciates Nigerians
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, expressed gratitude to Nigerians and all others who had sympathised with and prayed for him over his recent successful thigh surgery. Prof. Osinbajo underwent a surgical operation on Saturday, July 16, at the ...
I’ll Address All Concerns Of Workers Before Leaving Office — Fayemi
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has promised to address the demands of workers’ in the state before leaving office. Fayemi stated this in Ado-Ekiti when the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ekiti State Chapter visited him. Fayemi ...
We’ve Brought Stability To Nigeria, Vote APC For Continuity, Buhari Begs Electorate
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the electorate to vote the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next general elections to ensure continuity in the polity, and stability in the country and West African region. The President said this Friday whi...
