Month: May 2023
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No-work-no-pay: Falana Drags FG To Court Over Over “Discriminatory” Treatment of ASUU
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government over discriminatory, unfair and illegal treatment of members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Joined in the suit as Defendants are Minister of Labour and Employment; Attorney-General of the Federation; and Accountant-General of the Federation. In the suit number NICN/ABJ/152/2023…
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Subsidy Removal: Outcome of Meeting Between NNPCL, NLC Revealed
Daily Trust The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the new pump price of petrol fixed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). Daily Trust reports that the oil firm has directed its outlets nationwide to sell fuel between N480 and N570 per litre. Garba Deen Muhammad, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, had…
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48-hour After Taking Oath of Offfce, Governor Swears in Commissioners
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in four commissioners, charging them to see their appointments as an opportunity for patriotism and offer selfless service to the state. The commissioners, Prof Zacheous Adango (Justice), Dr Alabo George Kelly (Works), Prof. Chinedu Mmom (Education) and Barr Isaac Kamalu (Finance), were sworn in at the Executive…
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Varsity Professor Faults Tinubu’s Inaugural Speech
President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech on May 29 was uninspiring, undiplomatic and ill-timed, says a university professor. Ayoola Olalusi, a don at the Federal University of Technology, Akure in Ondo, pointed out that Mr Tinbu’s speech during his inauguration as Nigeria’s 16th president was too direct, advising that the president be diplomatic in his affairs.…
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JUST IN: FG To Meet NLC Today Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
Channels TV Federal Government representatives are expected to meet with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) today by 2pm over the planned removal of fuel subsidy. This was disclosed by NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. He said the position of Labour has been clear that…
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Stock market gains N1.5tr on Tinubu’s policy direction
The Nation Newspaper The Nigerian stock market yesterday gave a rousing welcome to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policy direction. Intense bargain-hunting for Nigerian equities rallied the market to a net capital gain of N1.51 trillion, its highest gain in a day in two and half years. The naira also recorded a marginal gain in response…
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Courts sentences Adedoyin, two others to death over OAU student’s murder
Businessman, Dr. Rahmon Adedoyin and two of his employees at Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, are to die by hanging over the murder of postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke, an Osun State High Court ruled yesterday. The hotelier, his manager, Adeniyi Aderogba, and supervisor, Oyetunde Kazeem, were sentenced after the court presided over by…
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DE Registration: JAMB Laments Low Turnout of Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has decried the low turnout for the 2023 direct entry (DE) registration — days to the deadline. JAMB had earlier fixed May 26 as the deadline for sales of e-pins and May 30 as the last day to register for the exercise. But speaking with NAN on Wednesday,…
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Appointment of ‘State Minister Unconstitutional – Keyamo Tells Outgoing President
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, Wednesday told President Muhammadu Buhari that it is an aberration to appoint a Minister of State. Keyamo stated this in his speech at the valedictory session presided over by President Buhari to mark the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, under his (Buhari)…
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Poly Student Commits Suicide After Losing School Fees To Online Betting
Punch Newspaper A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Samuel Adegoke has reportedly killed himself by drinking some chemical substance after losing his fees and that of his friend to an online betting. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased reportedly used his school fee to play an online betting on Friday but lost.…