The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its ongoing nationwide strike following promises by the Federal Government to reconvene the tripartite committee on national minimum wage on October 4. The suspension of the warning strike takes effect from today. Announcing the decision in Abuja on Sunday, the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, stated that the labour action was suspended to enable the ...
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Lagos APC Gov Primary: Tinubu Reveals Why He Moved Against Ambode
The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday justified his support for Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress instead of the incumbent Akinwunmi Ambode. He said he is not supporting Ambode because he ignored the blueprint for progress in Lagos State, thus contravening the spirit of progressive governance. It was Tinubu’s ...
Read More »APC Expels Ishola Balogun-Fulani Led Kwara State Executive
Reschedule Governorship Primaries In Ogun, Zamfara. Bauchi, Abia States To Monday Announce Schedule of Activities for Osun, Kwara Direct Primaries The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled the Alh. Ishola Balogun-Fulani led Kwara State executive from the Party. The NWC has also rescheduled governorship primaries in Ogun, Zamfara. Bauchi and Abia States to ...
Read More »Business Mogul Bags Community Philanthropy Award
Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Chairman Topline Group of Companies Chief John Ezeani-Dike, Ikemba 1 of Akwaeze community in Anaocha local government area of Anambra state has been honoured with the award of community philanthropy by the Anambra State Ministry of Youth Enterpreneurship and Creative Economy. The recognition according to him is a testimony of his philanthropic gestures and community service ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu Not Fit To Govern Lagos, Says Ambode
…insists recently registered members must not be disenfranchised …warns political jobbers against disrupting peace in the state Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday tasked the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the Governorship Primaries scheduled to hold on Monday, October 1 in the State is free, fair and credible. Governor Ambode, ...
Read More »Intensify Crackdown On Corrupt Money To Fund Minimum Wage, SERAP Tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “intensify his government crackdown on corrupt money and recovery of other illicit wealth by public officials and institutions to fund the proposed N65,000 national minimum wage by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), if he is to fulfil the needs of ordinary Nigerians who continue to struggle to make ...
Read More »Buhari Sweeps APC Presidential Primary In Anambra
Raymond Ozoji, Awka President Muhammadu Buhari has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary held in Anambra state at the weekend. From the results collated from the 21 local government areas and read out by the Returning Officer Prof. Ikemefuna Uzochukwu at Old English hotel Awka at the weekend, President Buhari polled a total number of 248, 368 valid ...
Read More »APC Shifts Gov Primaries In Lagos, Imo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted its governorship primary in Lagos and Imo states to Monday, October 1, 2018. The National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, stated this in Abuja on Saturday while inaugurating the 21-member National Convention Committee headed by the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi. He said the primaries earlier scheduled to hold on Sunday were ...
Read More »BREAKING: PDP Postpones Lagos, Imo Gov Primaries
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has postponed the party’s governorship primaries in both Lagos and Imo States indefinitely. In a statement, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, said that the governorship primaries in other states would still be held throughout the country on Sunday. He said, “The attention of the National Working Committee of ...
Read More »Asking Ambode To Step Down Is Against Democracy- Campaign Organisation
Gov’s Support Base Swells As Campaign Group Steps Up Mobilization 237 Councillors, 3900 Community Associations, Others Reportedly Back Second Term Bid The Ambode Mandate Support Group (AMSG) on Saturday faulted reports in the media purportedly quoting the Governors Advisory Council (GAC) of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos, asking the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode to withdraw his second ...
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