The officials of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Friday stormed out of the venue of the scheduled meeting between organised labour and the federal government over fuel subsidy palliatives. The meeting scheduled to hold at the State House, Abuja was stalled after the labour Leaders left the venue of the meeting abruptly, accusing the government of insincerity. TheHintsNews reports that the organised labour had already scheduled a nationwide protest for August 2 to press home their demands over the subsidy removal. The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, led his delegation to the…
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The North Central Elders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have declared their support for the choice of the immediate past Governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje as the next National Chairman of the party. The recent resignation of Senator Abdulahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore as the National Chairman and National Secretary have created a vacuum in the leadership of the party. Addressing journalists on Friday in Abuja, the former Military Governor of Plateau and Katsina States, Maj-Gen Lawrence Onoja (rtd), said that there is a vacuum in the leadership of the party following the resignation Adamu. The…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, says the House has developed a Monitoring and Evaluation framework for the performance assessment and review of committees. He said committees will be regularly evaluated using the benchmark set out in the evaluation framework. The Speaker stated categorically that there would be no room for redundant or non-performing committees. Abbas made this known at the plenary of Thursday during the formal inauguration of the 134 Standing Committees of the 10th House, increasing the number by 25 from the 109 in the 9th Assembly. He noted that the standing committees were…
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state are in contention on who emerges the 2023 Democracy Man of the Year. The award being spearheaded by Face of Democracy Nigeria (FDN) is organised to recognise political office holders who have advanced the frontiers of democracy in their various offices. The Project Director, Olufunsho Ajagbonna while briefing newsmen in Abuja expressed satisfaction with the performances of the state chief executives in ongoing online voting. He announced that voting exercise ends Friday, July 28, 2023. Ajagbonna urged supporters and loyalists of…
The governorship candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP)in the November 11 governorship election in Imo state, Dr. Kachi Nwoga, in this interview bears his mind on a number of issues and what he intends to do to turnaround the state if elected. Excerpts: Why are you in the race? I am involved in running for Imo governorship because Imo people want a different type of government from what they have been experiencing. Not just presently, but for a long time now. I am here because there is harmony between where Imo is and where Imo ought to be. Imo is…
The Kano State government has established three treatment centres to curb the spread diphtheria which has left over 130 people hospitalised. Diphtheria is a serious infection of the nose and throat that’s easily preventable by a vaccine. A sheet of thick, grey matter covers the back of the throat, making breathing hard. Symptoms include sore throat, fever, swollen lymph nodes and weakness. Diphtheria can easily be contracted through airborne respiratory droplets — coughs or sneezes, saliva — kissing or shared drinks. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Yusuf, revealed on Thursday that the state had deployed the necessary mechanisms…
As Nigerians await the nomination of 13 remaining ministerial nominees, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila has hinted that President Bola Tinubu will create new ministries. Gbajabiamila, while speaking with State House correspondents on Thursday in Abuja noted that Nigerians should expect another list of 13 ministerial nominees in the coming days. According to him, 12 or maybe 13 will be forwarded to the Senate in the coming days. He said the cabinet should be fully formed and functioning within the next two weeks. Gbajabiamila added: “Work should start in earnest for them in the next week…
Following the submission of the much-awaited ministerial nominees’ list by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, the Senate, says, it will commence the screening of the nominees on Monday. However, the list sent by the President only contained names of nominees from 25 states, leaving out 11 states without nominees at the moment. The 11 states included: Lagos, Kano, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Gombe, Kebbi, Kogi, Osun, Plateau, Yobe and Zamfara. While 11 states are still without nominees, Bauchi, Cross River and Katsina states got two slots each. Briefing journalists shortly after the names of 28 nominees sent to the federal lawmakers were…
Coalition of Civil Society Organisations and Political Parties for Good Governance (COSOSAP) has said that the planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) scheduled to commence on August 2 will further aggravate the suffering of the citizens. Its National Coordinator, Dr. Lillian Ogbole, stated this while addressing a press conference Thursday in Abuja. While acknowledging the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidy, the coalition called for patience and understanding from all Nigerians in order to an end to the retrogressive and corrupt subsidy regime to pave the way for robust and competitive open market operations. Ogbole stressed…
The House Representatives has demanded for the statement of account for a period covering 10 years of all funds trapped in other banks and funds recovered by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and other agencies. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion titled, ”Need to Identify and Recover Public Funds Seized, Forfeited and Abandoned in Financial Institutions and Government Agencies to Improve the Current Economic Challenges In Nigeria”. Moving the motion at the plenary on Thursday, Hon. Dachung Bagos said the Proceeds of…