AS the strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) entered second day ,in a U turn the two bodies have temporarily suspended their nationwide strike for one week, following a disagreement with the Federal Government over the proposed new national minimum wage. However,with this development, all government and private sector offices are expected to resume normal operations immediately. The two unions announced the strike suspension, today, (Tuesday)is intended to facilitate uninterrupted negotiations with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. However,the two labour leaders, including representatives from both the NLC…
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The Organised Labour Unions in Nigeria have shut down the national grid,in it’s continuation of an indefinite strike action to press home their demands However,the General Manager, Public Affairs, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ndidi Mbah, confirmed this in a statement to press, adding that the national grid shut down occurred at about 2.19 am this morning, 3rd June 2024. Also ,”A about 1:15 am this morning, the Benin Transmission Operator under the Independent System Operations unit of TCN reported that all operators were driven away from the control room and that staff that resisted were beaten while some were…
THE Kano state police command has said that an attempt by some suspected thugs to attacked the residence of the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Prince Abdullahi Abbas has been foiled . According to a statement by the command’s Spokesman SP Abdullahi Kiyawa made this known on Sunday to press in Kano The command’ s image maker disclosed that on May 31, at around 6 pm, a distress call was received from Chiranchi junction in Gwale Local Government Area of the state. However,” It was stated that the thugs, armed with dangerous weapons, were pelting people with stones and attempting…
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police( DCP) Abba Kyari has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory after spending 27 months in detention. However,it will be recalled that Kyari was detained following his arrest on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for alleged involvement with an international drug cartel. It will also be recalled that the suspended DCP Kyari, along with four members of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT)—Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba, and John Nuhu—were arraigned on March 7, 2022. As at that time,they were charged alongside…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has stressed the need for state governments,especially in the northern part of the country, to take ownership of the ICT quiz ,been organised by the CITAD, to achieve the desired objectives and impart the essence of ICT in their lives. The senior program officer CITAD, Malam Isah Garba,made the call during an annual ICT quiz organized by the center for the last 20 years.for students of secondary schools in Kano state. According to him, the objective is to bridge the digital gap in the country to enable students pursue careers in ICT. Malam…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has stressed the need for state governments,especially in the northern part of the country, to take ownership of the ICT quiz ,been organised by the CITAD, to achieve the desired objectives and impart the essence of ICT in their lives. The senior program officer CITAD, Malam Isah Garba,made the call during an annual ICT quiz organized by the center for the last 20 years.for students of secondary schools in Kano state. According to him, the objective is to bridge the digital gap in the country to enable students pursue careers in ICT. Malam…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has stressed the need for state governments,especially in the northern part of the country, to take ownership of the ICT quiz ,been organised by the CITAD, to achieve the desired objectives and impart the essence of ICT in their lives. The senior program officer CITAD, Malam Isah Garba,made the call during an annual ICT quiz organized by the center for the last 20 years.for students of secondary schools in Kano state. According to him, the objective is to bridge the digital gap in the country to enable students pursue careers in ICT. Malam…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has decried the spate of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and farmers/herders clash in the North, adding that these are having negative effects to socio-economic development of the region. However, the association then appealed to the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, begin the process of rehabilitation, resettlement and reintegration of all displaced communities through out the northern region. Reading the communique on Friday, the CNG National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, stated that “collective efforts will be geared in fighting kidnapping, armed banditry, farmer-herders conflict, cattle rustling, criminal abduction for ransom, ethno-religious…
The trial of Mrs. Rose Deffi, one of the 89 staff of the National Examination Council (NECO) dismissed in year 2020 over allegation of certificate forgery has been stalled following her absence in the Plateau State High Court, Jos when the case was called on Thursday. Mrs. Deffi had been charged to court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegation of forgery of her academic certificate while being a staff of NECO. This was made known by the acting director public enlightenment and education/Spokesperson for the commission,Mr. Demola Bakare, a copy made available…
A veteran actor,Mr Segun Arinze, a veteran actor, has gave reasons on why he shunned marriage for 12 years after his first marriage crashed. According to a 58-year-old actor earlier married Anne Njemanze, an actress, in 1996, but the marriage ended in 1997. But Arinze later married Julie in 2008 and they have three children . However Segun Arinze, who commented on the issue while speaking on the WithChude podcast, said he was actually in search for the right person for 12 years while he had refused to talk about his failed marriage ‘because people do not share everything’. He further…