The negotiations between the Federal Government and the nation’s labour movement on minimum wage took a dramatic turn yesterday in Abuja as the labour delegation walked out of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and never returned.
Just as it was in the early days of the contest for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, concerning zoning, the talk about a proposed amendment to the 1999 Constitution, (even as amended) regarding tenure of office for the president and governors, is again being denied as a presidential initiative. This story investigates the ambivalence in the Presidency on the matter and discovers that the reason for the tongue-in-cheek posture is a function of the insincerity of the agenda because Nigerian leaders are so used to failing themselves and the nation that even in the face of a glaring opportunity to excel and succeed, they fail to see it
When you talk of Benin, you think of bronze works. Bronze casting in Benin dates to 1400 AD when it was introduced by Oba Oguola.According to oral tradition, the Benin people migrated from Eqypt and settled both in Sudan and Ile – Ife and later to the present location, Benin City.
The Flying Eagles go into today’s game against Guatemala in the FIFA U-20 World Cup as clear favourites, what more with an African record of eight appearances in the competition but never won the title despite two final games in 1989 and 2005.
Saddled with challenges in his bid to transform the country, President Goodluck Jonathan has come to the realisation that with a renewed anti-corruption war, a sense of discipline may be instilled in public servants with the ultimate goal of blocking leakages within the system.
