Ishefun residents protest demolition of houses

Ishefun residents protest demolition of houses

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS —  Hundreds of Ishefun Community in old Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State yesterday stormed the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja to register their protest against demolition of their houses and the relocation by the state government. The placard-carrying protesters arrived the secretariat at about 11 a.m., singing protest songs […]
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Benue teachers embark on 5-day warning strike

Benue teachers embark on 5-day warning strike

By Peter Duru MAKURDI – Teachers of Benue State Government-owned secondary schools, under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), yesterday, commenced a five-day warning strike to press home their demands for improved remunerations and conditions of service. Part of the agitation of the aggrieved teachers is the demand for a […]

Workers protest plan to shut down ANAMMCO

Workers protest plan to shut down ANAMMCO

By Tony Edike ENUGU—OVER 420 workers of Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO) Enugu, yesterday, staged a peaceful demonstration over alleged large scale fraud and plot by  the company’s expatriate Managing Director, Mr. Jacques Gelin and some management staff to close down the company. The protest by both the senior and junior staff, which commenced on […]

FG considers bail out for aviation

FG considers bail out for aviation

By Kenneth Ehigiator The federal Government may come up with intervention package for airline operators in the country, as President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua holds a meeting with the operators tomorrow at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to look into their complaints about how the harsh investment climate in the country is threatening to get them out […]

el-Rufai gets new passport

el-Rufai gets new passport

FORMER Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday obtained a new passport from the Nigerian High Commission on Northumberland Avenue, London.