Ahead of the meeting of the National Council of State today in Abuja, the Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC, Wednesday demanded that the Federal Government begin implementation of the new national minimum wage before the end of the year.

National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has again called on Nigerians to troop out en masse to register during the voters’ registration exercise to enable vote for any candidate of their choice.

ACTING Governor of Delta State, Prince Sam Obi, Wednesday, inaugurated a new Executive Council. He also announced the suspension of release of funds to all ongoing mega projects, saying that his priority was to pay contractors to enable them enjoy the Christmas.

Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, in Sokoto State has alleged that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was planning to cause chaos if the ruling on the withdrawal of an interlocutory civil pre-election appeal filed by DPP governorship candidate in the 2007 election, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, which is expected to be delivered by the Supreme Court in Abuja tomorrow was not in PDP’s favour.

THE Appeal Court in Benin has adjourned till March 8, 2011, the Appeal against the Ogodo family in Sapele, Delta State by the Africa Timber and Plywoods, AT&P.

IN the wake of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s release of time-table for Delta guber re-run poll, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart and aspirant to Warri South Constituency II seat in Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Matthew Opuoru, has expressed strong optimism, that people of Okere–Urhobo in Warri South Local Government Area and Deltans in general will overwhelmingly vote for Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan during the re-run election.

Tragedy struck, Wednesday, at Elebele in the outskirts of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, when a trigger happy Policeman shot dead two persons, an Okada rider and his passenger, for allegedly refusing to part with gratification at a chekpoint.

The Super Falcons will file out against their German counterparts in an international friendly today in Germany. Coach Eucharia Uche who is leading the girls in today’s encounter has described the game as a big test for them after their triumph at the 2010 Caf African Women’s Championship in South Africa this month.

THE Universal Basic Education Board, UBEB, Ebonyi State , has stated that considering the enormous benefits that go with the acquisition of education in any country, no amount plunged into the sector should be regarded as a wasted undertaking.

Equatorial Guinea’s football federation (Feguifoot) says claims that the country fielded male players in its women’s side are “defamation”.
The team finished second in the African Women’s Championship (AWC) and have qualified for next year’s World Cup.

AFTER many years of agitations, the outdated and much criticied Workmen Compensation Act, WCA, introduced into the nation’s industrial status book by the colonial masters, is on its way out of the nation’s labour law as indication emerged that the Employees Compensation Bill, ECB, sent to the National Assembly by late President Musa Yar, Adua, to repeal the WCA is now waiting Presidential assent.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole has congratulated the new Head of Service of the Federation, Professor Oladapo Afolabi on his appointment to the exalted position as the number one civil servant in the country, saying the appointment is “well-merited”.

GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra State has ordered all contractors, especially those handling road projects in the state, to go back to their different sites since the rainy season was over.

Atlanta ‘96 Olympic gold medalist, Kingsley Obieku has called on the new Eagles coach, Samson Siasia to hands off Heartland FC of Owerri and face his new assignment.

OVER 1500 retrenched workers of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, eased out of the bank between 2005 and 2008, have petitioned President Jonathan, imploring him to prevail on the management of the bank to pay them their required benefits as well as compensation for premature disengagement.