Man sentenced for detonating explosive

Man sentenced for detonating explosive

A 38-year old father of six, in Plateau State has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for using an axe to dismantle an explosive planted in a market, an action deemed to have endangered the lives of those around.
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Lack of live coverage halts Reps’ probe of capital market

Lack of live coverage halts Reps’ probe of capital market

DUE to lack of live coverage by a designated television station, House of Representatives ad-hoc committee overseeing the probe of the near collapse of the capital market, yesterday, postponed sitting till Wednesday, after May Day celebrations.

Bayelsa owned Elebele Low Palm Estate; a wasting asset

Bayelsa owned Elebele Low Palm Estate; a wasting asset

Yenagoa – Oil palm and cassava production rather than crude oil, experts said holds the key to the future survival of the Nigerian economy. Interestingly, Bayelsa State falls within the tropical mangrove ecological zone which is noted for huge reserve of fossil products and is also a good source of agricultural supplies.

Unfair labour practices, rights denial rule work places

Unfair labour practices, rights denial rule work places

THE Theme of today’s May Day celebration in Nigeria, “Right to work, Food and Education: Panacea to Insecurity”, would not have come at a better time. But beyond speeches and rallies, there is growing frustration among workers that labour leaders in the country are fast abandoning them to their fate in abuses and victimisation by employers.