Labour berates Okupe over call for workers’ sack

LAGOS—THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, yesterday expressed shock over the statement credited to Dr. Doyin Okupe, former Special Adviser to erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, that governors should sack thousands of their workers to cope with the dwindling revenues. NLC and ASCSN urged the governors not to listen to Okupe’s satanic verses
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Femi Otedola loses $400m in 9 weeks

Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola has lost more than $400 million of his personal fortune over the last 9 weeks as the stock price of Forte Oil, the Nigerian-listed energy behemoth he controls, shed off 43.5% in value within that period.

Flying Eagles: Amuneke decamps six more players

Flying Eagles coach Emmanuel Amuneke has finally pruned the number of players in camp to thirty one after Saturday’s friendly match with Nigeria National League side Supreme Court FC.

S/South clubs jostle for Frot Group’s champion of champions N1m

The Edo Football Association and its biggest sponsor, FROT Group, have concluded arrangements for a championship which will give all the FA Cup champions of the South South states the opportunity to fine-tune their teams ahead of the national Federation Cup later this year.

Deadlock as Ministers, NASS struggle to fine-tune budget

FOR the third time the 2016 appropriation bill has been returned as President Muhammadu Buhari was said to have picked faults in the re-worked budget and returned it to the National Assembly for further legislative work.

Photos: Nigerians in UK protest Fulani herdsmen killings in Enugu, others

Irked by the incessant violent activities perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen across parts of the country, Nigerian residents in the United Kingdom, have staged a protest at the UK Westminister Parliament to condemn the killings and destructions by armed herdsmen, as well as draw the attention of global authorities to wade into the wanton killings.

Nimbo invasion: Why we have not set up IDP camps- Gov Ugwuanyi

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State says refusal of residents of Nimbo community to return home, after the April 25 Fulani herdsmen invasion has hindered government’s plans to set up Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) camps. Ugwuanyi made the disclosure in Enugu on Monday, while addressing anti-herdsmen protesters made up of a coalition of 13 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) and women from Nimbo community.

NSE records 3.2% growth

The Nigerian capital market on Tuesday, appreciated by 3.20 per cent following MSCI Index provider decision that it would not implement changes for any of the nation’s securities from its frontier market index. The market capitalisation inched N276 billion or 3.20 per cent to close at N8.897 trillion against N8.621 trillion posted on Friday.

Photos: Buhari receives Cameroun president, Paul Biya

President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, received President Paul Biya of Cameroon and his wife, Mrs. Chantalle Biya during an official welcome formalities for the Cameroonian Leaders as they commenced a two-day visit to Nigeria at the fore-courts of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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