Following the report released by BudgIT, a data-simplifying civic organisation, which listed Enugu among the only three states that can fulfill obligations to their workers, the state chapters of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have applauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his vision, administrative ingenuity and sheer dexterity in prudent management of the state’s lean resources.

THE investigation panel set up by factional leader of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Ozo Nwabueze Okafor, has indicted the embattled National Chairman, Dr. Victor Ike Oye on the allegation of gross misconduct.

ATTEMPTS by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to reverse the recent amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, by the two chambers of the National Assembly which had whittled down the powers of the Presidency in its supervision, faced setback yesterday.

A week ago, the Academic Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) served notice of its intention to embark on a one-week warning strike with effect from Wednesday, 16th November, 2016. Its President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, claimed that ASUU took the action after nationwide consultations with the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Union, though the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, insisted the Federal Government (ASUU members’ main employer) was not notified.

Senator Mao Arukwe Ohuabunwa, is a politician, businessman and member of the 8th National Assembly representing Abia North on the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. In this chat, Ohuabunwa, who was also in the 4th and 5th National Assembly representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal constituency of Abia State in the House of Representatives spoke on Nigeria’s current economic situation. He declared that the way out of the woods is for the president to listen to the people. He also recounted the tortuous hurdles he scaled to get to the Senate.