Strike looms as NUPENG’s meeting with offshore firm ends in deadlock
NIGERIA Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, placed members nationwide on a red alert for industrial action after a meeting with the OES and Deep Sea oil firm, an oil exploratory company working for Chevron Nigeria Limited, over the sack of over 300 members ended in deadlock.
2019: Bauchi elders back Dogara
Immediate past governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Isa Yuguda, four former ministers from the state and four serving senators from the state are among prominent elders who, yesterday, threw their weight behind House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, ahead of the 2019 election.
Kano Customs nets N8bn in 6 months
Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs service, NCS, yesterday, declared it had generated over N8,070,570,235.37 revenue, higher than the projected target of N7,389,024,423.42, over the past six months.
2019: Monarchs pass vote of confidence on INEC boss
—DESPITE calls for his resignation, traditional rulers in Enugu state have passed a vote of confidence on the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on his preparedness to conduct a credible 2019 general elections.
CSOs to Nigerians on 2019: Use your votes to demand improved water, sanitation, hygiene services
Bauchi—Ahead of 2019 general election, a coalition of civil society organisations, CSOs, in Bauchi State have charged Nigerians to use their votes to demand for improved water, sanitation and hygiene, WASH, services from candidates seeking various electoral offices.
Group protests over killings in Nigeria
The Coalition for Good Governance and Transparency in Nigeria led thousands of protesters this morning to occupy the National Assembly to demand the immediate resignation of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki over his alleged role in the Offa Robbery incident.
