Ex-Nigeria Airways workers seek payment of outstanding benefits
By Victor Young Former workers and retirees of the defunct Nigerian Airways Limited, NAL, have pleaded with the Federal Government to pay their outstanding pension entitlement, to enable them to cope with difficulties and consequences of the rampaging coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. Speaking in Abuja at the National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, […]
Navy nabs 42 suspected cultists during initiation in Cross River
Hands them over to C’River govt By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Nigerian Navy Victory Ship (NNSV) has apprehended over 42 suspected cultists during initiation at Akpabuyo LGA of Cross River state. The suspects who were arrested by naval personnel were handed over to the Cross River Government for further investigation and prosecution. Briefing newsmen […]
Ugwuanyi donates bus to ECCIMA
By Jacob Ajom In his determination to boost the state’s economy, provide job to the teaming youths and diversify the non-oil sector of the economy, Governor lfeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has presented an 18-seater bus to Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, ECCIMA, to enable the members to discharge their duties more […]
Nigeria risks losing generation to insurgency in North-East — Amnesty International
Amnesty International, AI, on Tuesday, warned that Nigeria might lose a generation to insurgency in the North-East. AI declared that Nigeria must urgently address its failure to protect and provide education to an entire generation of children in the region devastated by years of Boko Haram atrocities and gross violations by the military. In a […]
2020 Appropriation Bill: NASS cuts short break to consider the Review
ABUJA – THE Senate and the House of Representatives Assembly have cut short their resumption date with some days from its hitherto resumption date, with a new date fixed for Thursday, May 28 to enable the Senators and members of House of Representatives consider the reviewed 2020 budget.
Labour accuses Power Ministry of unethical practises
Organised labour, on Tuesday, raised alarm over moves by Ministry of Power to acquire a new office complex for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN at the cost of N13 bilion after the same complex rejected by stakeholders in the power sector in 2015 at the cost of N7 billion.
