Why grains importation won’t happen soon – Stakeholders
There may be delay in implementation of the zero-tariff grains importation policy of the federal government as Financial Vanguard reliably learnt at the weekend that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is yet to receive a comprehensive list of the firms to select for participation in the intervention programme.
PDP Presidential Primaries: Who challenges Buhari ?
From the 36 states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, statutory and elected delegates will gather today for the historic national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital.
APC primaries : Buhari wades in to douse tension in states
THE intrigues, crises and complaints trailing the All Progressives Congress, APC, primaries across the country continued, yesterday, as President Muhammadu Buhari met with Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai and the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
2019: Tension in APC, PDP as more candidates emerge
Less than a week after leaders and stakeholders of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, agreed to hold the party’s national convention in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, findings have emerged on how the controversy over the choice of venue was finally resolved.
Minimum wage: Labour suspends strike
Organised labour, yesterday, announced the suspension of the nationwide warning strike over the indefinite suspension of minimum wage negotiation meeting by the Federal Government.
Minimum wage: Labour may suspend strike today
There are strong indications that the Organised Labour may today (Sunday) suspend the ongoing nationwide strike over new national minimum wage.
Strike’ll affect payment of salaries, FG warns
Commercial activities in some states of the federation were grounded, yesterday, following the strike declared by organised labour to press home demand for a new minimum wage.
Banks, fuel supply crippled as Labour strike begins
Distribution of petroleum products, banking and other essential services will be grounded from today as workers in the petroleum, financial, maritime and other sectors of the economy begin a nationwide strike as directed by organized labour.
Aisha Buhari’s ADC, Baban-Inna in DSS net over alleged N2.5bn fraud
The Department of State Service, DSS, has detained Aide-De-Camp, ADC, of wife of the
President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, over alleged N2.5 billion fraud.
Osun election : High-wire intrigues as PDP, APC dig in for votes
High-wire political intrigues by chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to outsmart one another ahead of Thursday’s governorship re-run in selected polling units in Osun State were yesterday unfolding.
Inconclusive Osun election : The game changers
AFTER a very testy and keen election, which the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, declared as inconclusive, 3, 498 voters drawn from seven polling units across four local councils, will on September 27 determine the winner of the Osun State governorship election.
