According to a submission available to us, entitled: Before the beginning of the end: SOS Call for Redress and Salvation of the Nigeria French Language Village,” the lecturers accused the management of inconsistency of policies saying “they saw themselves as being appointed solely to see and hear the management only.”

For almost a decade , the Nigeria Labour Congress and the federal government have been at logger heads over an issue; deregulation. Is it time for both to resolve their differences? Who pays the price? Is there a division within the labour movement as reported by some dailies? These are the issues that Labour Vanguard got the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Abdulwaheed Ibrahim Omar to speak on.

As it is in Nigeria,so it is in the United States of America. Perhaps the difference is that we have not heard so much noise about agitation of a rise in the national minimum wage but on July, 24, the federal minimum wage was raised for the “ third year in a row” according to Aaron Smith of CNN money.com.

***As Fashola flags off Bus Franchise Scheme for Iyana-Ipaja-Maryland By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowopejo For long they bore their suffering in silence,  as they daily contended with most of the bad  roads across the Lagos metropolis which had become increasingly dangerous and unsafe over the years. But now they no longer think that silence […]

TO ensure effective waste management in Benin City and other major towns in Edo, the state government is to spend the sum of N346, 879,003.38 for the procurement of waste management equipment.

The West African Examinations Council WAEC, has called on the members of the Test Administration Plainning and Coordinating Committee (TADPCC) of WAEC to see themselves as team leaders to reposition themselves to play their roles effectively. The Head of Nigeria National Office of the Council, Dr. Iyi Uwadiae made this known during a meeting held recently at the Rockview Hotel, Festac Town, Lagos.

He advised that henceforth, academic trade unions must learn to insist on Federal government guarantee of fitness and full authority to commit it to its representatives/negotiators before any industrial union commences dialogue on negotiation with the Federal government on workers welfare matters.

According to Adebakin Omotoke, a 400 Level Student of Business Administration at the University of Lagos said of the on-going ASUU strike: “I like the strike because it gives me the opportunity to write my project. I’m in Chapter Four of my project now and by the time we resume, I will be able to face my courses and get prepared adequately for my final examination.”

“We therefore deem it expedient to explain the issues thoroughly to all Nigerian students, parents and poor Nigerians who have been concerned about the turn which events in the education sector has taken.”

By Lamidi Bamidele ONE  of the common features of the road construction and rehabilitation efforts of the present Lagos State government is the introduction of road signs, including zebra crossings to aid the flow of both vehicular and human traffics.

Football-loving bus-stop parliamentarians are worried over the uncertainty surrounding the players to represent Nigeria in the forthcoming Under-17 World Cup which the country is hosting in October.

They are 40 in number, all girls, and recruited from varying backgrounds and they include orphans, street girls and exploited females from various places.

(Note: Story contains  a gory photo) By Evelyn Usman A 34-year-old popular  herbalist in Ijebu-Ode,  Ogun state, Rasaki Yekini,  was last week, paraded alongside some robbery suspects that have been terrorising Ogun state and its environs. Yekini, who is popularly known as ‘Aro’, following his proficiency in herbal mixture which has reportedly met the expectations […]

We have a leader. We have leadership at all levels in this country and there is no crisis. Nobody is contesting the leadership of the President.

By Fredrick Okopie IT  was a journey that was estimated to last 30 minutes, all things being equal. But as far as travelling from the ancient town of Badagry to the bus terminal at Mile 2 is concerned things can never be equal in that context. That is why no one raises an eyebrow these […]