Labour drags FG before ILO over workers, rights abuses
*Details violence, intimidation, state interference*Says Nigeria has turned rights crisis into a “malignant cancer” By Victor Ahiuma-Young GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The Organised Labour has dragged the Federal government before the International Labour Organization, ILO, accusing authorities at both federal and state levels of systematic violations of workers’ rights, trade union freedoms and collective bargaining agreements […]
Victor Wood not involved in petition to EFCC —IDI
AN Itsekiri group, Iwere Development Initiative, IDI, has absolved the Executive Director, Research, Planning and Statistics in Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Engr. Victor Wood, of involvement in a purported petition written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against the immediate past governor of the state and other persons.
ERC condemns dissolution of UNILAG SUG
THE Education Rights Campaign, ERC, has condemned the decision of the Senate of the University of Lagos to dissolve the executive and legislative arms of the University of Lagos Students’ Union, ULSU, for leading students’ protests against poor welfare conditions and high cost of goods and services on campus.
Unknown gunmen kill 75-yr-old Osun chief
Osogbo—A 75-year-old High Chief, the Akannare of Ile-Ido Ife, Osun State, Chief Moses Elutilo, was on Monday, murdered by some masked men who invaded the venue of a meeting.
‘NEITI’ll promote transparency in extractive industry’
The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Mr. Waziri Adio, has said the agency will do all within its power to promote transparency and accountability in the extractive industry being the staying power of the Nigerian economy.
Facebook quarterly profit triples as use climbs
CHAPMAN Facebook on Wednesday reported a powerful surge in profits as the user base of leading social network continued to climb. Profit in the first quarter tripled from a year ago to $1.5 billion as revenue jumped to $5.4 billion from $3.5 billion in the same period a year earlier. “We had a great start […]
