Labour threatens showdown with FG over unpaid hazard allowance
The council, in a fresh letter to the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, expressed dissatisfaction over what it described as an “unnecessary delay” in issuing the circular required to give effect to the payment of the allowance.
Coup: Nigeria owes us apology, not amnesty—Anyanwu
By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA — Senator Chris Anyanwu has dismissed calls for amnesty for her and others imprisoned over alleged participation in the phantom coup plot of 1995, saying Nigeria rather owed her an apology.
Group calls for ban on task force on ports congestion
By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO — Operators of cargo services in the country has called for the disbandment of the Comptroller General Task Force to enliven the dream of speedy clearance of goods with 48 hours at the ports.
MEND writes Russian President
In a statement released following the attack, spokesman of the group, Jomo Gbomo, said the attack was carried out to frustrate the oil and gas business in the country.
Militants bomb Shell’s pipeline
By Luka Binniyat & Jimitota Onoyume PORT HARCOURT — WHILE President Umaru Yar’Adua and other government officials were getting ready to announce amnesty plans for militants in the Niger Delta, the Shell pipeline in Bille/Krakrama, Rivers state was attacked by MEND, with a resultant shutdown of the facility. The attack has also put out of […]
Commuters groan as Lagos roads deteriorate
By Godfrey Bivbere Motorists and commuters plying Apapa-Oshodi expressway have been subjected to harrowing experience in the last three days due to bad roads, coupled with the rains which have made the roads unmotorable.
