By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—The Federal Council of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has decried the continued negligence of the nation’s power sector by the administration, warning that the country’s economy is suffering and might collapse if urgent step is not taken to address the sector. The trade union, which noted this drift in a […]

By Emma Amaize & Ola Ajayi WARRI — THE price of crude oil, yesterday, rose above the $70 per barrel mark as militants in the early hours of the day bombed an offshore platform of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) located at Forcados in Delta State and purportedly sank a gunboat carrying between 20-23 […]

The Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Frank Okiye, had under matters of urgent public importance, drew the attention of the House to a press interview purportedly granted by Shaiubu, where he was quoted as saying that “the Speaker, Mr. Zakawanu Garuba is deceiving us.”

He recalled in his address to the community how in connivance with some other youths, whom he said had also renounced militancy, took two expatriates hostage for about ten hours, confessing that the operation was later foiled by the police.

By Peter Okhiria The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) has chided the Federal Government on its handling of the present ASUU crisis, saying instead of the crisis which have bedeviled the nation’s education sector, the Federal Government should introduce free education at all levels in the country. The party said the country could afford to foot […]