The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have declared an immediate and total strike in Imo State from midnight today, over last Wednesday’s attack on the NLC President, Joe AJaero, other labour leaders, among other issues. They have also resolved to declare a nationwide strike by Tuesday, November 14, if…
The NNPC/Aiteo Joint venture has announced the introduction of Nembe Crude Oil Grade, a new crude oil grade into the international crude oil market. The announcement of the Nembe Crude Oil Blend, produced by Aiteo, the Operator of the NNPC/Aiteo Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 Joint Venture (JV), was made at the ongoing Argus European…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees’ Development Committee/Unit have placed 14 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) referees on preliminary suspension over poor officiating. This is contained in a letter by Faith Irabor, Head of NFF’s Referees’ Development Committee/Unit and addressed to Davidson Owumi, NPFL’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) on Monday in Abuja. According to the…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to challeng nullification of his victory by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. Governor Yusuf is praying the court set aside the judgment of tribunal which nullified his election by declaring 165,663 of his…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, had intercepted illicit drugs with N13 billion value in Amuwo Odofin and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. NDLEA added that it also arrested no fewer than 10 suspects among which were three blind men and one businessman among others, for allegedly trafficking 14,481,519 pills of hard…
Nigeria’s leading manufacturers, BUA Industries Limited and Dangote Industries Limited have renewed fight over market share with latter accusing former of sponsoring media report, suggesting that the company is being probed for alleged illegal foreign exchange deals and money laundering. The companies been at loggerheads over issues of market leadership including claims and counterclaims over…
Political atmosphere in Kano is tensed with the Appeal Court’s announcement of Monday, November’s 6, 2023 as the date for hearing the appeal filed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, challenging his victory nullification by the tribunal. The suit with case no: CA/KN/EP/GOV/KAN/34/2023 was reported to have parties including Governor Yusuf and his party, the New…
Workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria may shutdown offices on Wednesday over the beating of their President, Joe Ajaero. The strike scheduled for Wednesday, November 8, 2023, was disclosed at a press briefing on Friday. According to the leaders of the joint union, the Federal Government…
Lagos Lilypond Terminal has seen 12,438 export containers with a free onboard value of, $519m between January and September 2023, Customs said on Thursday. In a statement on Thursday by the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Maiwada, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the terminal, Ajibola Odusanya, said this…
Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the verdict by the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which nullified the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Recall that Governor Yusuf was declared duely elected by the electoral umpire, INEC, in the Governorship election held in the State on March 18, 2023. Speaking on Channels…
