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Leadership of the House of Representatives is set to meet with the Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Chris Ngige and Minister of Power Saleh Mamman. This is in a bid to avert the planned strike by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). The House made the resolution on Wednesday, following a motion of urgent […]
Members of the Senate on Wednesday considered a motion on the ‘escalating rate’ of unemployment in the country. The motion was sponsored during plenary by the immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. In their resolution, the lawmakers proferred solutions to the executive arm of the government for adoption and implementation. One […]
Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, the son of Mr Abdulrasheed Maina who is a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team will now be in Kuje correctional facility after weeks in the custody of the Nigeria Police. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his transfer on Wednesday at the request of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack in Inates, western region of Niger Republic, near the Mali border, which resulted in the killing of 67 military personnel, with 34 people still unaccounted. Expressing deep shock and sadness over the heinous and despicable attack by terrorists that reportedly crossed in from neighboring Mali, President […]
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the leader counsel to the self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has formally dragged the Nigeria Police to the Federal High Court in Abuja. Ejiofor is suing the Nigeria Police over an alleged invasion of his house and alleged killing of four occupants by operatives of the force. […]
Imo State government in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is set to flush out HIV/AIDS in the State. Governor EMEKA IHEDIOHA affirmed this during the official launch of the Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Surge Response by the Imo government in collaboration with the United States embassy in Nigeria and Caritas Nigeria […]
Following the re-arrest of convener RevolutionNow OMOYELE SOWORE, three Committees of the House of Representatives are to investigate the alleged invasion of the Department of State Service invasion into the federal high court. The resolution is sequel to a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Minority Leader, NDUDI ELUMELU. The lawmaker said the action […]
Carlo Ancelotti has been sacked by Napoli despite taking the Serie A side to the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday with a 4-0 win over Genk. “Napoli has decided to relieve Carlo Ancelotti of his role as first team coach,” the Italian side said in a statement. Tuesday’s win over Genk, which saw Napoli finish second […]
Ajax’s hopes of another fairytale run in the Champions League were dashed on Tuesday as a 1-0 defeat at home to Valencia sent them crashing out and the Spaniards through to the last 16. Rodrigo Moreno’s 24th-minute strike proved the winner at the Johan Cruyff Arena and enough to flip the top three in Group […]
Chelsea booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League as first-half goals from Tammy Abraham and Cesar Azpilicueta sealed a 2-1 win over a much-changed Lille at Stamford Bridge. Victory for Valencia over Ajax in the other game in Group H means Frank Lampard’s men go through behind the Spaniards with last […]
