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Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have been directed to resume work today Monday, after a five-day nationwide warning strike. After the three-hour Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting, NARD said it would review the Federal Government’s commitment to resolving the issues in the next two weeks. NARD signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has voided the candidature of Abia State governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti. The presiding judge, Justice M N Yunusa while ruling on the matter on Friday said the Labour Party failed to comply with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act in nominating Otti. The Court in […]
The has set the stage for a definite hearing today, Friday, in a fresh suit seeking prohibition of the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on May 29. To clear the coast for hearing of the suit, the Appellate Court on May 18 heard a joinder motion by Tinubu and argued by Chief […]
On Wednesday Federal Executive Council approved port development projects worth $4,713,841,477 in Ondo, Lagos and Delta States. This was made known to State House pressmen by Ademola Adegoroye, the Minister of State for Transportation after the federal cabinet meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Adegoroye said the […]
With the ongoing warning strike of resident doctors, the federal government has threatened to hire ad-hoc doctors with the salaries of the striking doctors. It was during a live Channels Television program, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the hint. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began a five-day […]
The Senate has granted more time to an ad-hoc committee it constituted to investigate alleged unauthorized spending by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The committee, chaired by Yusuf Yusuf was constituted last week to investigate transactions allegedly carried out by the NDDC under its 2021 and 2022 budgets without the approval of the […]
A warning from the Federal Government has been ditched out to members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to put aside their planned five-day warning strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on Tuesday in Abuja gave the warning after receiving a letter of notification from the NARD executive […]
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned the case between Mr. Peter Obi and Labour Party against the Independent National Electoral Commission, President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Vice President-Elect Kashim Shettima to Friday, the 19th of May 2023. This was agreed after the court established that INEC refused to grant the Labour Party […]
A little drama played off today as angry Obidients chased the factional leader of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa and his cohort out of the courtroom at the Presidential Election Petition tribunal. The Former Deputy National leader of the LP stormed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and made for the seats of the Abure […]
After the attack on some staff of the US Consulate in Nigeria, the White House has reacted to the news. Tuesday afternoon at Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State a convoy of US officials came under serious attack with at least four persons killed while others sustained injuries. A White House Spokesperson, […]
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