The presidency and the organised labour have traded words over the shutting down of the national grid to enforce compliance of all workers during the ongoing strike. Labour took to strike on Monday demanding pay rise of N494, 000 as minimum wage while the federal government has offered N60000, months which has been flatly rejected…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to postpone its current strike until after the forthcoming Eid al-Adha festival, warning that it could make life unpleasant for Muslims preparing for the celebrations. In a statement released on Monday, MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, expressed concern that the strike’s impact on…
Apart from preventing civil servants in the state from gaining access to the Lagos State Secretarial complex, they also barricaded entrances to the state General Hospital in Ikeja. adds” Workers in Lagos State, who left their various homes, and boarding the staff buses to resume work at the Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, were directed to…
Members of the Labour union enforcing the nationwide strike directive by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over minimum wage have shut down the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, stating that only emergency services will be provided. Speaking to journalists on Monday, June 3, a member of the union said:…
City of David Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lagos has suspended Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, following the extravagant birthday party of his wife shortly after the death of Herbert Wigwe, former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings plc. While some reports said he has been transferred from the church,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the banking licence of Heritage Bank Plc with immediate effect, citing the bank’s persistent financial instability and breach of regulatory requirements. The decision is part of the CBN’s mandate to maintain a sound financial system in Nigeria, as outlined under Section 12 of the Banks and Other…
ln agreement with the joint directive from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to strike on Monday over the new minimum wage, the National Grid has been completely shut down, resulting in a nationwide blackout. This was made known by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in a statement signed by…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), has rescheduled its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, for 24,535 candidates. JAMB rescheduled the UTME due to the substantial non-compliance with its standards in the centres of the affected candidates. The board also directed affected candidates to print their supplementary Examination Notification Slips from Tuesday, 4th June,…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has notified the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and Trade Union Congress TUC that their June 3 planned strike action is illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. He has therefore warned them to shelve the strike and return to the negotiation table so…
The founder of Arrows of God Orphanage, Deborah Ogo, has been remanded in prison. According to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, ordered MLK the 83-year-old Ogo to be remanded in the Onitsha Correctional Facility until…
