Electricity Tariff Hike: After Workers’ Protest Nigerian Govt Reveals Next Plan The controversy surrounding last month’s electricity tariff hike is yet to fade as the Nigerian workers, on Monday, disrupted activities in the power sector, demanding its reversal. It was reports that the organized labour picketed offices of all eleven Electricity Distribution Companies and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. In Abuja, the protest was led by Joe Ajaero, NLC president, to the Ministry of Power and the NERC headquarters. Offices of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company were also shut down as workers were prevented from resumption. Similarly, they picketed the…
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BREAKING: FG Moves To Reform NYSC The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is set to undergo restructuring to align with future demands, according to Youth Development Minister Jamila Bio-Ibrahim. She announced plans to inaugurate a team to review, restructure, and reform the NYSC. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the maiden meeting of NYSC management with heads of corps producing institutions in Nigeria, Bio-Ibrahim also revealed that over 5,000 corps members would have their entrepreneurial ventures funded with about N10 million. The minister stated that the reforms would focus on reviewing participants with an entrepreneurship mindset and making skills development…
BREAKING: Any Lecturer Who Resumes Duty Will Be Punished – ASUU Insists On Strike The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Abuja, UniAbuja, says the union will not call off its strike until all issues are addressed. The branch Chairman, Dr Sylvanus Ugoh, told NAN on Monday in Abuja that the members were not working. “Those against the strike may possibly be beneficiaries of what the union is fighting against. “Any member found breaking the strike will be subjected to disciplinary procedure.” According to him, 90 to 95 per cent of lecturers are on strike. It was reported…
JUST IN: Heavy Gunshots, Many Causalities As Terrorists Ambush Dangote Staff Bus, Kidnap Dozens Gunmen abducted an unspecified number of Dangote Cement workers Monday, with several workers shot. The workers were returning from work Monday evening when they were ambushed by suspected bandits at Okpella in Edo, a town near Okene (Kogi state). Witnesses said it was unclear how many people were wounded or the severity as of Monday evening. “Other people are in the bush. My colleague has bullet wounds. A coaster bus filled with staff was attacked at Okpella. Kidnappers,” a witness said. “They kidnapped our whole staff…
BREAKING: Fubara To Set Up Panel To Probe Wike’s Eight-Year Administration Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel to probe the governance of the state in the last eight years under his predecessor and “godfather” Nyesom Wike, who is now a serving minister. Governor Fubara stated this on Monday after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state shortly after the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was screened and confirmed by the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House of Assembly. Speaking, Fubara charged Iboroma to quickly set up the panel…
Customs Officer Shoots Self Dead An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) serving in the Federal Capital Territory, identified as Abdulwahab Magaji has reportedly committed suicide in Abuja. It was gathered that the deceased shot himself with a pump-action rifle at his residence located at Binta Street, Farm Estate area, Abuja. It was also said that Magaji’s family filed a report with the police about his untimely death, forcing policemen to storm the scene of the incident, Daily Trust reports. According to a family source, when policemen arrived at the site, the victim was transported to a hospital and…
BREAKING: Peter Obi Visits Atiku Over Defection Former vice-president and Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar hosted his former running mate and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi on Monday at his place of residence. This was disclosed in a tweet issued by Atiku on his verified X page while sharing the pictures of the duo after the meeting. The post which showed Obi and Atiku exchanging handshakes was captioned, “It was my honour and privilege to host @PeterObi today. – AA”/ The meeting of the two prominent politicians had generated mixed reactions…
17-year-old Transformer Cable Thief Electrocuted A 17-year-old boy identified Sunday Adegbulu narrowly escaped death after being electrocuted while attempting to steal armoured cables from a transformer in Akure, Ondo State capital. Adegbulu, known for his involvement in vandalizing and stealing electric installations, suffered severe burns on half of his body during the failed theft. The JSS 3 student at Commercial Secondary School in Akure, who confessed to the crime while being paraded at the headquarters of Amotekun Corps in the state, was rescued by his gang members. However, the gang members escaped and are currently on the run. According to…
BREAKING: PDP BoT Member Dumps Party In a significant political move, Charles Idahosa, a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has recently joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state. Idahosa, a close ally of Governor Godwin Obaseki, made the decision to resign from the PDP on April 29, citing his greatest regret within the party as not supporting Obaseki’s resignation bid when the governor expressed fatigue with governance. Reflecting on this, Idahosa acknowledged the allure of power as an intoxicating force. The transition took place at Idahosa’s private residence…
INEC Announces Resumption Of Continuous Voter Registration The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Edo and Ondo states, to enable eligible citizens who are not registered voters to do so. The announcement is coming ahead of the governorship election in Edo and Ondo states on 21 September and 16 November, 2024, respectively. The Commission said the CVR is only open to new registrants and those who seek to transfer their registration. This was made known on Monday by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during a consultative meeting with political…