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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commenced a high-level, closed-door meeting in response to the sudden arrest of its president, Joe Ajaero, by agents of the Nigerian government. The arrest occurred as Ajaero was en route to the United Kingdom for an official engagement with global labour unions, a development that has sparked outrage within […]
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has kicked against the abduction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Joe Ajaero by the security apparatus of the Nigerian state. A press statement issued by MWUN Head of Media, Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, stated that the Nigeria’s number one labour leader was abducted at the […]
The Department of State for Security (DSS) has arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Aiport in Abuja, on Monday on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment, the NLC said. Head of Information of the NLC, Mr Benson Upah, […]
……Says VAT remains at 7.5% Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, on Monday, debunked reports doing the rounds that the rate for Value-Added Tax (VAT) has been upwardly adjusted to 10% from 7.5%. The Minister, in a statement signed by him, affirmed that VAT rate as contained in relevant […]
There was an explosion and subsequent fire at one of Bangladesh’s green certified shipyards on Saturday morning, September 7, as workers were cutting into a tanker being dismantled at the yard. It is one of the most serious recent accidents in the industry and caused renewed concerns about the shipbreaking industry. Local fire and police […]
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Bank of Industry (BoI), the United Bank for Africa, Access Holdings plc and a host of other banking and financial institutions have thrown their weight behind the 2024 conference of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) featuring discussions on the ambitious […]
THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has hailed the $1 billion, approximately N1.6 trillion new iron ore to steel project planned for Kogi State as a breakthrough for the Federal Government, FG, value addition policy. According to a statement signed by Segun Tomori, Special Assistant to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, […]
In the early hours of Sunday, a tragic tanker explosion occurred along the Lapai-Agaie road, approximately 2 kilometres from Dendo Community in the Agaie Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The incident, which occurred around 12:30 am, involved a petrol tanker loaded with petrol that collided with a truck carrying passengers and cattle. The […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, is investigating the miracle water and soap being sold at Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministries, led by Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin. In a statement on Sunday, NAFDAC accused the church of using its name to mislead and deceive the public. In the statement signed by […]
The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, deported a total of 61 foreign nationals from the country in August 2024. This is according to a report released by the Service detailing its achievements for August 2024. NIS said the exercise is to address and curb the issue of irregular migration in the country. The report partly read, […]
