The Nigeria government is currently holding a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and other stakeholders over the planned nationwide 7-day warning strike expected to commence midnight Wednesday, September 26, according to Punch report,…
I am ready for APC gov primary – Ambode (Punch)
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday expressed his readiness to participate in Saturday’s primary election where members of the All Progressives Congress across the State are expected to choose the party’s flagbearer through direct primaries. In a statement issued…
Finally, Omisore speaks on party to support in Osun re-run amid pressure
Senator Iyiola Omisore, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, has said that what is paramount to him is the practice of true democracy, good governance and accountability in Osun State. This is coming after over 72…
22 ministers absent as Osinbajo preside over FEC meeting
The council chamber of the Presidential Villa was more or less deserted Wednesday as 22 of 36 ministers were absent at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. At the meeting which started…
Lagos-Badagry expressway in terrible condition- FRSC (Punch)
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Badagry-Seme Command, has warned drivers plying the Lagos-Badagry Expressway against speeding saying it is still in a deplorable condition. The unit commander, Mr Fatai Bakare, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of…
ASUU calls for reopening of negotiation with FG (Nation)
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri zone, has called on the Federal Government to urgently open renegotiation on the 2009 agreement with the union to avoid industrial disharmony. Coordinator of the zone, Dr Uzo Onyebinama, read out the…
Court orders release of PDP leader, Diekola (Punch)
An Osogbo High Court has ordered the police to release a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Fatai Oyedele Diekola and two others from detention. The order was given by Justice A.O Ayoola on Wednesday following an application filed on behalf of…
Oshiomhole, APC govs storm Omisore’s residence ahead of Osun rerun (Punch)
Some governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress and other party leaders have stormed the residence of Senator Iyiola Omisore to plead with him to support the APC governorship candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, in the rerun supplementary…
MTN, Microsoft partner, empower Nigeria’s fast-growing SMEs in Lagos
MTN Nigeria and Microsoft, in a partnership, held the first session of the MTN-Microsoft Training Program in Lagos, in an effort to create sustainable and scalable initiatives aimed at driving growth within the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment of the…
APC faction makes case for Ambode (ThisDay)
Meanwhile, a faction of the APC in Lagos State led by Fouad Oki, has supported Ambode’s return bid, saying like his predecessors, he was entitled to a second term of office without a contest. The faction, which broke away in…