BREAKING: Workers stranded as labour pickets Jos DisCo, NERC

13 May 2024

Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Plateau State and the Trade Union Congress on Monday blocked the entrance of the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company in Jos, the state capital. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission offices located at the Gold and Base axis in Jos were also picketed by the union members, leaving […]

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NLC, TUC shut down Ikeja, lbadan DisCos over electricity tariff hike

13 May 2024

Workers have stormed various offices of electricity distribution companies to protest over the Band A tariff hike. The workers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, thronged the offices of the DisCos on Monday, preventing workers from resuming work for the day. In Lagos, the workers were sighted at […]

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$2.5bn fraud: EFCC to collaborate with UK prosecutors on Diezani’s case

13 May 2024

There were sians over the weekend that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission plans to join forces with the United Kingdom prosecutors as an interested party in the trial of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in a UK court. A team from the anti-graft commission is expected in London to initiate this process by filing […]

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Boniface nets his 20th goal of the season as leverkusen extends their unbeaten record to 50 games

13 May 2024

Victor Boniface was on target for Bayer Leverkusen in their 5-0 win away to Bochum in the Bundesliga on Sunday. It is now 50 games unbeaten in all competitions for the new Bundesliga champions. For Boniface, he has scored 13 goal, made eight assists in 22 games in the league. He has 20 goals in […]

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Abia state governor tackled over unpaid seven months salary

13 May 2024

The leadership of the Abia State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has tackled the state governor, Alex Otti, over the ongoing verification that has allegedly left many workers unpaid for over seven months, This was disclosed in a circular dated May 11 and cited by our correspondent on Sunday. It was signed by the […]

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U.S. man who received first-ever modified pig kidney transplant dies

12 May 2024

The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney into Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. The operation was a milestone in xenotransplantation – the transplantation of organs or tissues from one species […]

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NCS intercept over 12000 gallons of petrol being transported to Benin republic

12 May 2024

Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Western Marine Command, have intercepted 12,500 litres of Premium Motor Spirit known is petrol worth N8,750,000 along the Isalu Creek Badagy Waterway en route to Benin Republic. According to a statement and pictures shared on X.com by the NCS on Sunday, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Paul Bamisaiye, revealed […]

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Some student have been rescued – kogi governor

12 May 2024

The Kogi State Government has said some students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, who were kidnapped by gunmen last Thursday have been rescued. While the number of rescued students remains unknown, the government attributed the rescue operation to the dominant show of firepower by security operatives and local vigilante men […]

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Gunmen attacks NPF, FRSC in Enugu

12 May 2024

There was a reign of terror at Orba and Eha-Alumona in Udenu and Nsukka Local Government Areas of Enugu State, respectively, as gunmen attacked two operatives each of the Nigeria Police Force and Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday. The attack came barely 24 hours after two policemen on a stop-and-search duty were attacked and […]

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