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Left: A member of the Anambra House of Assembly, Beverly Nkemdiche, chocked by tear gas.Right: Policemen manning entrance to the Assembly complex. Photos: Tony Okafor According to a report by Punch Metro, the resumed sitting of the Anambra State House of Assembly on Thursday assumed violent dimension as policemen blocked the entrance to the
Nigerians are becoming increasingly frustrated at the present hardship meted to them by the present administration. The Federal government earlier made some rather astonishing revelation how they feed inmates with some huge sum of money and Nigerians were meant to swallow it hook line and sinker aside this youth who rather saw the opportunity in
Access Bank is set to add Diamond Bank’s portfolio to its assets in the next few months, The Nation has learnt. Talks on the acquisition are on, according to sources, who said the fusion is set for the first quarter of next year. It was gathered that both financial institutions have reached an agreement in
Kano State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, Bauchi State to the south-east and Kaduna State to the south-west. The capital of Kano State is Kano. Recently, kano state has
President Buhari has declared a state of emergency on the nation’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector. He explained that the declaration became imperative to reduce the high-prevalence of water-borne diseases in different parts of the country, which has caused preventable deaths. The President stated this while inaugurating the National Action Plan for Revitalisation of
The organised labour unions have called off the planned nationwide industrial action initially scheduled to commence today to press home workers’ demand for a new national minimum wage. The National Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension last night in Abuja at the end of the last meeting
The Leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and the Trade Union Congress TUC.have suspended its proposed nationwide strike which was slated for November 6th. The labour unions had planned to embark on an indefinite strike on Tuesday to press home their demands for an upward review of the minimum wage from N18, 000 to
President Buhari earlier today received his attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result from the West African Examination Council WAEC. In a post on his twitter handle, President Buhari addressed the controversies that have trailed his certificate. He stated that he sat for WASC in 1961 and could not have attended the Defence Services
The man who jumped into the Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos this morning, has been identified as a staff of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). According to new reports, the deceased reporter was said to have pretended as if he wanted to urinate after getting off a commercial bus, and
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered the organised labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress not to embark on its indefinite strike scheduled to commence on November 6. Justice Sanusi Kado, on Friday, gave the order in a ruling on an ex parte application moved on behalf of the