Month: March 2023
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Naira Scarcity: We Are Not Satisfied With Your Compliance – NLC Tells CBN
The organized labour on Tuesday said it was not satisfied with the level of compliance by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on the availability of cash in banks. The organized labour said though, there was some level of improvement in making naira notes available through banks, it was not yet satisfied because many Nigerians…
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NLC Planned Nationwide Protest Arrested – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, assured that the threat by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to shut down activities at all the branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, over naira scarcity, has been arrested. The Minister also said that the issue of pay rise for workers is being…
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Just In: PDP replaces Ayu, names Acting Chair
The Nation Newspaper The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has replaced its suspended National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu with one of his deputies, Amb Umar Damagum. Damagum, who was the Deputy National Chairman (North), will occupy the seat in an acting capacity pending the determination of the substantive suit restraining Ayu from parading himself…
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Naira Scarcity: NLC Issues Directive To Officials
Ahead of today’s National Executive Council, NEC meeting, leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, have directed NLC’s officials across the country to go round and monitor cash dispensing situations at the commercial banks. Officials of state councils of NLC and industrial union affiliates are to take pictorial evidences of the actual situations at the banks,…
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Tinubu Breaks Silence Over Purported Meeting With CJN in London
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied purported secret meeting with the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola in London in order to curry the favour of the judiciary as his opponents battle to nullify his mandate. In a statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity of the All Progressives Congress APC Presidential…
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Buhari’s Minister Writes DSS, Demands Arrest of Peter Obi
Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN has petitioned the State Security Services SSS, demanding the arrest and prosecution for “incitement and treasonable felony”, the Labour Party LP Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates, Messrs Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively for comments he described as incendiary and capable of causing rebellion. In…
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Hisbah Personnel Deployed To Mosques Arrest Non-fasting Muslims
The Kano State Hisbah Board has deployed personnel to mosques to ensure the safety of lives and property during the Holy month of Ramadan. This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Board, Ibrahim Lawan on Thursday in Kano. The Commander-General of the board, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina said: ”Hisbah…
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Just In: UK Court Found Ekweremadu, Wife Guilty of Organ Harvesting
The embattled former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The duo alongside their daughter, Sonia, and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after…
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CBN To Flood Banks With Old Naira Notes Following NLC Planned Protest
Punch Newspaper The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally concluded plans to release all N1,000, N500 and N200 notes in its custody to Deposit Money Banks, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This decision is expected to end months of hardships and pains Nigerians have been going through following a controversial CBN naira redesign policy that…
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Atiku Reveals How INEC Allegedly Switch Presidential Election Results To Favor Tinubu
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of installing a third-party device to intercept and switch results of the presidential election that held on February 25, in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate, Bola Tinubu. Atiku made the…