Comrade Ben Ukpepi, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) chairman in Cross River State, on Thursday, said that the take-home N30,000 national minimum wage no longer takes Nigerian workers home. Ukpepi disclosed this while commemorating the 2021 International Day for Decent Working Environment in Calabar. The 2021 Day has “Just Jobs” …
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US submarine hits ‘object’ while underwater in South China Sea Navy says some members of the nuclear-powered USS Connecticut’s crew suffered minor injuries in collision. The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) arrives at Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit in July. The US Navy said on Thursday it …
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Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has frowned at attempts by stakeholders in the party to throw its presidential ticket open after zoning its national chairmanship position to the North. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PDP on Thursday adopted the …
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Former Anambra State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to a media report that he breached Nigerian laws by engaging in secret businesses set up in tax havens, insisting that he broke no law. An online publication quoting …
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The Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma flagged off ‘Golden Dawn’, a military exercise aimed at tackling ipob in the state. “It is a well known fact that security of lives and properties are one of the obligations of the Government while it is an established understanding that security is …
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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an elder statesman, Chekwas Okorie and former President General of Aka Ikenga, Goddy Uwazuruike, yesterday faulted the Federal Government over threat to invoke a state of emergency in Anambra State over rising insecurity in the state. National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chiedozie Ogbonnia said …
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The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has given an assurance that he has no plan to resuscitate the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, conveyed the IGP’s assurance in a statement, on Thursday, in Abuja. Mba said the …
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Today, Governor Newsom signed trailblazing legislation that would include nonconsensual condom removal or “stealthing’ in the CA Civil Code. This new law is the first in the nation and confirms that ‘stealthing’ is an illegal act that causes long term physical and emotional harm to its victims and those guilty …
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Sustained opposition by organised Labour forced Federal Government to suspend increases in petrol pump price, President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday. He also explained why Nigeria’s debt portfolio continued to soar, saying his administration kept the economy on its feet by spending out of recessions. The President’s explanations were contained in …
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VLADIMIR Putin’s top weapons designers are developing a 4,000mph hypersonic nuclear missile that is capable of reducing a city anywhere on Earth to ashes within minutes. The nukes will be fired from fifth-generation fighter Su-57 and travel five times faster than sound — making it almost impossible to shoot down …
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