The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria have are to embark on their proposed nationwide strike from midnight on November 14. TheCable reports that the TUC president, Festus Osifo,announced this on Monday in Abuja The report quoted Osifo saying that the strike would remain until “government at all levels…
Bayelsa state governor, Duoye Diri, has been re-elected in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Diri, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won the poll having scored 175, 196 votes, to defeat his close challenger, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 110, 108 votes. Results of the…
The Arewa Youths Assembly (AYA) has described the emergence of Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo state as winner of Saturday’s off cycle governorship election as a testament to achievements and leadership quality. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, Mohammed Danlami, spokesperson of the AYA, noted that Uzodimma’s overwhelming, victory in the 27 Local Government…
Troops of the 1 Division, Nigerian Army have neutralised three bandits and recovered weapons in an operation in Chibiya forest, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Musa Yahaya, acting deputy director of army public relations, 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, stated this in a statement in Kaduna. He said troops of the Division…
The Kaduna state government is to contruct 10,000 affordable housing units in the next four years. Mallam Rabiu Yunusa, permanent secretary, Kaduna state ministry of housing and urban development, disclosed this on Monday at a meeting of the National Council Lands, Housing and Urban Development which held in Kaduna. Yunusa said Uba Sani, governor of…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s off season governorship election in Kogi state, Usman Ododo, has been declared the winner. Announcing the results of the election in Lokoja on Sunday night, the Returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Johnson Urama, said Ododo polled 446, 237 votes to defeat…
