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By Halimah Olamide Leaders of the organised Labour are currently meeting the Federal Government over ways to seek an end to the ongoing nationwide strike. At the meeting are the Minister of Labour and Employment Generation, Simon Lalong, Minister of State Hon. Nkeiruka Onyeajeocha and the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu. Representing the labour side are the TUC President, Festus Osifo, NLC Secretary General Emmanuel Ugboaja and other Labour leaders. The NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, had declared a nationwide strike, demanding the arrest of the suspected thugs and their sponsors. This comes days after the NLC…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Appeal Governorship tribunal has Wednesday affirmed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is the winner of the governorship election held in Lagos state this year. The justices of the court of appeal in a unanimous decision dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for lack of merit. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, March 18, 2023, conducted an election for the Office of the Governor of Lagos State. Not satisfied with the ruling of the tribunal the PDP and the Labour Party had sought an appeal against the verdict. Details later…
By Kamil Opeyemi •Governor Abiodun, Others Pay Tribute Tributes have been pouring in after the report of the death of former Minister of Finance Dr. Onaolapo Soleye. NPO Reported earlier that the former Minister died in the early hours of Wednesday according to family announcement. Governor of Ogun state where Soleye hailed from Dapo Abiodun said the death of the former Minister was a huge loss. Apart from being a loss to Ogun State the Governor said his demise means a loss yo Nigeria at large. Dr. Soneye was a former minister of finance between 1984-1985 during the military regime…
A former Minister of Finance in Nigeria, Dr. Onaolapo Soleye, has died. Soleye, who was also one time Commissioner for Finance in Ogun State died at the age of 90 in the early hours of Wednesday. The family, in a statement seen by the NPO Reports, said further information would be provided later. The family confirmed that Soleye died at Redwood Specialist Hospital, Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. Soleye had served as Minister of Finance under the military regime of Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari. READ ALSO: Condolences Pour in After Death of Nigeria’s Ex-Finance Minister APC, Gov Abiodun, INEC,…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu said on Wednesday that hoodlums who attacked President of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Owerri, Imo state three weeks ago have been arrested. The arrest and prosecution of the attackers along with the Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinma Chinasa Nwaneri, were some of the conditions listed by the organised labour not to embark on its nationwide strike. In a statement signed by the Head of Strategic Communications in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Zakari U Mijinyawa, on Wednesday, Ribadu urged the movement to rescind its decisions on…
By Halimah Olamide The government of Osun on Wednesday has said that a trending video of Governor Ademola Adeleke, snubbing the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is fake. The video, which has gone viral and elicited reactions, showed the Governor preferring to shake another dignitary at a public function instead of the monarch whom he first met standing to welcome him and immediately stretching his hand for a shake with the governor. The video however showed the governor coming back to the Ooni for the handshake before proceeding to his seat. The palace has kept quiet over the…
By Kamil Opeyemi Senator Adam Oshiomhole, a former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress has accused the NLC and the Trade Union Congress of embarking on a strike that is misplaced. Accusing the current NLC President of being driven by personal interests and political involvement, Oshiomhole, a former Governor of Edo state said rather than dissipate energy on the strike, it should be the task of the organised labour to now work for the implementation of agreements reached with government over the alleviation of poverty in the country. Oshiomhole, however, said he does not support brutalisation of any Nigerian, including…
By Kamil Opeyemi Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday urged the Court of Appeal to dismiss the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Ladi Adebutu against the judgment of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed the election of the Governor during the March 18 elections. At the hearing of the appeal by the Appeal Court, sitting in Lagos, Abiodun, APC, and INEC told the 3-man panel of justices, led by Justice Joseph Shagbaor Ikyegh that the appeal by…
By Halimah Olamide The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company, Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, advised stakeholders within the Nigerian oil and gas industry to adapt to the fast changing global energy landscape. Kyari, who also asked Nigeria lead the efforts, spoke on Tuesday while delivering an Industry address at the opening ceremony of the 41st Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) Conference taking place in Lagos. The GCEO, who was represented by NNPC Ltd’s Executive Vice President, Upstream, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, underscored the pivotal role of oil and gas exploration in shaping the future of the oil…
The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been notified about an incident involving a Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-BXR belonging to Valuejet Airlines. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr James Odaudu, NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the incident occurred around 3:32pm (Local Time) on Nov. 14. (Tuesday). “The Bureau has commenced the process of unravelling the immediate and remote causes of the incidence, with our Investigators already at the scene. “The aircraft, with 62 passengers and 5 crew upon landing at the Port…