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OPINION: Bayo Onanuga and His Atavistic Longing for Military Rule

adminJune 5, 20244 min

The vitriolic language of Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s media aide, against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has attracted a right of reply from Anthony Ubani, who lambasts him for a distasteful reference to military rule in disagreeing with a civil protest The arrogance, insensitivity and total lack of democratic reflex of the Tinubu administration and its eagerness to constrict civic spaces has been further evidenced by the indecorous and intolerant language used against organized labour,...

House of Representatives

Reps address depositors’ fears over Heritage Bank license revocation

Leah TwakiJune 5, 20242 min

The House of Representatives has assured the safety of depositor’s funds following the revocation of Heritage Bank’s license by CBN. The House of Representatives has assured the public of the safety of depositors’ funds following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to revoke Heritage Bank’s license and the appointment of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) as the liquidators as stipulated by the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA). The House urges the...

National Assembly Politics Senate

After 75 days, Senator Ningi returns to NASS

Sharon EboesomiJune 5, 20244 min

After serving 75 days out of the prescribed 90 days, the Senate recalled Ningi, who was suspended on March 12, 2023, for accusing its leadership of fraudulently smuggling projects into the 2024 budget. Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central) finally returned to the National Assembly after his suspension, which lasted 75 days instead of 90 days. Senator Ningi seemed excited to be back in the Senate and was among the first legislators to arrive at...

Organised Labour makes a U-turn, puts strike on hold for 5-days

Leah TwakiJune 4, 20242 min

Despite initially gearing up for a significant strike to pressure the government, organized labour called off the nationwide strike just 24 hours in, opting for a five-day pause. The Organized Labour has suspended its nationwide strike for five days to facilitate uninterrupted meetings with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. This announcement was made by the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, on Tuesday in Abuja, following a joint...

Senate

Senate shuns shutdown of National grid, assures support for new minimum wage bill

Sharon EboesomiJune 4, 20244 min

While Nigerians groan over labour unionists’ shutdown of the national grid, the Senate focused on several issues that need to be resolved in the proposed new minimum wage. The nation has been in total blackout for over 24 hours amidst the ongoing labour strikes. Given the cost of alternative sources of energy, businesses and citizens have called for an end to the hardships caused by the persisting power outage. However, while it was expected that...

Minimum Wage: After hours of deliberations with NASS, Labour insists on strike

Sharon EboesomiJune 3, 20245 min

After four hours of deliberations in a closed-door meeting, all efforts made by the FG and NASS leadership to stop the planned indefinite nationwide strike by organised labour failed. Labour unions have decided to go ahead with their strike action as planned despite the intervention by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas. At the meeting, stakeholders noting that the position of Organised Labour...

House of Representatives Senate

National Assembly intervenes to prevent nationwide strike by Labour unions

Leah TwakiJune 3, 20242 min

Akpabio and Abbas to mediate between the federal government, NLC and TUC to avert Monday’s nationwide Labour strike The leadership of the National Assembly has announced its intention to mediate between the Federal Government and Organised Labour to prevent an indefinite nationwide strike set to begin on Monday, June 3, 2024. This was revealed in a joint statement on Sunday by Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Senate Spokesman and Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr. House Spokesman. They urged...

House of Representatives Senate

EXCLUSIVE: Retired civil service director drafts bill seeking to return Nigeria to regional government

Elizabeth AtimeJune 1, 20247 min

Part of a document of the drafted regional government bill went viral on social media on Friday. According to the document it is expected to be passed into law before October 1, 2024. In the spirit of returning to the Old National Anthem, Dr Akin Fapohunda, a retired director with the federal civil service, has drafted the bill seeking a return to the regional government in Nigeria as it was in 1963. Part of a document...

House of Representatives

House Committee queries NIPC over N3.15b expenditure discrepancies

Leah TwakiMay 31, 20243 min

How can you tell me that NIPC generated N2.89 billion and on record, you spent N3.15 billion we asked, where did you get the money and who gave you the authority to spend above the budget? The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has raised concerns over the financial operations of the National Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) after the agency reported an expenditure of N3.15 billion despite submitting a revenue of N2.89 billion for the...

Parliamentary Resources

Meet 8 members of the 10th National Assembly from Bayelsa State

NewsroomMay 31, 20248 min

Bayelsa State, in the south-south Nigeria, has a total of eight members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and five representatives in the House

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