The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, in Abuja, on Thursday ordered both the Federal Government and the organised labour to submit a report of their negotiations on the disputes over the new minimum wage by January 30, 2019. Justice Sanusi Kado had on November 2, 2018 adjourned the case till Thursday after issuing an ex parte order stopping the strike ... Read More »
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Kano Assembly not equipped to probe Ganduje, says Sagay
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), says the Kano State House of Assembly is not equipped to investigate Governor Abdullahi Ganduje who was allegedly caught on camera collecting bribes from contractors. A video had gone viral on the Internet purportedly showing Ganduje collecting dollars as kickbacks from contractors, a development which prompted an investigation by ... Read More »
Lawyer who ‘cut off husband’s genitals’ suspected him of cheating
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Wednesday heard that a lawyer, Mrs Udeme Otike-Odibi, who allegedly stabbed her husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi, to death and cut off his penis, believed he was cheating on her. A witness, Chijioke Akukuma, told Justice Adedayo Akintoye that Otike-Odibi complained to him that Symphorosa kept pornographic material on his phone and that he was ... Read More »
Kashamu To Court Stop FG From Extraditing Me To USA
A Federal high court sitting in Lagos South-West Nigeria has adjourned till November 15, 2018, the suit filed by Buruju Kashamu, the senator representing Ogun East senatorial District, to forestall a fresh move by the Federal Government Nigeria to extradite him to the United States of America for drug-related charges. Joined as defendants in the suit are the Inspector General ... Read More »
Minimum wage: FG, Labour should find middle ground, says Saraki
Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday appealed to the Federal Government and the organized labour to take steps to find a middle ground to avert the looming industrial action by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over new minimum wage. Saraki also urged Government and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) to ... Read More »
Osinbajo, Ambode, Sanwo-Olu bring ‘Tradermoni’ to Lagos
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (middle); Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (left) and APC Governorship Candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (right), interacting with Traders during the launch of the TraderMoni Scheme in Ketu, Bariga and Oshodi Markets in Lagos. The Federal Government on Monday launched the special enterprise and empowerment programme,TraderMoni in three additional markets in Lagos. The markets are ... Read More »
Alleged Bribery: Court stops kano Assembly from investigating Ganduje
A Kano High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the Kano state House of Assembly to stop the investigation of bribery allegation leveled against Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje by the publisher of an online news platform, Daily Nigeria, alleging that he collected $5 million bribe from contractors in video clips released by the online news platform. In Suit No. K/497/2018 ... Read More »
Police invite, interrogate wife of murdered Credit Switch chairman
The wife of late Chief Ope Bademosi, Chairman of Credit Switch Technology, who was murdered at his Parkview Estate residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, has been invited for interrogation by the police. Our correspondent learnt that the widow was invited to make a statement following the arrest of the Togolese cook believed to have murdered him. The ... Read More »
Foreign airlines may operate flights during strike
There are indications that foreign airlines operating into the country may not be adversely affected over the planned shutting of the Nigerian airspace by aviation unions during the proposed strike over agitation for National Minimum Wage. Investigations by The Nation revealed that in line with the terms of bilateral air services agreement, Nigeria signed with other countries, foreign carriers are ... Read More »
EFCC to push for Diezani’s extradition from UK
Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke is to be extradited from Britain. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to approach Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami( SAN) this week with a request to file charges against Mrs Alison-Madueke based on its findings. As part of its investigation, the EFCC has traced N47.2 billion and $487.5million to the ex-minister, ... Read More »