The National Industrial Court in Abuja has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, from going ahead with their planned nationwide strike billed for November 14. The labour unions announced plans to embark on a devastating industrial action next Tuesday earlier this week. The unions said the strike was to protest the assault on the NLC national president Joe Ajaero in Imo state last week. But Tijani Gazali, SAN, attorney...

The House of Representatives, Public Accounts Committee has issued summons for appearance to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Niger State Command, Investment and Security Tribunal, and the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria to appear on Tuesday next week to answer queries issued against them by the Auditor General for the Federation. Hon. Bamidele Salam, the chairman of the House Committee disclosed this at the hearing in Abuja on...

 …Tells Kogites to come out, vote on Saturday Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kogi State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has given a notice of stoppage of campaigns The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications and the Spokesman/Director, Media and Publicity of APC Governorship Campaign Council, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, in a press statement on Friday stated that after midnight on Thursday, any campaign activity carried out doesn’t have the permission...

Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has expressed grief over the death three student who were said to have been truck by lightening while playing football last weekend. The students who were said to be of Tansi International College, Okpuno near Awka, were holding their football training in readiness for a friendly match with another school when they were struck by lightening during rainfall. Soludo who spoke through his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime said:...