Customs Officers Attacked Again in Ogun During Anti-Smuggling Operation

Customs Officers Attacked Again in Ogun During Anti-Smuggling Operation

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun I Area Command says its officers have come under violent attack for the second time in one week during an anti-smuggling operation in the state. In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Customs Zakari Chado, the latest incident occurred at about 06:00 on Saturday along a bush path in Alapoti, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area. Officers […]

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Again, Wike Mediates Over Primary School Teachers’ Strike, Meets with NUT, NANS, Area Council Chairmen

FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike making a remark during the meeting with the leadership of NUT, NANS and Area Council Chairmen at his official residence in Life Camp, Abuja. By Toffa Momoh, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has met with leaders of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), and the Chairmen of the six Area Councils in […]

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Again, varsities face lockdown as workers begin strike today

n, varsities face lockdown as workers begin strike today •Non-teaching staff shut varsities offices, gates, ministry mum as minister quits Wednesday The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has vowed to indefinitely shut down all activities in universities across the country from Monday (today) when they embark on an indefinite strike. A statement signed by […]

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Dangote petrol: Marketers wait as delivery date extended again

There are strong indications that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery may not roll out petrol on Monday in line with its earlier schedule. The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, had last month projected that the refinery would begin the production of petrol between August 10 and 12, 2024.

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Varsities boil again as FG, ASUU meet, workers protest Tuesday

The Academic Staff Union of Universities said it will be meeting with the Federal Government on July 25, 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities declared on Sunday that they were set for a one-day protest on Tuesday on campuses over their withheld four-month salaries. The one-day protest would be a prelude to a nationwide protest planned for July 18. The National President of ASUU, […]

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Labour, private sector protest as Discos hike tariff again

The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and Organised Private Sector, on Wednesday, faulted the latest hike in the electricity tariff payable by customers in the Band A Category. Following the depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar, and inflation, among other factors, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission again raised the tariff payable by Band A customers. On Wednesday, some distribution companies including Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Eko […]

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Forced friendship: Wike, Fubara square up again as Villa’s peace deal crumbles

IT is no longer news that the peace pact between the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor and estranged political godfather, Nyesom Wike, has collapsed, following the intervention in October 2023 by President Bola Tinubu, in the wake of the escalating political crisis in the crude oil and gas-rich state. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, during a media chat in Abuja on Tuesday, April […]

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