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The Organised Labour said the one-week suspended strike grace period given to the Federal Government last Tuesday, June 4, 2024, would expire by the midnight of Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Labour said should the Federal Government and National Assembly fail to act on the demands of workers by Tuesday, the organs of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) would meet to decide on the resumption of the nationwide industrial action relaxed last week. Chris Onyeka, an Assistant General Secretary of the NLC, stated this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief show on Monday. He said Labour won’t accept any ₦62,000…

In an effort to shed off loads inherited from the previous Udom Emmanuel administration, the Akwa Ibom governor, Pastor Umo Eno on Monday relieved the State Commissioner for Special Duties. Eno did not state the offence the commissioner committed, but a statement signed by the secretary to the state government, Prince Enobong Uwah, noted that his duties would, from now, be undertaken by the SSG. Dr. Bassey Bassey Okon who was the Commissioner for Special Duties and Deep Seaport under ex-Governor Udom Emmanuel is a fellow of Nigeria Society of Engineers (FNSE). An indigene of Itu Local Government Area, he…

A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday, marking at least the fifth person to be devoured by a python in the country since 2017. The husband of 45-year-old Farida and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province discovered her on Friday inside the reticulated python, which measured around five meters (16 feet). The mother-of-four had gone missing Thursday night and failed to return home, forcing a search effort, village head Suardi Rosi told AFP. Her husband “found her belongings… which made…

Aniefiok Christopher  Participants at Friday’s Town Hall meeting in Uyo affirmed that Nigerian leaders are insincere about the development of the country, despite practising democracy for 24 years.  This position was reached at the 15th Town Hall meeting organised by the Open Forum Care For Humanity Foundation graced by the political class, erudite scholars and royal fathers including Sen. Emmanuel Ibok Essien of Ritman University and Prof Akpan Ekpo, a renowned economist, as the Guest Speaker. Presenting a paper on the theme: Deepening Democracy In Nigeria: The Struggle Between Politics And Governance, the guest speaker, Prof Akpan Ekpo said the struggle…

Israel Umoh After the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria for 24 years, Professor Akpan H. Ekpo, Nigeria’s scholar and famous economist, was full of uncertainty over Nigeria’s ability to deepen democracy. Describing Nigeria’s democracy as dictatorship of the elites, he said the country practised Neo-Colonial/ Capitalist as economic system, civilian/democracy regime and Neo-Liberalism as its economic policy at independence in 1960 now still adopts Capitalist economic system, and Neo-liberalism as its economic policy under President Bola Tinubu. Ekpo, the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, speaking at the 15th Open Forum Town Hall in Uyo, saw bleak future…

MultiChoice Nigeria said that it would appeal Friday’s ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja, which awarded a N150m fine against it for challenging the court’s jurisdiction. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the tribunal had fined MultiChoice Nigeria the sum of N150 million for disobeying its order. The order had restrained the pay-TV company from increasing its monthly subscription pending the determination of the suit brought before it by an Abuja-based lawyer, Festus Onifade. The tribunal also ordered the pay-TV company to provide its Nigerian customers with a one-month free subscription to its DStv and…

A Non-Governmental Organization has doled out multi-millions of Naira in support of the victory of Pastor Umo Eno as Akwa Ibom governor, and empowerment of individuals and rural communities in the South-South and South-East Regions of the country. At a press briefing in Uyo on Friday, the International Coordinator of Prince Archibong Life Foundation, Mr. Uduakobong Akpan said this was part of the philanthropic gestures the organization has given to individuals, groups and communities in both regions over the years. Akpan highlighted achievements by the organisation to mark Governor Eno’s victory at the polls and subsequent inauguration to include provision…

The romance between organised labour and the Federal Government over the new national minimum wage may be temporary as the 36 State governors burst the parley on Friday, saying they cannot sustain the N60,000 being proposed by the government. The governors said if they accept it, a few states would end up borrowing to pay workers monthly. According to the governors, if they sustained the proposed N60,000 minimum wage by the Federal Government, many states would spend all their Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC allocations on just paying salaries with nothing left for development purposes. The governors made their position…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria persevered agonising night as they were held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Friday. Themba Zwane opened the scoring for the visitors with a superb strike in the 29th minute, giving South Africa a first-half lead against the three-time African champions. Nigeria’s Fisayo Dele-Bashiru equalized in the second half, scoring his second goal for the national team to cancel out Zwane’s opener. Despite several opportunities, the Super Eagles were unable to secure a victory, leaving fans and players frustrated. Bafana Bafana executed…

With less than one day to go, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has eventually approved the extension of the local government transition administrations for the 31 local government areas in the state for another six months. The Assembly had on December 6, 2023 approved initial six months’ tenure for the transition committees, which elapsed June 6, 2024. It also approved another six month’s extension for the committee during the June 6, 2024 plenary, pending the conduct of elections into the local government councils in the state in October 2024. The resolution of the House is sequel to the adoption…