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  The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has issued a 21-day ultimatum to employers in the oil and gas industry to address lingering anti-labour issues or face a nationwide strike. The strike notice was served by the senior staff trade union after its Central Working Committee …

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says mining and agriculture will be the focus of the Federal Government for rapid economic development. Osinbajo made the pledge in Argungu on Tuesday while inaugurating the N10 billion WACOT Rice Mill in Argungu Emirate of Kebbi state. He said the continued investment in agricultural production …

PLANS are underway by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) to engage state governors and the Nigeria Governors Forum to ensure that state Houses of Assembly approve autonomy to local government in the country. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, speaking in Abuja on …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the National Assembly for passing into law the draft amended on Local Government reform. NLC president Ayuba Wabba gave this commendation on Friday at a press briefing in Abuja. He said the National Assembly deserved commendations for voting overwhelmingly in favour of Local …

President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ayuba Wabba has chided employers who failed to remit pension funds, saying their action is a threat to the implementation of the contributory pension scheme. Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of Trustfund in Abuja, Wabba, who is a director of the organization, lauded …

The Nigeria Labour Congress is putting in place strategies to monitor the disbursement of N243.9bn, which is the second tranche of the Paris Club loan refund to state governments. The General Secretary of the NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, in an interview with The PUNCH, said state chapters of the congress …

At least 48 people, including five lecturers of UNIMAID, about 15 soldiers, 11 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, were killed on Thursday on their way to prospect for crude oil in Barno Yasu in the Magumeri Local Government Area of …

  The  Nigerian Army on Sunday said it had recovered 21 additional bodies in an operation to rescue oil exploration crew abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. Also, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered the continuation of search and rescue missions to locate and ensure the …

A statement signed by Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, Director Army Public Relations, released in Maiduguri, said that the army recovered vehicles and various calibres of weapons in the operation. PHOTO: Al Jazeera The Nigeria Army on Sunday said it has recovered 21 additional bodies in an operation to rescue oil …

  Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, assured that the government would take steps to reverse the situation, ascribing the situation to the economic recession. Doctors at the Ogun State owned hospitals have lamented the poor state of health facilities and infrastructure in the state General Hospitals.   Doctors at …