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As early as 7am, the NLC, Nigerian Union of Teachers and National Union of Local Government Employees leaders were at the schools and council secretariats and demanded from the security men all the keys to the offices and subsequently locked the gates

“We intend to take that up with the President-elect to inform him of the challenges before him, to prepare his mind to know that there is a lot of challenges that the states are facing in terms of payment of salaries, including Federal Government

The public hearings conducted by the 23-member ad hoc committee in all the geopolitical zones provided opportunities for stakeholders to make their contributions to the bill

She said NDDC transfer was increased from N45.75 billion to N46.72 billion; UBE was increased from N67.3 billion to N68.3 billion; National Assembly increased from N115 billion to N120 billion; Human Rights Commission, N1.2 billion to 1.516 billion

The Acting Chairman of the House Committee on Budget and Appropriation, Francis Orogu (PDP-Keana), had called for speedy passage of the bill

He asked workers to reflect on their experiences while Dr. Kayode Fayemi was the governor and then ask themselves how the former governo‎r was able to pay them regularly while at the same time servicing debt and implementing capital projects, but Fayose could not do either of the two even when he is not servicing any debt since the last six monthsse

The Chairman of the committee and Deputy Leader of the House, Hon. Leo Ogor, made the threat at the public hearing in Abuja on Monday to uncover fraud in importation of rice

The statement said the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Joseph Dawha, made the announcement at the 21st Annual General Meeting of Integrated Data Services Nigeria Limited

Okomu Oil Palm garnered N1.11 to close at N28.52, while Nigerian Breweries appreciated by 99k to close at N158 per share

Sick and tired of being terrorized by the man and his thugs, women traders in the market, on April 27, 2015 stripped to their brassieres and underwear and took to the streets, chanting solidarity songs against tyranny and oppression

The statement said: “We enjoin the National Assembly to have another look at their approved budget and make provisions for fuel subsidy before forwarding it to the President for his assent

Henrietta Yakubu, the Deputy General Manager of Public Affairs of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Abuja, told NAN that the scarcity had affected flight operations at the airport

Tanzania, East Africa’s second-biggest economy, has made big natural gas discoveries and has coal reserves of up to five billion tonnes, but lacks infrastructure to deliver the energy to major factories

Governor Ayo Fayose had while speaking in Ado Ekiti recently during the Nigeria Labour Congress delegate conference, where Comrade Ade Adesanmi emerged as the new Chairman of the Congress, promised that workers would be paid regularly in accordance with his promise during the electioneering campaign

The trial had dragged, with judgement postponed four times

Only few filling stations had the commodity in Asaba, the Delta State capital

Usman, who has already forwarded a petition to the financial regulatory committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, copies of which were despatched to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, said that he has asked his lawyers to prepare the case to be filed in a court soon

The statement listed the beneficiaries as Dr. Anozoeze Madu and Dr. Vincent Chigor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; and Dr. Rowland Kayode and Dr. Temilade Sesan of the Universities of Ilorin and Ibadan respectively

Okonjo-Iweala said: “As you know, we paid N156 billion recently to the marketers; N100 billion being the principle payment we owed them, and N56 billion being interest rate and some remaining exchange rate differentials

Akpabio, who was received at the stadium by a mammoth crowd of workers > from all spectrums of the workforce in the state, commended Akwa Ibom State workers for supporting his administration and translating his vision into reality