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The House of Representatives has introduced a bill to criminalise non-payment or failure to pay salaries by employers of labour and corporate bodies across the country. The bill titled “The Employees Remuneration Protection Bill 2023” which is sponsored by Wale Hammed, a member representing the Agege Federal Constituency, Lagos State seeks three to six months of imprisonment, without the possibility of a fine for any employer found guilty of failing to pay the salaries of their workers. Section 7 (1) of the bill provides that it is unlawful for any employer to “Refuse or neglect to pay the remuneration of…
A soldier has allegedly beaten to death a truck driver identified as Muhammad Bello for refusing to pay road bribe along Dikwa-Gamboru Ngala Road in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. It is reported that the killed driver who was a resident of Bulabulin Monday Market area in MMC and aged 35 refused to bribe the soldier and a Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) member at the checkpoint after presenting proper clearance papers. So far, the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of the soldier involved in the driver’s death. In a statement issued by Public…
Members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASUEAI), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAATs) in the Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) have all agreed to embark on an indefinite strike. The planned industrial action which is set to commence tomorrow January 3, 2024 is a follow up of a 14-day ultimatum issued on the State Governor, Mr. Umo Eno on December 20, 2023 which will elapse on 3rd January, 2024. These four staff unions have had formed a Joint Action Committee (JAC)…
The Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara smiled yesterday when an Abuja High Court issued a new order on INEC over PDP’s application seeking the conduct of fresh elections for the seats of the 26 assembly members who recently defected to the APC. Recall that Fubara and Wike had recently found a truce to end the political hostility in Rivers State and one of Fubara’s parts of the bargain was that the 26 defected lawmakers remained in the House as members of APC without further litigations or conduct of fresh elections. Recall also that even though, Fubara withdrew his court petitions…
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has announced that it has, from December 27, 2023 commenced registration into the Direct Short Service Commission Course 29 Enlistment Exercise. The exercise will commence fromDecember 27, 2023 to May 2024. This was contained in a confidential letter seen by LEADERSHIP, which was addressed to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, dated December 8, 2023 and signed by Rear Admiral IM Albara, for Chief of the Naval Staff. The Senate Committee chairman was requested to disseminate the information to members of the legislative committee on Navy and other principal officers of the House for the awareness…
Today, December 27, children from all over gathered in Calabar for the 2023 edition of children carnival in Calabar, Cross River State. Representing different carnival bands, the children came out in multiple colors for the biggest street party in Nigeria. Enjoy some photos from the event…
One of the South-West governors, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has died in Lagos, Wednesday morning and his elatives have revealed that the deceased suffered from leukemia and was being managed by Lagos State House doctors up to his death because they could not fly him abroad. “Akeredolu is dead; he died in Lagos. We were looking for dialysis machines to be sent to his secret location in Lagos last week,” the relative whose name won’t be mentioned added. The 67 years old late governor returned to Nigeria in September, 2023 following a three-month medical leave in Germany and only…
The Police Service Commission, on Tuesday, insisted that the ongoing recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force is free from the registration stage to the last stage which is a medical examination. The PSC made the clarification following a trending message asking shortlisted candidates to appear for physical screening with N2,000 each. The message which had the name of the commission on top, read, “Congratulations and you have been shortlisted for the physical screening 8 January 2024, come along with 2k when coming.” A statement issued by the PSC, Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, shared on…
The former Rivers State governor, Ezenwo Wike has had a theatre of misunderstanding with his successor, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara whose emergence as governor, he heavily influenced. This rift has ushered the state into political tension which President Ahmed Tinubu has recently tried to quell. For over two months since this misunderstanding premiered on the public domain, neither the emeritus nor incumbent governor have spoken publicly the issue, but on Sunday, Mr. Wike broke the ice. Speaking in Port Harcourt at a thanksgiving service and marriage anniversary celebration of Des George-Kelly, his ally, who recently resigned as works commissioner in Mr Fubara’s…
About one hundred and ten (110) elderly women within the ages of sixty five (65) through ninety five (95) have received a cash gifts of hundred thousand naira (N100,000) each, a bag of rice and combo packages for the yuletide. These women, selected from Edo South Senatorial District were a set of beneficiaries of the ‘Renewed Hope Initiative Empowerment’ by Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. So far, the Initiative has sent similar packages to beneficiaries in Oyo, Borno, Imo States and others. Receiving this special gifts yesterday in Benin, Edo State capital, these elderly women first…