Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has threatened to embark on a strike action if the Eleme Junction Road leading to the Port Harcourt Refinery, Rivers State, is not repaired. Salimon Oladiti, National President of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers on September 3 in Lagos said that some…
US Fast Food Workers Protest Low Wages
Fast-food workers in the United States, US on September 4, staged another day of protests in more than 150 US cities as they seek a doubling in hourly pay to $15 and the right to form a union. Organizers of the protest say it is the biggest protest to date, with fast-food workers from McDonald’s,…
FRSC To Regulate Speed Limits with Meters
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said it has obtained approval to begin the use of speed limiters and speed meters to reduce motor accidents on Nigerian roads. Spokesperson of the FRSC Corps, Commander Stella Uchegbu, stated this on Wednesday, September 3 in an interactive session with journalists organized by the Forum for Spokespersons of…
INEC, CBN to Collaborate on 2015 Electoral Materials
Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, on Wednesday, September 3, said the commission would consider ways to collaborate with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on the printing of electoral materials for upcoming elections. Professor Jega said this in Abuja, while receiving the governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, who…
Al-Qaeda Spreads Its Wing to South Asia
Al-Qaeda, a militant group, has extended its terror operations to India, South Asia. Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of the group, announced that the group would raise its jihad flag across South Asia.“Al-Qaeda is an entity that was formed to promulgate the call of the reviving imam, Sheikh Osama Bin Laden. May Allah have mercy upon him.…
Ebola: Another Patient Dies In Port Harcourt
Onyebuchi Chukwu, the minister of health, has confirmed the death of another patient due to the Ebola Virus Disease in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday. The deceased, who is an elderly woman, was said to have shared the same room with the late Iyke Enemuo, a medical doctor, who treated Koye Olu-Ibukun, Nigerian ECOWAS…
FG Releases Unity Schools’ Admission List
The federal government has announced the release of the 2014 admission list into Federal Unity Colleges across the country. Announcing the result, Nyesom Wike, Minister of Education directed all prospective candidates to check their admission status online at http://www.fmeinterviewtest.com. The Minister stated that merit would henceforth be a major requirement in admitting students into the…
NUJ Media Games: TELL Cruises Into Semifinal
Tell Communications Limited football team today recorded another victory at the ongoing NUJ Media Games in Lagos. In a quarter final match at the 2014 Med-View/Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Media Games, the TELL soccer team defeated its opponents from the Federal Ministry of Information by a lone goal scored by Henry Okoutu. That victory…
NFF Crisis: FIFA Sets September 8 Deadline for Nigeria
The world football governing body, FIFA, has set Monday, September 8 as deadline for Nigeria’s football administration to work according to set down statutes or be suspended from international football. A FIFA letter sent to the Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday said, “Following the decision by the FIFA Emergency Committee, FIFA today, September 3, 2014,…
Ebola: NHRC To Prosecute Anyone Flouting Schools Resumption Date
Ben Angwe, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has said that the Commission would ensure that appropriate punishment is imposed on persons, particularly private school proprietors who defy the Federal government’s directive that schools remain shut till October 13. The directive came on the heels of fears over the need to curtain…
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