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Nigerian Labour Congress set for massive protest in Lagos (full details)
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday called on members and civil society groups in Lagos State to come out en-masse on Tuesday morning to begin the two-day protest in solidarity with striking lecturers.
Buhari announces trip to Liberia for 175th anniversary
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Tuesday for Monrovia, Liberia, to attend the 175th independence anniversary celebrations of the country.
Ajibade is joint top scorer in S’Africa dominated WAFCON 2022 award list
Super Falcons’ Rasheedat Ajibade was listed as joint top scorer of the just concluded 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Gunmen Murder Lagos-based Businessman in Kwara
Some suspected gunmen at the weekend reportedly murdered a Lagos-based businessman, Biola Osundiya in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.
INEC: 7m voters registered in Lagos so far
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, has said statistics show that the state currently has about seven million registered voters. Agbaje disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday.
FG confirms 16 new cases of monkeypox from 12 states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), yesterday, confirmed 16 new positive cases of monkepox from 12 states. According to the latest update, Rivers has three infections, Anambra (two); Oyo (two); Taraba (one); Lagos (one); Imo (one); Edo (one); Gombe (one); Delta (one); Bayelsa (one); Akwa Ibom (one) and Bauchi (one).
FG Shuts FGC Kwali Over Security Threat
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of one of its colleges, the Federal Government College, Kwali located in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
ASUU: Do all you can to settle crisis before NLC protest – Stakeholder tasks Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to try all his possible best to resolve the six months lingering ASUU strike to allow students return to classes before the commencement of Tuesday’s proposed NLC National protest.
Abiru: We need to replace outdated laws
Two bills sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries and the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District. Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, – The Federal High Court Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and The Franchise Regulation Bill, 2022 were among seven bills that the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, led by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central), considered at a public hearing on Wednesday.
2023 and growing quest for Electoral Offences Commission
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Nicholas Kalu in Abuja reports that the clamour for the creation of an Electoral Offences Commission is once again on the rise as Nigerians prepare to elect new leaders.