Politics

PDP demands unconditional release of Lamido, Suswam, others in custody

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2017

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee has called for unconditional release of the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido and other political detainees in custody. The PDP made the call in a statement issued by Mr Dayo Adeyeye, the National Publicity

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Amaechi Accuse Fani-Kayode of Diverting N2bn Meant for repairs of PH Airport

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2017

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has accused former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode of stealing the sum of N2bn meant for the repairs of Port Harcourt International Airport runway while in office. Amaechi, made the allegation while featuring on Channels Television programme, “Hard Copy,” this the former Minister, however, denied, describing the claims as

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Rivers: Gunmen storm burial ceremony, kill seven

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2017

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the killing of some residents at Ihuaje community in Ahaoda-East Local government area of the state. Spokesman of the Command, Nnamdi Omoni said that the victims were killed during a funeral ceremony in Ihuaje. Omoni said a group of suspected cultists stormed the venue of the funeral and […]

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TUC, NLC call for special salary for workers in Abuja

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2017

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigerian Labour Union Congress (NLC) have called for a special salary for the employees residing in the FCT following the high cost of living in Abuja The Union Leaders made the call on Monday at the 2017 May Day Celebration in Abuja, with the Theme: “Labour Relations in […]

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Buhari assures workers of speedy passage of National Minimum wage

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2017

Federal Government on Monday in Abuja assured the Nigeria workers of speedy passage of the new National Minimum Wage. President Muhammadu Buhari said this in a message to workers on the occasion marking the 2017 May Day Rally with the theme, “Labour Relations in Economic Recession: An Appraisal”. “I am happy to inform you that […]

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MTN Nigeria Sacks 280 workers

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2017

In one fell swoop, South African telecoms firm, MTN, on Friday sacked 280 of its employees in Nigeria, in a major job cut that affected about 15% of the company’s entire Nigerian workforce. Those affected by the move include some 200 permanent employees and about 80 contract staff across various cadres, ranging from new graduates […]