The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, of scheming to proscribe the union. It said the minister had taken the first step in the scheme by asking NUPENG to produce its only outstanding Financial Returns, […]
The inauguration of the board of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has been postponed indefinitely. The inauguration was scheduled to hold by 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at the minister’s conference room at the Ministry of Labour. At about 11:40 a.m, when guests were seated, the Director […]
A former General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Union (NUPENG), Frank Kokori, has vowed to show up for inauguration tomorrow as the Chairman of the board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Mr. Kokori has not been invited to the […]
…Attempt to remove subsidy must be well-managed’ The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, is N35 higher than the pump price of N145 per litre, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, said on Tuesday. Kachikwu said the rise in […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has disclosed that it has found over fifteen thousand (15000) Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from twenty-seven communities affected by banditry attacks from Zamfara and Sokoto States in Guidan Roumji about five kilometers away from Maradi in the Republic of Niger. The Head of NEMA’s Operations in Sokoto, Dr. Kofoworola […]
Outgoing ministers and state governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are intensifying their battle of wits to make their way into the next cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari’s first tenure ends at midnight on Tuesday, May 28, the same day all ministers are required to leave the office. But […]
…Asks victims to pay for security, Senate clearance …Prof petitions anti-graft agency after losing money The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has instituted a probe into the activities of a syndicate ripping Nigerians off under the guise of safeguarding their nomination for President Muhammadu Buhari’s next cabinet. SUNDAY PUNCH learned in Abuja on Saturday that […]
A student of Abia State Polytechnic Aba identified as Chisom has allegedly stabbed his brother, Joseph to death over N500 in the commercial city. Trouble was said to have started when the undergraduate went to their mother’s shop and demanded for N500, which Joseph refused giving him, but rather referred him to their mother who […]
…Outgoing govs, others to provide bank statements, title documents …Lawmakers rush to meet the deadline The Code of Conduct Bureau has said President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, governors and other public officers whose tenure ends on May 29 must submit their end-of-tenure asset declaration forms on May 28, 2019. However, other public officers, […]
