The Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association (CCESSA) and the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) have threatened to stop work on major roads due to some crises. The unions affiliated with the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) represent the senior and junior staff in the construction industry. The national president of CCESSA, Ayodeji Adeyemo, and the president of the NUCECFWW, Stephen Okoro, raised the alarm over the plight of construction workers at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Mr Adeyemo expressed concern that many workers…
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The comptroller general of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, says 107,646 produced passports remained uncollected nationwide. The service public relations officer (SPRO), Kenneth Udo, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The CG, however, appealed to applicants whose passports have been produced for pick-up at the various passport-issuing centres across the country. Ms Nandap lamented that efforts to contact the owners had proved abortive. “Applicants are therefore strongly advised to always provide verifiable addresses and phone numbers when filling out their online passport application forms for easy contact, “she said. The NIS CG directed that all…
A driver hit and killed a female pedestrian along the Awka-Onitsha Expressway in Anambra on Friday night, according to the state Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Adeoye Irelewuyi, the commander of the FRSC in Anambra, told journalists in Awka on Saturday that the driver fled the scene after the incident. Mr Irelewuyi said the likely cause of the accident was speeding. He said the crash involved an unidentified Toyota Hiace commercial bus driver with no registration number en route to Upper Iweke, Onitsha. “According to eyewitness reports, the driver of the vehicle, who was on speed, rammed…
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory after 27 months in detention. Kyari was arrested on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for his alleged involvement with an international drug cartel. He, along with four members of the Police Intelligence Response Team—Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba, and John Nuhu—was arraigned on March 7, 2022. Also, two suspected drug traffickers, Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, who were arrested at Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, were also charged in connection to the case. While…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that reverting to the old national anthem is his priority following outrage among Nigerians, who have continued to decry the rising cost of living and insecurity under his watch. “Let me allude to something that happened yesterday. The change of national anthem, ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’,” Mr Tinubu said while hosting members of the Arewa Consultative Forum earlier on Thursday. “Some people say, okay… say ‘what? Is that your priority?’ It’s my priority,” said the president. “I agree with the National Assembly. If they make law, I’ve got to obey that law, or we disagree…
The police command in Delta says it recovered weapons from suspected kidnappers in Agbarho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, told journalists on Friday in Warri that the police had launched a manhunt for the fleeing suspects. He said the weapons concealed in a sack were recovered by police operatives attached to the Agbarho division following an intelligence report. The police spokesperson identified the weapons as three AK-49 rifles, two AK-47 rifles, and 207 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition. “The divisional police officer (DPO), Agbarho Division, CSP Josephine Ekebuike, led a…
A magistrates’ court in Abeokuta on Friday sentenced a teenager, Ayomide Oguntoyinbo, to two weeks of community service for breaking into a house and stealing foodstuffs. The magistrate, O.O Odumosu, sentenced the teenager after he pleaded guilty to break-in and theft. Ms Odumosu ordered the convict to serve the sentence on the court premises daily from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, ASP Olakunle Shonibare, told the court that Mr Oguntoyinbo committed the offence on May 19 at 8:00 a.m. at No 1 Road F-2 Oorun village in Idi-Ori, Abeokuta. Mr Shonibare said Mr Oguntoyinbo broke into…
The organized labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has declared an indefinite strike beginning on June 3, 2024. According to the organized labour, the strike has become necessary as the Federal Government appears recalcitrant in its refusal to increase the N60,000 it offered at the resumption of the tripartite committee meeting in Abuja on Friday. The strike was declared at a joint press conference by NLC President Joe Ajaero and TUC President Festus Osifo. Osifo stated, “As you are aware, we had the last meeting preceding today, which was on Tuesday. In that…
The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, welcomed the Conference of State Youth Parliament Speakers of Nigeria to his office earlier today. Rt. Hon. Osawemenhio Uwagboe, Chairman of the Forum, praised the Minister for his dedication to youth empowerment, accessibility, and attention to grassroots concerns. Uwagboe expressed the Forum’s full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “Youth 4 Youth” vision, believing it will help achieve the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He also called for ongoing collaboration with the Ministry, emphasizing that the Forum’s effectiveness depends on the Ministry’s support. In response, the Minister encouraged the Forum to work…
A 32-year-old trader, Faith Jolly, on Friday, appeared before the Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State over the alleged assault and threat to the life of one Pere Enoch. The defendant, whose address was not given, is facing a three-count charge of assault, threat to life and stealing. The police prosecutor, ASP Zedekiah Orogbemi, told the court that the defendant, on February 18, at about 4:30 p.m., along the Okitipupa-Irele Road in Okitipupa magisterial district, committed a felony. Mr Orogbemi said the defendant, who had a mild argument with Mr Enoch, assaulted him by slapping him on his face…