The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has expressed fear that if the Federal Government fails to liberalize the oil sector to allow for more private individuals to invest, the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also called petrol may hit N1000 per liter by December 2023. The NLC national President, Joe Ajaero who made the remark while speaking with Arise TV on Sunday, claimed that “Dangote’s fuel production monopoly and non-functioning refineries limit market competition”. According to the NLC president, “without other players in the sector, petrol prices may reach N1,000/Litre by December”. He insisted that until the refineries…
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The Kogi State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Usmam Ododo, unveiled a primary school teacher, Salifu Joel, on Sunday as his running mate for the Nov. 11 election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Salifu Joel is the current chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and the treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kogi State. Gov Yahaya Bello, who spoke at the event at the Government House, said that the choice of Joel, a class teacher and unionist, as the deputy governorship candidate of the APC, was borne out…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has responded to the suit brought against it by the newly sworn-in Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, over his controversial NYSC discharge certificate. A deposition at the Federal High Court, Abuja, taken from the Assistant Director in the Corps Certification Department, Mrs. Rhoda Dawa, revealed that the discharge certificate that Governor Mbah claimed was issued to him did not emanate from the NYSC. Documents submitted to the court by the NYSC to prove that the Enugu State governor may have submitted a forged discharge certificate include the alleged forged certificate Mbah submitted to…
A Catechist, identified as Oliver Vershima has been arrested by security operatives yesterday evening in Benue State after he was caught with a dead body of a lady he allegedly impregnated. According to Kenneth Yinnah who shared the story, the catechist said to be assigned to work at St. Agustine Zone Jov Mbahura, Benue was caught with the girl’s dead body and upon interrogation, it was discovered that he impregnated the girl and on trial for abortion the girl lost her life on Sunday morning before mass but reportedly hid her dead body inside his room from then till night…
The Executive Directors of the World Bank selected Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023. Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, a global organization with nearly 24,000 employees. Under his leadership, MasterCard launched the Center for Inclusive Growth, which advances equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. He was Honorary Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, serving as Chairman from 2020-2022. He became an advisor to General Atlantic’s climate-focused fund, BeyondNetZero, at…
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Fuel Scarcity, Fuel Subsidy, Fuel Subsidy Removal, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Bulletin, Bulletin.ng, bulletinnigeria Nationwide blackout looms as electricity workers have mobilised to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest strike against the sudden fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu’s government. The National Union of Electricity Employees disclosed this in a memo dated June 2, signed by its general secretary, Dominic Igwebike. “Sequel to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on June 2. 2023 at the Labour house Abuja, over the sudden removal of fuel subsidy…
Ko The former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau. Buhari recorded in the form that he has zero debts. In line with chapter six of the constitution, the CCBMuhammadu Buhari, Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Garba Shehu, Bulletin, Bulletin.ng, bulletinnigeria issued an acknowledgement receipt to the president. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Buhari, Garba Shehu, revealed by sharing the receipt on his Twitter page on Sunday. He said, “The completed declaration shows that his movable assets did not increase, at home in Nigeria or…
Manchester City will play Arsenal in the Community Shield to kick off the 2023/2024 season. This fixture was confirmed after City defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday. Ilkay Gundogan scored twice for the Premier League champions, while Bruno Fernandes got the only goal for the Red Devils from the penalty spot. The Shield is usually contested between the league holders and FA Cup winners. Since Pep Guardiola’s men have won the Double, they will now face Arsenal, who finished behind them in the Premier League. The game will be played on August 5th or 6th,…
The Federal Government has banned underage students from the National Common Entrance Examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) for admission into unity colleges across the country. The government directed NECO to put strict measures in place to prevent underage from registering for the examination, including making birth certificates compulsory as registration requirement. It noted that to get into secondary school, a candidate should be at least 12 years, adding that one could be eleven plus during the examination and by September, such a person would have attained the age of 12 years. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education,…
The National Population Commission (NPC), has said a new date for the National Census was yet to be fixed but it would be done by the Federal Government. NPC said its focus is to ensure that all resources expended are safeguarded ahead of the 2023 Population and Housing Census in the country. Mr Darlington Okereke, NPC’s Federal Commissioner in Ebonyi, said this at a one-day Breakfast Meeting for Media Executives on Friday in Abakaliki. Okereke said the safeguard was necessary to avoid starting preparations all over when a new date is fixed. “We also gathered to enlighten you on the…