By Mandy Tina The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has demanded for an upward review of national minimum wage from thirty (N30,000.00) to four hundred and forty-seven thousand Naira per month. A statement signed by the union’s secretary general, Comrade Nuhu Toro, states that Nigerian workers can no longer …
Read More »Delta North: PDP Stakeholders Pass Confidence Vote on Gov Oborevwori, Onyeme, Okowa
Stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta North senatorial district, have passed a vote of confidence on the Delta State governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. At a meeting held in Asaba on Thursday, March 7, 2024, the stakeholders also passed a vote of confidence on the deputy governor, …
Read More »Healthcare: Bayelsa Mulls Building Residential Quarters for Doctors
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to partner the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) to build a residential estate for medical doctors at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the indication on Thursday …
Read More »Election Petition: Probe Adeleye’s Appointment as Tribunal Chair in Sylva/Diri Case ~ Bayelsa Professionals
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa Professional Forum (BPF) has called on the president of the Appeal Court to launch an investigation into “the processes that led to the appointment of Justice Adekunle Adeleye as the Election Petition Tribunal’s chairman in the case between the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri …
Read More »PH Refinery: Rehabilitation Suffered Setback under Buhari due to Selfish Reasons ~ Dr. Obele
… TUC, NLC, ‘Toothless Bulldogs’ By Mandy Tina A leading member of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN), Dr Joseph Obele, says the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery failed under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration due to lack of funding and commitment. Obele who is also an Energy expert …
Read More »IYC May Lead ‘Massive Protest Against Tinubu’ Over Worsening State of Economy’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide says “after a critical evaluation of the state of things bedeviling the Ijaw people and Nigerians in general,” it may “lead a massive protest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the deteriorating state of things faced by the Ijaw people …
Read More »Nationwide Protest: NLC Hit Yenagoa Streets, March against High Cost of Living
… Governor Diri Calls for Restoration of the Value of Naira By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Against the backdrop of excruciating pains Nigerians have been thrown into by the policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government, a large gathering of members of the Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Labour …
Read More »Niger Delta Group Backs Obasanjo, Ex-Militant Leaders on Rising Oil Theft
… Provides Solutions to Nation’s Economic Crisis By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A Niger Delta group, the Movement for the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has thrown its weight behind the positions put forward by the Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and some eminent ex-Niger Delta warlords over the percentages …
Read More »Niger Delta Women, CSOs Raise Alarm over IOCs’ ‘Hasty Onshore Divestment’
By Kelechi Nwaucha Decades of environmental devastation in the Niger Delta, as a result of oil exploration activities, and subsequent destruction of the socio-economic lives of people in the region, have continued to be at the centre of calls for environmental justice and remediation. These agitations for environmental justice heightened …
Read More »Group writes IG over ‘Compromise’ on Probe into Alleged Vessels Entrapment
By Amos Odhe A Niger Delta group, the Movement for the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has once again written to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, “not to allow any form of compromise capable of derailing the investigation” into its petition against a private security company, Tantita …
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