NLC urges GEJ, Buhari to punish those behind fuel crisis

by Ranti Joseph The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) isn’t happy with the current situations in the country as regards the oil crisis and has asked the in-coming president, Muhammadu Buhari, to ensure that the cabal controlling the country’s fuel importation business is sacked to restore normalcy in the sector. NLC said business and commercial activities... Read More

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May 2, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: GEJ says Nigeria will be terror-free before he leaves, NLC wants Bauchi governor to pay salaries before leaving, and more

A regional governor in southern Niger on Thursday ordered the evacuation of the West African nation’s inhabited islands on Lake Chad following a deadly attack there by Boko Haram militants last week. At least 74 Nigerien soldiers and civilians were killed when hundreds of the militants aboard motorised canoes attacked the island of Karamga at... Read More

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April 26, 2015

Olu Onemola: Let’s recognise the ‘tree shakers’ who got Buhari elected

by Olu Onemola …those that have worked to make Nigeria better – the activists, the vibrant academics, the ‘tell-the-truth-as-it-is’ journalists, the fearless politicians, and the everyday Nigerians that have wrestled against overwhelming odds to achieve the objectives of our common struggles have never been the inheritors of their own successes. The ‘Tree Shakers’ have existed... Read More

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March 14, 2015

No ballots hijacked as Labour Congress elect new President

by Panshak Ibrahim Delegates of the Labour Congress have behaved themselves and elected a new leader. Ayba Wabba, a former President, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, has been elected President of Nigeria Labour Congress. Wabba was elected at the NLC delegates conference in Abuja. The NLC election, which was rescheduled was held on... Read More

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March 12, 2015

Opinion: Nigerian women can make elections fair and violence free

by Issa Aremu History of Nigerian women and indeed women worldwide is very rich in experiences from which we can find insight and even solutions to our present-day seemingly intractable political problems. Yesterday,Sunday March 8, was International women day. The theme for 2015 international Women Day is Make It Happen . The UN has been... Read More

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January 4, 2015

Remembering Occupy Nigeria: See 8 pictures that depict the uprising

by Adedayo Ademuwagun This week makes it exactly three years since the Occupy Nigeria uprising of January 2012. It went down as one of the most significant periods in Nigerian history. It is a milestone. Here are seven pictures that depict the uprising as it happened. 1. Letter from Abuja. On January 1, this press release... Read More

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October 10, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: APC wants GEJ to act on Ekiti | Why Edo Speaker got arrested | Another presidential hopeful emerge | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. APC wants GEJ to act on Ekiti. Nation CNPP wants him to declare his assets. Vanguard Why Edo Speaker got arrested. Punch Gov. Ngilari wipes the slate clean. Leadership …Then waves the olive branch. Nation …But... Read More

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October 8, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Peter Obi finds shelter under the umbrella | James Ibori stays running things | Buhari gives date for declaration | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today Peter Obi finds shelter under the umbrella. YNaija IBB goes Terminator on us. Vanguard Buhari gives new date for declaration. Leadership TUC, NLC, others give Mimiko the cold shoulder. Leadership Folarin moves to takeover Ajimobi’s job.... Read More

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September 24, 2014

Mutiny: Senate says no mercy for condemned soldiers…but NLC pleads

by Laila Ibrahim The Senate has said that it will not plead for the lives of the 12 soldiers who violated rules of the army. 12 soldiers were on the 16th of September sentenced to death for mutiny, after firing gunshots at their General Officer Commanding (GOC), Abubakar Mohammed, in Maiduguri on May 14. The... Read More

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September 17, 2014

Mutiny: Military fires GOC attacked by convicted soldiers

by Akan Ido Major General Ahmed Mohammed, the former General Officer Commanding the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri has been retired. Mohammed was at the receiving end of the mutiny which took place months ago at the Maimalari Barracks in Borno following a violent protest by soldiers. The military men were said to... Read More

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August 15, 2014

Union power: First Bank bows before the unions, settles 8-year debt

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Service Employees (AUPCTRE) on Thursday announced that their picketing of First Bank Headquarters in Lagos has yielded the desired results. The bank has paid N1.8 billion owed its members. Biodun Bakare, the Lagos State Secretary of AUPCTRE, an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress... Read More

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April 9, 2014

Gunmen kill 7 policemen, 1 civilian in Jigawa, NLC calls new $510 billion GDP a ‘time bomb’ & other important news you need to know today

by Oge Okonkwo Suspected gunmen kill 7 policemen and a civilian in Jigawa A police station was attacked by suspected gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday. A Sharia court and a bank in Gawaram local government area of Jigawa leaving a policeman and one civilian dead in the process. There was an exchange of... Read More

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January 4, 2014

Resign or be sacked! – Suswam warns Benue gov’norship aspirants

by Oke Efagene Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has informed commissioners and permanent secretaries in the state seeking the ticket for next year’s gubernatorial elections, to either resign or get sacked by the end of this month. The governor gave the directive yesterday, in Makurdi, during an emergency meeting with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)... Read More

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December 17, 2013

APC, others are attacking me because of 2015 – Pres. Jonathan stars as Captain Obvious

by Akintomiwa Agbaje President Goodluck Jonathan has finally replied his acussers that call his adminisration “bad before the global community” as critics citing that its solely because of the 2015 elections that his critics and opposition parties are having a feild day. He added that they should desisit from allowing their selfish ambitions for the 2015... Read More

November 22, 2013

Josef Omorotionmwan: Nigerian media houses will soon be managed by youth ‘corpers’

by Josef Omorotionmwan The unions must constantly be on the neck of the legislators to put in place definite regulatory framework to revive this dying labour force. We cannot continue like this. Contract and casual employments must be viewed as crimes against humanity. Some organisations, public and private, are hanging perilously in the air, waiting... Read More

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November 17, 2013

Salihu Lukman: Why ex-ASUU president, Prof. Iyayi made that ill-fated trip

by Salihu Lukman May the death of Prof. Iyayi awaken all of us to the need to discover new ways and methods of solving all our societal problems especially those created by the irresponsible conducts of our governments and leaders. The name Festus Iyayi symbolizes struggle for academic freedom, democratization of our educational system, national... Read More

November 16, 2013

Why I have not re-married since I lost my wife – Adams Oshiomhole reveals

by Akan Ido Governor Adams Oshiomhole recently clocked five years as governor of Edo and the landmark occasion was celebrated in style. Oshiomhole talked about his journey so far as Edo governor, the politics of the state, style of administration, the death of his wife, Clara, and more. Read excerpts from the interview below: ... Read More

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November 14, 2013

Ex-ASUU president’s death: How angry lecturers chased Kogi governor away from hospital

Angry leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities allegedly chased away the Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada (retd.) from the emergency ward of the Lokoja General Hospital on Tuesday. Wada had gone to the hospital to visit their injured colleague, Dr. Ngozi Ilo, and commiserate with them over the death of their... Read More

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October 26, 2013

Ochereone Nnanna: Labour, a growing tyrant

by Ochereone Nnanna The Labour movement, especially the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, under the presidency of Waheed Omar, has entered into a cozy symbiotic relationship with Governor Oshiomhole. When the Comrade was gunning for re-election, the NLC openly campaigned for him in EdoState. And to add some bite to their agitation against Labour decentralisation, they... Read More

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June 22, 2013

Kaigama replaces Esele as TUC president

Mr. Bobboi Kaigama has been elected as the new President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). Kaigama defeated Mr. Babatunde Ogun of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria with 356 votes in the election held on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ogun got 314 votes in... Read More

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May 13, 2013

We need a state of emergency – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Given what has happened in Lafia, I find it quite sickening that the ACN, and other assorted groups are attempting to play politics with the situation. The harsh reality is that the situation in the North should have been declared an emergency a long time ago, because that is what it is.... Read More

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April 29, 2013

Opinion: Mass labour action? Not again!

by Oluwadamidara Aweloye After leaving innocent Nigerians in the lurch during the last protest when he and his cohorts abruptly called off the strike, does he think labour leaders have the moral justification to call for any mass action again? The leadership of organised labour are at it again. After successfully pulling the wool over... Read More

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March 29, 2013

Aero Contractors ordered to recall 650 sacked workers

by Rachel Ogbu Aero Contractors airline has been ordered to recall all dismissal letters given to 650 members its staff. [READ: “Provocating and shocking”: NLC weighs in on the sacking of 655 workers by Aero Contractors] In a meeting with the management of Aero and the unions in the aviation sector, the Senate Committee on... Read More

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March 25, 2013

“Provocating and shocking”: NLC weighs in on the sacking of 655 workers by Aero Contractors

by Rachel Ogbu The acting General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Emma Ugboaja, has condemned the sacking of 655 workers by Aero Contractors calling it a provocation. In a statement on Sunday, Ugboaja said that the dismissal of the workers on March 13, 2013, was a shock to the NLC. The statement reads: “We... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Opinion: Time for Nwogwugwu to rethink Labour

by Issa Aremu Let us put paid to an entrenched prejudice and unhelpful managerialism in which we reduce complex issue of development to mere numbers, not the people. Can we for once consider the plight of that person suddenly and arbitrarily retrenched? Missing some points when challenged by an ill- informed policy advice may certainly... Read More

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January 15, 2013

Ondo: Commissioner slaps director over alleged tractor diversion

Ondo State Commissioner for Transport, Mr Nicolas Tofowomo yesterday threw decorum to the wind as he openly slapped a director in the Ministry of Works, Mr M.J Afeniforo severally over a trivial issue. The commissioner was said to have approached the director for a tractor but Afeniforo was said to have told the commissioner that... Read More

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January 7, 2013

#OccupyNigeriaAnniversary: “The movement didn’t have a leader” – Peter Esele opens up on Labour/Govt negotiations

– Was Pengassan really going to shut down the oil wells? Why did they not? Peter Esele tells us the inside story of the #OccupyNigeria negotiations, in this interview session with Joachim MacEbong The Occupy Nigeria movement didn’t have a leader, and that is also dangerous because if you are moving into something of this magnitude,... Read More

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December 31, 2012

Professor strips naked in class, the Ojukwu tribute, our very own Hauwa Gambo… See the Top 10 YNaija stories of 2012!

by Isi Esene We brought our readers a whole bunch of topical stories in 2012. That’s why it’s quite difficult choosing the our top stories for the year. We can assure you though, that this list represents the choice of many who have keenly followed “The Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians!” 1). Bianca Ojukwu’s touching... Read More

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December 19, 2012

FG dares not increase fuel pump price in New Year – Omar, NLC president

by Isi Esene The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abdulwahed Omar has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government will not attempt an increase in fuel pump price like it did early this year. Omar gave this assurance yesterday while speaking to reporters. He said the FG will risk a violent backlash from the... Read More

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December 17, 2012

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: NLC keeps missing the point

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu …what should preoccupy the NLC is how the federal government can cut its wage bill without causing social upheavals and throwing more people into the labour market My biggest problem with the labour movement in Nigeria is that it is prone to playing to the gallery. Even when some of... Read More

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NLC urges GEJ, Buhari to punish those behind fuel crisis

Today’s Daily Brief: GEJ says Nigeria will be terror-free before he leaves, NLC wants Bauchi governor to pay salaries before leaving, and more

Olu Onemola: Let’s recognise the ‘tree shakers’ who got Buhari elected

No ballots hijacked as Labour Congress elect new President

Opinion: Nigerian women can make elections fair and violence free

Remembering Occupy Nigeria: See 8 pictures that depict the uprising

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: APC wants GEJ to act on Ekiti | Why Edo Speaker got arrested | Another presidential hopeful emerge | More stories

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Peter Obi finds shelter under the umbrella | James Ibori stays running things | Buhari gives date for declaration | More stories

Mutiny: Senate says no mercy for condemned soldiers…but NLC pleads

Mutiny: Military fires GOC attacked by convicted soldiers

Union power: First Bank bows before the unions, settles 8-year debt

Gunmen kill 7 policemen, 1 civilian in Jigawa, NLC calls new $510 billion GDP a ‘time bomb’ & other important news you need to know today

Resign or be sacked! – Suswam warns Benue gov’norship aspirants

APC, others are attacking me because of 2015 – Pres. Jonathan stars as Captain Obvious

Josef Omorotionmwan: Nigerian media houses will soon be managed by youth ‘corpers’

Salihu Lukman: Why ex-ASUU president, Prof. Iyayi made that ill-fated trip

Why I have not re-married since I lost my wife – Adams Oshiomhole reveals

Ex-ASUU president’s death: How angry lecturers chased Kogi governor away from hospital

Ochereone Nnanna: Labour, a growing tyrant

Kaigama replaces Esele as TUC president

We need a state of emergency – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

Opinion: Mass labour action? Not again!

Aero Contractors ordered to recall 650 sacked workers

“Provocating and shocking”: NLC weighs in on the sacking of 655 workers by Aero Contractors

Opinion: Time for Nwogwugwu to rethink Labour

Ondo: Commissioner slaps director over alleged tractor diversion

#OccupyNigeriaAnniversary: “The movement didn’t have a leader” – Peter Esele opens up on Labour/Govt negotiations

Professor strips naked in class, the Ojukwu tribute, our very own Hauwa Gambo… See the Top 10 YNaija stories of 2012!

FG dares not increase fuel pump price in New Year – Omar, NLC president

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: NLC keeps missing the point

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