For refusing their workers to join the trade union of their choice in the Nigerian aviation industry, the National Union of Air Transport Employee (NUATE), has once again threatened to picket erring airlines. The union insisted that the refusal of the airlines, especially domestic operators from allowing their staff to join any of the unions, ...
•South African Police The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has refuted claims made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) of the alleged involvement of eight Nigerians in the attack on its personnel in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. A statement by the union’s spokesman, Habib Miller, which was made available to our correspondent...
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has staged a protest at the head office of the Heritage Bank in Victoria Island over alleged wrongful disengagement and refusal to settle severance benefits of about 1000 exited workers. The leaders and members of the union, while chanting solidarity son...
•FUOYE gate The Management of Federal University, Oye Ekiti, has blamed the death of a student of the institution on the insensitivity of members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) who were on strike. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Fasina said the deceased student who was asthmatic could not get treatment d...
The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council has banned its members from covering the activities of the State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) as from today, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The Chapel advised, Dr Adagba to withdraw the statement and also make an “unreserved apology” to its members, for ...
Members of the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has given the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) 14 days to reverse its ban on sachet alcohol. The association, an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), issued the threat during a protest at the NAFDAC headquarters in [&helli...
•(L-R ) The leader of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita and Niger’s General Abdourahmane Tchiani. The African Union today said it feels ”deep regret” over the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS. The AU said its commission president, Moussa Faki Mahamat, “calls on regional leaders to i...
•Jide Kosoko The Isale Eko Descendants Union (IDU) has congratulated iconic Nigerian actor, Prince Jide Kosoko, as he celebrates his 70th birthday. The union, in a statement signed by its chairman, Adeniji Kazeem (SAN), said the milestone is a testament to Kosoko’s incredible contributions to the Nigerian entertainment industry and his unwaver...
•CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso A few hours after dissolving the board of directors governing Polaris, Union, and Keystone banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria has appointed new executive directors to oversee the affairs of the deposit money banks. The apex bank, in a statement signed by the acting Director of Corporate Communications, Sidi Hakama, ...
•Late Ezeife The Eastern Union (EU), a political pressure group for the people of the Old Eastern Region, has mourned the first governor of Anambra State, Okwadike, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife (CON), who died recently at 85. The EU, in a statement signed by its National President, Hon. Charles Anike, made available to our correspondent in […]...