The Minister of Labour and Employment,Dr Chris Ngige said the University Transparency And Accountability Solution UTAS, the alternative payroll system proposed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not ready as the software is undergoing integrity test at the moment. Ngige who spoke to State House Correspondents in […]
Day: November 16, 2020
NLC rejects new petrol pump price, demands immediate reversal
The Nigerian Labour Congress NLC has reacted to the new petrol pump price by the federal government and said” the increase is against the spirit and content of what Organized Labour agreed with governmentt at the last negotiations over the last fuel price increase” The Union’s National President, Ayuba Wabba, […]
Uzodinma gives update on Umahi, others defection to APC
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma says Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State ,will be joining the All Progressives Congress APC any moment from now. Uzodinma who told journalists on Monday at the end of a closed door meeting with the chairman of the APC National Caretaker Committee Mai Mala Buni […]
Nasarawa Government suspends Local Government officials over inflation of salary figures
Nasarawa Government,suspends Local Government officials over inflation of salary figures Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has approved the suspension of all Directors of personnel Management DPMs and Directors of Finance and Supplies ( DFS) over inflation of salary figures. The suspension order was announced on Monday by the spokesman […]
Coronavirus: Moderna announces vaccine trial success, says it is 94.5% effective
Just seven days after Pfizer and BioNTech announced the trial success of their vaccine and said it was more than 90 %effective in blocking Covid-19 infection among those without evidence of prior infection, Moderna, another company,has announced the trial success of its vaccine saying its more than 94% effective. Moderna’s […]
Yellow Fever ravages three more LGAs in Enugu State
An outbreak of Yellow Fever has been confirmed in three moreLocal Government Areas of Enugu State. They are Nsukka,Isi-Uzo and Igbo-Etiti. The Commissioner of Health,Dr Emmanuel Obi who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday evening ,said while efforts are ongoing to control the outbreak of the disease in Igbo-Eze […]