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…Says Akpata has come to change the old order  Labour Party (LP) Chieftain in Edo State, Dr Kingsley Okundaye has described  the purported parallel primary election of the Lamidi Apapa faction of the party as unnecessary, saying that such practice  which has become very common among Nigerian politicians is unhealthy for democracy. Okundaye emphasized that the unity of the party is …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the transparent, open and technology-based public procurement system being operated in the State has helped the government significantly save monies which is deployed to pursue more developmental projects across the State, ensuring improved livelihoods for the people. L-R Executive Director, Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) of Liberia, Bodger Scott Johnson; Edo State …

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has said it would not join the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its plan to protest the “mounting hardship and insecurity on Tuesday and Wednesday.” President of the TUC, Festus Osifo said this at a press conference. The NLC has said it would go ahead with its protest despite the Department of State Services …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged that the government has perfected plans to launch attacks against the two-day nationwide peaceful rallies it scheduled for 27 and 28 February. NLC President Joe Ajaero made the allegation in a statement he signed and made available to journalists on Sunday in Abuja. In a swift response, however, the federal government has denied the allegation …

The first electric school buses in the United States began running a decade ago in three school districts in California, providing a ride that was much less noisy, smelly and dirty than the diesel buses kids and parents were used to. Yet despite the availability of the technology all these years, fewer than one percent of the 489,000 school buses in the U.S. were electric …

The move by the government seems to be yielding the desired outcome across the unauthorised forex market since Saturday, as the naira appreciated slightly by the weekend Nigeria’s naira has on several occasions in recent weeks tumbled across both the official and unofficial markets amidst an increased forex demand and a significant spike in the prices of goods and services …

Maritime workers under the aegis of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Monday announced plans to join the 2-day nationwide protests by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). Speaking exclusively with the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, the President-General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, explained that the protests won’t affect port operations. “We will be joining the nationwide protests by …

• Algeria to push Nigeria to fifth position on nominal output• GDP returns to 2007 level, closer to $1tr mark about 15 years ago than now• Country faces potential reclassification as low-income economy• CBN at crossroads over inflation, FX speculation, interest rate adjustment• Cardoso holds his first MPC meeting Nigeria would need to achieve accelerated growth and a firmer currency to …

• Falana seeks protection for protesters, says NLC’s action not contempt of court• Shun protest, Nigeria going through ‘surgical’ solution, Afenifere begs Nigerians Ahead of the planned nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) tomorrow, 65 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have joined the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to pull out from the two-day demonstration, saying the protest might stir …

By Eben Enasco ECOSMART Consortium, says a major portion of Nigeria’s energy demand, food security, and environmental enhancement is likely to be fulfilled sooner through an extensive supply of renewable power to remote areas across the country. This follows the advancement of an Anaerobic Digestion (AD), based low-cost solar power mini-grid plant in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. The …