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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order containing more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers, the White House said Tuesday. But the directives would be funded out of existing commitments, likely meaning their impact would carry more of a symbolic weight compared with the Democratic president’s call in 2021 …

• Passengers stranded in Lagos, Abuja, face traffic snarl• Ministry flays action, warns against day-two total shutdown plans Aviation workers’ unions, yesterday, made good their threat to withdraw services from airports nationwide, in protest against non-implementation of Condition of Service (CoS), and other welfare-related issues. The two-day warning strike, which continues today, led to partial grounding of flight operations, with …

UMUAHIA—All is now set for a one-day national prayer rally in Umuahia, Abia State capital tagged: “When the Righteous Are In Authority” being organized by a non-governmental organization, Nigeria Prays. The rally by Nigeria Prays, a pet project of former Head of State, Gen Dr. Yakubu Gowon will be at the Master’s Vessel Church, Umuahia on Sunday, April 23, 2023, …

All National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission are currently in a closed-door meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. This is coming barely 24 hours after the electoral umpire ordered the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, to stay away from the commission’s state office.Related News INEC’s action was premised on Yunusa-Ari’s declaration of the All …

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared as null and void, the purported declaration of the All Progressive Congress APC Governorship Candidate in Adamawa state, Aisha Dahiru Binani by the state Resident Electoral Commissioner REC as duly elected. According to the Commission, the REC has no such powers as only the Returning Officer for the election is constitutionally mandated …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday indicated interest to seek an interpretation of the two court orders over the position of the national chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure. Recall that a High Court in Benin had given an order restraining anybody from removing the embattled party chairman, while another court of cognate jurisdiction, an FCT High Court, …

Activities in the aviation sector of Nigeria have been disrupted with many passengers stranded as Aviation Unions today commence their two-day warning strike. Members of the unions have blocked the entrance to the Murtala Muhammad Airport domestic terminal, leaving many passengers stranded. This falls on the heels of a meeting called by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority which ended in …

Although they did not name the two candidates rumoured to be involved in the bribery scheme, they suggested the two candidates are members of the APC. Two candidates who seek to hold the third and fourth-highest offices in Nigeria are rumoured to be planning to bribe their fellow lawmakers with as much as $1 million each to get elected, officials …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has invited the Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Hudu Yunusa, over the declaration of the election held Saturday. The commission disclosed this on Sunday via its Twitter handle, noting that the process has clearly not been concluded before he made the announcement. “The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a purported declaration of …

Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Yunusa Hudu Ari, in the early hours of Sunday, sneaked into the state governorship collation centre to declare Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani of the All Progressives Congress winner of the governorship poll. Binani, according to the official results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, prior to her declaration, was trailing Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, who …