President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday swore in former minister of state for defense, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro as the minister of state for foreign affairs II. Obanikoro, it would be recalled faced stiff opposition to his ministerial nomination and eventual clearance by senators of the
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians have joined demonstrations against President Dilma Rousseff, with many asking for her impeachment. The protesters say the president must have known about a corruption scandal in the state oil firm, Petrobras. The political opposition say much of the alleged bribery took place when she was head of the company. But […]
Former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has congratulated the new President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, on his election, urging him to provide a focused and dynamic leadership for the labour movement. Oshiomhole also appealed to those who feel aggrieved by the outcome of the […]
The newly elected president of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba yesterday demanded for the evaluation of the N18,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Wabba who formally resumed his official duty yesterday at the Labour House in said the N18,000 minimum wage for workers cannot take the workers home in this hash economy […]
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, on Sunday said President Goodluck Jonathan is not a politician but a statesman, adding that, the All Progressives Congress (APC) should be grateful to Mr. President he believes that opposition is good for democracy. Sen. Anyim spoke at a panel discussion organized by GEJWinsIt, […]
Following a diplomatic row between Nigeria and Morocco over whether there was any telephone conversation by the leaders of the two countries, the Federal Government insisted yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan spoke on the telephone with his Moroccan counterpart, King Mohammed V1. Nigerian government stated that the discussion however centred on the
The Labour Party (LP), has on Wednesday announced the adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan for this year’s presidential election. The Party also said that it would not support a further postponement of the general The party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Abdulkadri . A. Salam made this declarations in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital during its National […]
The ministerial screening of a former minister of state for defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has suffered another hitch following a row between senators over the screening exercise. It would be recalled that first attempt to screen Obanikoro last week ended in chaos and the screening had to be deferred, but the controversy continued on Wednesday […]
