The Joint National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have suspended the ongoing strike over the battering of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, among other pending issues. The strike was suspended following the intervention of the Federal Government through the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA. However, discussions on the labour demands would continue.
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The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has urged its customers to make use of approved e-Payment Channels, amidst the Industrial action by the labour unions. Platforms Africa reports that the utility firm made this known in an official statement to electricity users under its catchment areas. READ ALSO: “They Beat Me o,” With Swollen Eye, Bruises, NLC President Speaks On Attack JUST IN: NLC, TUC Begin Nationwide Strike Midnight It’s Fake, TCN Denies Report On Grid Shutdown, Nationwide Blackout BREAKING: Nigeria’s ex-Finance Minister Is Dead ExxonMobil Is A Lithium Company…
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A former Minister of Finance, Dr Onaolapo Soleye, is dead. According to a statement released by his family on Wednesday, the former minister died in the early hours of the day, at the age of 90. Soleye, who was the finance minister during the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), passed away just four days after celebrating his 90th birthday on Saturday, November 11, 2023. READ ALSO JUST IN: Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 27.3% Gov Poll: Kogi Traditional Rulers Commend INEC, Congratulate Governor-Elect, Usman Ododo BREAKING: ‘He’s Just 28’,…
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The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, rose to 27.33 percent in October 2023 — up from 26.72 percent in the previous month. READ ALSO: Gov Poll: Kogi Traditional Rulers Commend INEC, Congratulate Governor-Elect, Usman Ododo BREAKING: ‘He’s Just 28’, Nigerian Rapper Oladips Is Dead BREAKING: Plane Skids Off Runway At Port Harcourt Airport Six Face Murder Trial Over Nigerian Beaten To Death In Philippines This was disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its CPI report for…
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Traditional rulers in Kogi State have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, security agencies and other stakeholders for the peaceful and credible conduct of the governorship election, which held in the state last Saturday. They congratulated the Governor-elect, Usman Ododo and affirmed the traditional institutions’ commitment to continued collaboration with the Kogi State Government to enhance the unity and development achieved under the current administration. The monarchs spoke when they paid a congratulatory visit to the Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Yahaya Bello, CON, at his GRA residence, in…
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Street rapper Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka Oladips is dead. The 28-year-old was reportedly rushed to the hospital on Tuesday night over an undisclosed illness but didn’t survive it. The news of his demise was posted by his management via the artist’s official Instagram page. READ ALSO How Nigerian Mother Of Two Was Found Dead At Her UK Residence Oil Prices Move Higher As OPEC, IEA Forecast Demand Growth ExxonMobil Is A Lithium Company Now “We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka OLADIPS has passed…
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Joy Nsude, a Nigerian woman residing in the United Kingdom, has sadly passed away. The mother of two was discovered deceased in her residence in Hartlepool after engaging in phone conversations with her husband and several others. Ibironke Quadri, a Facebook user, shared this information in a post on Monday. The post mentioned that Nsude passed away on November 2, and the exact cause of her death is yet to be determined. READ ALSO: FUNAAB Student Arrested For Poisoning Girlfriend – Police BREAKING: Plane Skids Off Runway At Port Harcourt…
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Two weeks before the start of the COP28 summit in the United Arab Emirates, market watchers are bracing for tough talks as even the creation of a World Bank-led climate disaster fund turned out to be too difficult for participating states. In the Middle East itself, the energy transition is a distant dream as a mere 1% of power generation in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, or Oman comes from renewable sources. Even in the UAE the same metric stands at just 7%. Dependent on hydrocarbon revenue to fund their national budget,…
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ExxonMobil is getting into the lithium production business. The company announced on Monday that it’s going to become a “leading producer of lithium” by opening its first drilling operation in southern Arkansas. The demand for lithium has grown in the past couple of years, with the metal serving as a key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles, phones, laptops, and other tech. ExxonMobil plans to start producing lithium in 2027 and says it could make enough lithium to supply over 1 million electric vehicles per year by…
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A final-year student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Oladokun Ayomide, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly poisoning his girlfriend, Ugbokwe Mmasichukwu, and another lady, Odumosu Semilore. The police said the suspect administered a poison believed to be an admixture of brownie cakes, alcohol, and an unknown harmful substance after inviting his girlfriend to his residence in the Surulere community in the Camp area of the city on Friday. PUNCH Metro gathered that while leaving for the suspect’s residence, Mmasichukwu told her schoolmate, Semilore, to…
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