Vanguard
Labour Threatens to resume nationwide strike January 2
ORGANISED Labour, yesterday, issued a December 31 deadline to the Federal Government to send a draft bill on the new national minimum wage to the National Assembly for passage into law to avoid a nationwide strike in the new year.
Thisday
ASUU Strike May Injure 2019 Polls, Warns INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve the lingering strike by university teachers, which has brought academic activities across the country to a halt, warning that failure to do so could adversely affect preparations for the conduct of the 2019 general elections.
The Sun
I’ve no hand in Dasuki’s continued detention – Malami tells court
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has distanced himself from the continued detention of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki by the Federal government saying the decision did not receive his support.
Leadership
Minimum Wage: Labour Rejects PMB’s Committee, To Resume Strike Jan 1
Organised labour yesterday rejected the call by President Muhammadu Buhari to set up another high-powered technical committee on the new national minimum wage.
Daily Trust
Why we jeered Buhari at budget presentation – Rep Chinda
A member of the PDP in the House of Representatives said, yesterday, that the jeering of President Muhammadu Buhari by members of the opposition party was not to slight him and his office but to draw his
The Nation
Badeh’s killing probe on, says Air Force
THE Air Force said last night that progress has been made on the circumstances surrounding the killing of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh.
Tribune
Osun Central Senatorial District SDP Members Reject Coalition Agreement With APC
Members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun Central Senatorial District have disassociated themselves from the coalition agreement embarked upon by some leaders and members of the party in Oṣun State.