The National Industrial Court (NIC) has upheld the Nigerian government’s “no work, no pay” policy in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the university teaching staff union’s eight months industrial action in 2022. The Nigerian Government had filed a suit before the NIC against ASUU over the demand of...
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Ohanaeze tasks South-East governors on unity
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has called for coordination and understanding among the South-East governors to propel the zone forward. The National Publicity Secretary of the group, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, made the appeal during the inauguration/ swearing-in ceremony of Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Monday in Enugu. Ogbonnia said coordination...
Obi, Datti, Keyamo present as tribunal resumes hearing
The presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed, are currently in attendance at the ongoing presidential election tribunal Ugamatv reports. Former minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, is also present at the tribunal and appearing as a counsel in the legal team of President Bola Tinubu....
Hoard fuel, lose your land – Edo state govt warns fuel stations
The Edo state government has threatened to revoke the land of any fuel station found hoarding petrol. Fuel scarcity surfaced in many parts of the country on Monday May 29 shortly after President Bola Tinubu announced that the era of Fuel subsidy is over. Many Nigerians thought this will immediately mean a spike in petrol...
Avenge your death” – Friends mourn 25-year-old IMSU graduate murdered in Imo as she is laid to rest
Friends and family members have mourned a 25-year-old lady, Ogochukwu Viola Anele, who was murdered in Imo State. The graduate of the Imo State University, was laid to rest on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in her hometown, in Umuori Umuafai in Dikenafai Ideato South Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that she...
POLLING BOOTH VANGUARD CONGRATULATES GOV. PETER MBAH ON SWEARING IN CEREMONY.
The Enugu State Polling Booth Vanguard have congratulated the Governor of Enugu state Barrister Peter Mbah and his Deputy, Barrister Ifeanyi Ossia on the occasion of their swearing-in ceremony. In a statement made available to UgamaTV and signed by the National Leader, Comrade AC Udeh, National Coordinator, Comrade Tony Alum, National Secretary, Hon Nelson Uduji,...
Former President Buhari’s Government Borrowed N6trillion From Central Bank In 2022 – Report
Recent data report from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that the Nigerian government under former President Muhammadu Buhari borrowed the sum of N6.07 trillion from the apex bank through Ways and Means Advances in 2022. The 2022 N6.07 trillion borrowed from the bank pushed the Nigerian government’s borrowing from the CBN from...
Enugu gov names Chidiebere Onyia new SSG
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appointed Professor Chidiebere Onyia as the new Secretary to the State Government. The appointment was announced in a statement personally signed by the governor on Monday night and released to the press by his media office. Until his appointment, according to the statement, Prof. Onyia was the Managing...
My cabinet members feared being jailed by Buhari – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that members of his cabinet feared being jailed after immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, won the 2015 presidential election. Jonathan who revealed during an interview with Arise TV on Monday, May 29, said he remained in the country even though some of those that served in his cabinet felt...
JUST IN: Petrol Queues Resurface In Abuja Hours After Tinubu Vowed To Remove Fuel Subsidy
Barely two hours after President Bola Tinubu promised to remove fuel subsidy as part of the agenda of his administration, fuel queues have resurfaced in petrol stations across Abuja, the nation’s capital city, with many motorists scrambling to get petroleum products. Checks by SaharaReporters with the city centre and satellite town showed pockets of queues...