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President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, felt disappointed over the delay in passage of budget by the National Assembly, not as he demanded commendations from Nigerians for the little he was able to achieve.
I should be commended for all I have achieved for Nigerians –Buhari
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The Organised Labour has insisted on embarking on a nationwide strike over the non-implementation of N30, 000 as the new National Minimum Wage, in spite of the National Industrial Court ruling in Abuja.
Mr Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja has restrained the organised labour from proceeding on nationwide strike on Friday.
The nationwide strike by organised labour is scheduled to commence on Nov. 6 over the new National Minimum Wage for workers in the country.
According to Wabba, we are not aware of any court ruling and we have not being served any notice.
“We have just concluded our joint organ meetings of the Central Working Committees of the Labour Centres of the NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) here in Lagos.
“The meeting is the final preparation for a full engagement with the government on the new National Minimum Wage and we have taken our decision to go on the strike.
“Our decision is to go ahead with the nationwide strike unless the government does the needful,� he said.
Also, Mr Musa Lawal, TUC General Secretary, also told NAN said the centre was not was aware of any court ruling concerning the planned strike by organised labour.
“We are not aware because we have not been served any court order; we have taken our decision and we are going to stand by that,� he added.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) had issued a communique after its meeting claiming that state governors can only pay N22, 500, as the new national minimum wage.
The organised labour has reiterated its position that any figure below N30, 000 would not be acceptable to labour.
Labour had earlier called on its members to mobilise in preparation for the commencement of an indefinite strike on Nov. 6, unless necessary steps are taken to adopt the recommendation of the Tripartite Committee.
Minimum Wage: Labour insists on strike despite court ruling
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has denied collecting money as bribe from a contractor as alleged in a video clips published by an online Newspaper, Daily Nigerian. The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammed Garba, on Friday, on behalf of Gov. . Abdullahi Ganduje, appeared before the State House of Assembly investigative committee […]
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Video Clips: Ganduje Denies Receiving Bribe From Contractor
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has presented the attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result to President Buhari.
This was announced by Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina.
WAEC presents attestation certificate and confirmation of school cert result to President Buhari. What will the naysayers say next?
— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) November 2, 2018
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This comes after months and years (since 2015) of controversy that has emanated from the ‘missing result’ and the claims by President Buhari that they were in the custody of the military.
Buhari said, in the affidavit which he swore to, “I am the above-named person and the deponent of this affidavit herein. All my academic qualification documents as filled in my Presidential form, APC/001/2015 are currently with the Secretary of the Military Board as of the time of this affidavit.�
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BREAKING: WAEC presents confirmation of school certificate result to Buhari
In order to maintain its position as a leader in broadcasting innovation in Africa, Econet Media has reviewed its business strategy and service offerings, to align them to changes in the global digital and satellite broadcasting sector, and growth in access to mobile and fixed broadband on the continent. The strategy review will see […]
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Econet Media Refocuses Business Towards A Digital Future
With 11-successive victories to kick off the Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain are on course to set a new record in European top-flight football
What is the record for most wins at the start of a football league season?
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have jointly confirmed that the long-awaited Bad Boys 3 is a go, the pair delivering celebratory posts to their respective Instagram pages.
“Itâ€
s official!� Smith shouts again and again, with Lawrence popping up in the background.
Lawrence also dropped a slightly more sedate post, captioned: “Itâ€s official. Bad Boys for Life.â€�
So itâ€s official, then. Bad Boys For Life is actually happening.
To say the planned third movie in the Bad Boys series has been long in gestation is something of an understatement, not least because the Michael Bay-directed Bad Boys 2was released in 2003.
The on-again, off-again movie had been previously pulled from Sony Pictures†release schedule, but then tentatively dated for January, 2020.
The Grey director Joe Carnahan, who was in line to make the movie, exited too, leaving things in limbo.
As recently as last year, Lawrence had said that he was doubtful that it would come together, telling Entertainment Weekly: “I donâ€t think weâ€re going to get one, not the way everythingâ€s turning out.
“Will is off doing another movie, and I donâ€t think itâ€s going to happen. Iâ€m there, Iâ€m ready right now. If they wanted to do it, Iâ€m ready, but I donâ€t have control of that. Thatâ€s the studioâ€s decision.â€�
The recent negotiations havenâ€t been easy either.
Smith posted a video to social media over the summer of him banging his head against various things, seeming to denote the complexities of getting the movie over its final hurdles.
But it seems the obstacles have been surmounted, and Smith and Lawrence will reprise their roles as Miami narcotics detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett.
Bad Boys for life, indeed.
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Will Smith, Martin Lawrence Confirm ‘Bad Boys 3’ Is Officially Happening
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday lamented that the “tardiness in the passage of budgets by the National Assembly, sometimes lasting seven months,” was a hindrance to project execution by his administration. Stressing that the delay was affecting completion of projects across the country, Buhari urged the Legislature to put in “more effort to speed up […]
How National Assembly is delaying projects – Buhari
How National Assembly is delaying projects – Buhari
The 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Friday commenced `Operation Crocodile Smile III†exercise across some states of the Niger Delta, to stem the tide of pipeline vandalism in the region.
Army begins ‘Operation Crocodile Smile III†in Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, A/Ibom states
American TV host, Ellen DeGeneres has donated $100,000 to Emeka Nnaka, a paralysed Nigerian-American footballer.
Nnaka, 30, born of Nigerian descent, but raised in Macon, Georgia had a footballer accident nine years ago at 21 and his friends has been trying to raise the amount with a GoFundMe account.
The TV host said during her show that she wanted to surprise him for his good deeds and dedication towards helping others, in which over 50 persons had written letters to her describing how “incredibleâ€â€ he was.
Nnaka, since his accident nine years ago had been engaged in helping others, especially at-risk youth in his community.
The footballer had an accident, while playing for a semi-pro football team and tackled an opponent during a game in Arkansas.
He was said to have undergone a nine-hour neck surgery and spent 10 days in intensive care before returning to Tulsa, partially paralyzed
Meanwhile, his apartment building, along with his belongings was said to have been engulfed by fire on Sept 19 and the van that allows him to drive himself was totaled and needed to be replaced.
The footballer is said to be an asset to the Tulsa community by being an advocate for the physically challenged and countless other community projects.
Nnaka, who is a board member for Tulsa Transit has been heavily involved in raising money for the Tulsa United Way, as part of Tulsa Beyond Initiative to redesign and reimagine Tulsa high schools.
He serves as a councilor for displaced and troubled youth and Emeka inspires, encourages, and educates students and fellow citizens as a motivational speaker.
Emeka was injured in an Oklahoma Thunder football game 9 years ago and uses his experience to motivate people to not let their circumstances define them but use them to propel them to do and be better.
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TV Host Donates 0,000 To Nigerian-American Paralysed Footballer
Here are five things you didn’t know ahead of this weekend’s Premier League action.
Video: 5 things you didn't know… Arsenal look to break Liverpool duck
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The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has appealed to the federal government to engage in peaceful dialogue with leaders of the Shiites group in order to reach a common ground in resolving the root causes of the Islamic Movementâ€s unending protests. This is even as the party condemned the use of excessive force against members […]
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YPP Condemns Excessive Use Of Force Against Shiites
[FILE PHOTO] Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State. Photo/ NAN
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Friday denied collecting bribe from any contractor.
Daily Nigerian, an online newspaper, published the video clips showing Ganduje collecting and stashing in his clothe bundles of US dollar from someone purported to be a contractor.
Although the governor failed to appear before the committee constituted by the stateâ€s House of Assembly to investigate the authenticity of the videos, he was represented by Kano Stateâ€s commissioner of information, Muhammad Garba.
Addressing the panel after submitting a written statement to the chairman of the committee, Bappa Danâ€agundi, Garba denied that the Ganduje did not collect the bribe from the contractor as alleged by the publisher of the online Newspaper.
He said the bribery allegation was aimed at damaging to his personality and that the allegation labelled against him are injurious.
According to the document, the Governor stated that such had never happened to him and will never happened even in the future time.
The Governor in the letter called on the public to discard such allegations as it did not happen and also called on such publishers to avoid such publications that can tarnish the image of leaders.
“Such untruth publications was done to the Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi the II and also to the former Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau�, Ganduje said in the document.
Also commenting on the issue, the Commissioner of Justice Barrister Ibrahim Mukhtar and also the Stateâ€s Attorney General commended the way and manner the committee is handling the issue by given fair hearing to both parties.
According to him, the Governor has options as stated in the letter presented to him on the invitation, as the committee given an option for him to send a representative or send a written document as provided by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Chairman of the Committee, Alhaji Baffa Danagundi, commended the represantative of the Governor for honouring the committeeâ€s request.
Danagundi said the committee will throughly watch the video on Tuesday in the presence of the representatives of both parties but not publicly.
on October 15, the publisher/Editor-in-chief of DAILY NIGERIAN, Jaafar Jaafar testified before the committee and he insisted that the videos were genuine, and expressed readiness to swore by the Quran to convinced doubting Thomases.
#GandujeGate: Ganduje denies collecting bribe from any contractor
The unidentified woman cheers for the San Francisco 49ers – the former team of Colin Kaepernick.
San Francisco 49ers cheerleader kneels for US anthem
Morocco has imposed a new rule requiring African migrants to fill out an online travel form for approval at least 96 hours before leaving home.
The procedure on a website carrying the Moroccan Foreign Ministry logo applies to a range of African countries whose citizens currently can enter Morocco without visas, except for Algeria and Tunisia.
The North African country has been grappling with a surge in migrants, arriving mainly on flights into Casablanca.
Many intend to get into Europe and claim asylum by taking boats across a narrow Mediterranean strait to Spain, or scaling fences into the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta or Melilla bordering Morocco.
The new procedure “aims to facilitate passenger traffic … It will help Moroccan authorities know in advance the identity of travellers before boarding (planes),â€� reads a document issued by Moroccoâ€s embassy in Mali and seen by Reuters.
Morocco has come under European Union pressure to reduce crossings of illegal migrants to Spain and wants Rabat to set up “disembarkation platforms� – centres where migrants†asylum applications would be processed.
Morocco has rejected the idea.
In Africa, Morocco offers visa-free entry to the nationals of Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Guinea Conakry, Congo Brazzaville, Gabon and Ivory Coast.
The new travel regulation took effect on Thursday for citizens of Congo Brazzaville, Guinea Conakry and Mali, according to a document from the Moroccan airline RAM.
Mali, Guinea and to a lesser extent Congolese nationals comprise the bulk of Europe-bound migrants coming to Morocco.
No fewer than 40,000 African migrants have reached Spainâ€s southern Andalucia coast by sea from Morocco since January.
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Morocco Imposes Online Entry Permit Rule For African Travellers
