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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had declared the industrial action over a lack of consensus on the new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff. In compliance with the directive, workers at Port Harcourt Airport under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) blocked vehicular access to the area. This forced passengers to come down and walk into the airport. However, flights haven’t been disrupted and there is a heavy security presence. According to the Chairman of the Rivers State chapter…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has revoked the banking licence of Heritage Bank Plc with immediate effect. A statement by the Ag. Director, Corporate Communications of the Appex bank, Hakama Ali, on Monday, said the move was under its mandate to promote a sound financial system in Nigeria, and in exercise of its powers under Section 12 of the Banks and Other Financial Act (BOFIA) 2020. According to Ali, the bank had breached Section 12 (1) of BOFIA, 2020, adding that the Board and Management of the bank have not been able to improve the bank’s financial performance, a situation which constitutes a…

The country has been thrown into a fresh round of blackouts over the shutdown of the national grid by aggrieved members of the labour unions.  The national grid system dropped to zero megawatts on Monday as a result of the complete disruption of power supply to all eleven electricity distribution companies in the country. A Monday statement from Transmission Company of Nigeria’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said the nationwide blackout was due to staff of the TCN, under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Workers (NUEE), completely shutting down all power substations across the country at…

No fewer than fifteen unions, that are affiliates of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have directed their members to fully down tools nationwide beginning. Some of the circulars sighted by Channels Television include those from the Medical and Health Workers Union, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, and the National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employees which all direct members to fully enforce the industrial action. Memos from the education sector directing the same compliance came from the College of Education Academic Staff Union, Senior Staff Association…

Ogun is set to join the league of oil-producing states in the country with the receiving of a delegation from the Federal Government in Abeokuta, the state capital. This is even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) will soon begin oil and gas exploration in the Gateway State. On Friday, the state governor, Dapo Abiodun played host to the FG delegation comprising the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri; the Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Development Company Ltd, Mr. Osagie Okubor; Chief Executive, Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe and NNPC Group Chief Executive…

The United Kingdom (UK) is set to begin a “match-making” service called the cancer vaccine launch pad (CVLP), which can match patients with suitable trials. In the project, which will be run by the Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (SCTU), based at the University of Southampton, thousands of patients will be able to access “ground-breaking” cancer vaccines as part of an NHS trial. The programme aims to improve patient access to clinical trials to test new investigational immunotherapies by speeding up the development of personalised cancer vaccines. The vaccines are created by analysing a patient’s tumour and using that information to…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared an indefinite strike over the federal government’s refusal to increase the minimum wage from N60,000. Confirming the development , Ben Ukpa, NLC spokesperson, said the planned strike is expected to kick off on June 3. “The strike is because of the government’s refusal to increase the minimum wage and also their refusal to reverse the electricity tariff hike,” Ukpa said. The organised labour had given the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the federal government an ultimatum of May 31 to reverse the electricity tariff hike On…

The Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has threatened to disconnect customers who fail to pay their outstanding bills, latest by June 3, 2024. The threat is contained in a statement issued by the company on Friday. According to the statement signed by the Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Disco, Victor Ojelabi, warned customers to either pay or risk getting disconnected from power supply. “The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) is notifying all customers with outstanding bills to settle their accounts immediately to avoid service disruption. ”To this end, customers who are yet to settle their outstanding bills…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has launched a digital platform where Nigerians can report cybercrimes. In a statement on Thursday, Muyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, said the domain would help combat cybercrime and enhance the safety and security of the country’s digital space. Adejobi said the upgraded domain — (nccc.npf.gov.ng/ereport/signin) — has enhanced security measures to protect user information and ensure confidentiality. “The new reporting platform, managed by the NPF National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), can be accessed at: [nccc.npf.gov.ng/ereport/signin],” Adejobi said The force spokesperson said the upgraded domain replaces the previous site, incb.npf.gov.ng. Adejobi said the new domain has improved tracking and response mechanisms…

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has apologised for the glitch on its results viewing portal. The results page had gone blank early Friday morning but was later restored after roughly two hours. At the time of the glitch, the IEC said local offices continued to capture results while its technicians were working on restoring services. The commission did not state a reason for the disruption but assured that results have not been compromised “All services have since been restored and the leaderboard is working normally. Result processing continues unaffected,” the IEC said in a statement. When the portal returned, results had…