Electricity Tariff: Labour Pickets TCN, Discos, NERC Offices, Grounds Operations Urges FG to cancel power sector privatisation
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja, Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi, Tony Icheku in Owerri, Hammed Shittu
in Ilorin, Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan, Fidelis David in Akure and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano
Govt says Zungeru 700 megawatt power plant ready
Organised labour, led by Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), yesterday, made real its threat of picketing opera-
tors of the country's power sector and grounding operations following the recent increase in electricity tariff by the federal government.
THISDAY reported yesterday that the unions had sent notices of their protests to their units across the country, reconfirming with clear
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Falana: 25 lawmakers who defected have lost their seats Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
L-R: CEO, West Africa, MultiChoice, John Ugbe; Chairman, MultiChoice Nigeria, Odofin Adewunmi Ogunsanya (SAN); Executive Head of Content and Channels, West Africa, MultiChoice, Dr. Busola Tejumola and PHOTO: SUNDAY ADIGUN Chief Operating Officer, West Africa, MultiChoice, Ayo Ajala, at the tenth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, held at Eko Convention Centre, Lagos... last Saturday
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In FT Interview, Cardoso Says Investors Getting Comfortable with Nigeria’s FX Market
Declares CBN returning to orthodox policy, doing everything to tame rising inflation Hints at further MPR hike Fitch ratings raises concerns over apex bank’s unverified $2.2bn FX backlogs by apex bank Naira weakens to N1,478/$ on official window, N1,485/$ on parallel market Story on page 9
launch of the ORGANISATION of African First Ladies for Development...
L-R : First Lady of Gabon, Zita Oligui Nguema; First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio; First Lady of Zimbabwe, Auxillia Mnangagwa; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu; First Lady of PHOTO: GODWIN OMOIGUI. Ghana, Rebecca Akufo-Addo; and First Lady of Angola, Ana Dias De Lourenco, during the launch of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development held in Abuja.... yesterday