“I think the announcement now appears mischievous because there is no wage increase that the government is announcing. For them to announce it now, it is an issue that we are worried about at the NLC and even at the TUC.”
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
Zambia’s High Court issued an injunction preventing FAZ’s annual general meeting (AGM) from taking place as scheduled on Saturday, which came after FAZ’s president and general secretary were arrested and charged with money laundering offences last week.
“We are not really surprised about the latest escalation because it follows a pattern of repression and hostility against the media generally, and in particular foreign media,” said Muheeb Saeed, manager of the freedom of expression program at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA).
“In my locality, because I don’t know about other localities, right now in my village Bafarawa, even if we want to farm, we have to seek permission from the bandits.
“To fulfill its humanitarian pioneering role all over the world, my country has handed over more than 50 tonnes of dates to the friendly and brotherly Nigerian government, in addition to the 50 tonnes of dates distributed in Kano on Wednesday.
King Charles III is returning to public duties after the positive effects of his cancer treatment. King Charles has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February, and sources have said that despite the welcome news the king still has cancer and will continue to be treated for the undisclosed form of the disease. Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will visit a cancer treatment centre on Tuesday to meet medical specialists and patients. The event aims to raise awareness of the importance of early diagnosis and to highlight innovative research, supported by Cancer Research UK, taking place at the hospital.…
However, the CCPT issued a ruling on Monday preventing MultiChoice from implementing its planned price hikes and increases for products and services set to take effect on May 1st.
It was just after the publication that I came across a statement by Katsina State Governor, Dr Dikko Umar Radda, who said that his state had gone very far in terms of health delivery and that, bar Yobe State, it is the best in Nigeria.
He was shot dead on Saturday evening at his residence in Supare, Akoko South West local government area of Ondo state.
However, the state chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC), has rejected the results of the election.