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BREAKING: RCCG suspends Pastor Iluyomade over Wigwe controversy
By Innocent Raphael The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has announced the suspension of Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, Senior Pastor of the City of David parish. A senior church official stated that the suspension is in response to public backlash following the extravagant birthday celebration for Pastor Iluyomade’s wife, Siji, which took place shortly after the tragic death of former…
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Strike: Courts, Schools locked as Labour enforces compliance in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Members of Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and Affiliate in Kwara state have joined their counterparts across the country to observe the indefinite strike. It would be recalled that Labour had declared indefinite strike on Monday, demanding increase in minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. WESTERNPOST visited some public offices in Ilorin metropolis and environs sighting schools and…
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PASAN complies with Labour directive, shuts NASS Complex
In compliance with the indefinite strike action declared by the Organised Labour on Monday, the Parliamentary Staff Union of Nigeria (PASAN) has shutdown the National Assembly Complex. The two gates of the Assembly complex were shut by the union with workers and other visitors unable to gain access. Electricity and water supply to the two buildings housing the Senate and…
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Labour strike grounds technical commissioning of 300MMscfd capacity Kwale Gas
The indefinite nationwide strike directed by the leadership of the Organised Labour, has grounded the technical commissioning of the 300MMscfd capacity Kwale Gas Gathering and injection facility by the Federal Government. A statement by the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) said the formal commissioning ceremony of the facility, initially slated to be performed by the Minister of State for…
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VIDEO: Lagos workers stranded at Secretariat entrance
By Adeola Ogunrinde https://www.westernpost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/VID-20240603-WA0127-4.mp4
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Ojokoro residents raise alarm over Ikeja Electric inefficiency, alleged exploitation
Some residents of Ojokoro under Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, have raised alarm over alleged exploitation and inefficiency of the Ikeja Electric. The residents claimed to have been exposed to further social and economic hardship due to a challenging power supply, a horrible experience blamed on the neglect, inefficiency, incompetence and frustration on the parts of Ikeja Electric…
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Strike: Lagos public schools comply with Labour directives, turn pupils back
…LASU joins strike By Adeola Ogunrinde Public schools and the Lagos State University (LASU) have complied with the directives of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) as primary school students were turned back when they got to their various schools on Monday. A LASU staff who spoke with WESTERN POST on condition of anonymity, said the…
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FG clears $831m in trapped funds for foreign airlines
By Innocent Raphael The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has confirmed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cleared $831 million of funds trapped by foreign airlines since June last year. This development reduces the global amount of trapped funds for international airlines to approximately $1.8 billion, according to IATA. The Geneva-based association also reported that Nigeria’s peak of about…
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Strike Action: Labour closes Lagos secretariat gate, directs workers to go back home
By Adeola Ogunrinde As the nationwide strike begin on Monday as directed by the Labour Union, the Lagos State Secretariat have been shut and Labour Union have barricaded the road. Our Correspondent gathered that all staff buses have been directed to take staff back home while staff who were already inside the Secretariat are being told to leave the premises.…
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Strike Action: Labour shuts down national grid
By Innocent Raphael The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the Labour Union has shut down the national grid, resulting in a nationwide blackout. The incident occurred at approximately 2:19 a.m. on June 3, 2024, according to a statement by TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah. Earlier, at around 1:15 a.m., the Benin Transmission Operator under…
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