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The government also said those that were sacked did not furnish the verification committee with relevant documents.   Governor Yahaya Bello. (Elombah) The Kogi state chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Onuh Eboka has been fired by the state government. The government claims Edoka was identified as a ghost worker during the just concluded staff verification exercise. The government also said those that were sacked did not furnish the verification committee with relevant documents.

The government also set up a 16 man committee to look into the issue of fuel price hike, minimum wage and the palliative measures that government has put in place.   Ayuba Wabba (This Day Live) The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have reached various agreements, following negotiations which commenced yesterday, Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The government also set up a 16 man committee to look into the issue of fuel price hike, minimum wage and the palliative measures that government has put in place.

  A disagreement with management over promised largess has snowballed into a strike action by pilots of Dana Airlines resulting in the suspension of normal flight operations on Thursday. Scheduled flights have been disrupted with passengers booked to travel with the airline stranded at airports across the country. At the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, announcements are made intermittently to communicate the development to customers waiting to board flights.

  A peculiarly Nigerian type of frenzy happened last week. The event was triggered by a report that a young woman named Amina Ali Nkeki, one of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted the night of April 14, 2014, had been rescued. The initial reports disclosed that a vigilante group rescued Amina last Tuesday as she wandered along the edges of Sambisa Forest in the company of a man who claimed to be her husband, but was suspected to be a Boko Haram insurgent, and a four-month baby in her arms.

A Niger Delta militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, which has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas installations in Delta and Bayelsa State has claimed responsibility for another attack. The attack was carried out early this morning and affected an underground Chevron crude oil trunk line located in Delta state. The trunk line is located along the Seria Creek near Abiteye, a few kilometres away from the company’s multi-billion dollars Tank Farm in Escravos, Warri South West local government area of Delta State.

  Lagos warns against non-compliance to safety rules A commercial ferry with 28 passengers aboard yesterday capsized few metres away from Origin Jetty where it took off, killing at least one passenger while 27 others survived the accident. The commercial boat, HMS I, took off at about 9.55a.m. from Ebute in Ikorodu to Addax Jetty in Victoria Island was overloaded, although that was not the only cause of the mishap.

Goals, goals and more goals! That's what Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar guarantee you. Barcelona's holy trinity, better known as 'M-S-N', has helped the Catalans bag seven trophies in two seasons, making it arguably the best strike force in world football at the moment. While the trio's brilliance brings plenty of silverware, it also attracts interests and envy from other major clubs around Europe, keeping Barcelona always on their toes to ward off clubs' attempts to lure their prized assets away from the Camp Nou.

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), will on Friday inaugurate the National Prosecution Coordination Committee, which is charged with the responsibility handling high profile, public interest cases. The Spokesperson for the committee, Salihu Isah, said this in a statement on Wednesday. Isah, who is also the Media Adviser to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), said Osinbajo would inaugurate the committee on Friday at the Presidential Villa. He said the committee, comprising 19 members, had the mandate of ensuring “the efficient, effective and result-oriented prosecution of high profile criminal cases in the country.”

Granit Xhaka will join up with the Arsenal squad following Switzerland's campaign at the upcoming European Championship finals Getty Arsenal's first summer signing Granit Xhaka has revealed that the Gunners were keeping tabs on him for over a year and made it clear that Arsene Wenger played a major part in him choosing to move to north London ahead of other interested clubs. The Swiss midfielder's arrival from Borussia Monchengladbach was confirmed by the club on Wednesday (24 May) after he agreed a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.

Moses has opted out of the friendly matches against Mali and Luxembourg – The NFF says the player seems to be picking the invitations he will honour and will deal with him – Nigeria will play Mali on May 27 and then Luxembourg on May 31 For failing to honour yet another invitation to the Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has vowed to deal with Chelsea forward Victor Moses. The West Ham loanee was alleged to have tactically withdrawn from the friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg, and the NFF officials have vowed to take “corrective measures” against the player.  NFF vows to deal with Victor Moses Victor Moses A source at the NFF told Vanguard that the leadership of the football federation is crossed with Victor Moses’ attitude towards the Super Eagles, as “he seems to be picking the invitations he will honour.”

Multichoice Cable television (DSTV) has removed popular transgender reality television programme, “I am Cait’’ form E Entertainment Channel following complaints by Nigerians. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the company. The top television company succumbed to pressure from the Nigerian market, adding that the docu-series had been removed from the DSTV channel 124 and GOtv channel 24.

The country on Wednesday took a step into the era of telecommunications, broadcasting and media convergence as MTN Nigeria commenced the pilot of its digital television broadcasting service in Jos, Plateau State. The TV service, which goes live today (Thursday), is sequel to the issuance of a digital broadcast licence to MTN for N34bn, by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation in 2015. Aside the N34bn, sources said that the telecoms company had spent about N25bn extra to get the TV running.

YOU can even conceive with your clothes on. GETTY ZERO PENETRATION: You can still get knocked up without having intercourse Technically it’s possible to get pregnant without having sex, even if you’re a virgin. If you’re not planning on having a baby any time soon, it’s important to know what kind of sexual behaviour might put you at risk of getting knocked up. Basically it’s possible to get pregnant if semen comes into contact with your vagina at any point.

   The House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to stop its planned privatisation of the nation’s refineries or joint investment ventures with some multinationals. The committee’s chairman, Hon. Ahmed Yerima (APC, Bauchi), who gave the order yesterday in Abuja during an interactive session with the managements of the NNPC and Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on the planned privatisation of three refineries in the country, said the process was in breach of relevant laws.

  The new Afghan Taliban leader has told commanders and the group's supreme leadership council that there will be no peace talks with the Afghan government, a source in the group reached through an intermediary said Wednesday. The source said that Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, newly appointed to lead the terror group after a U.S. drone strike killed Mullah Akhtar Mohammed Mansour, will follow the militant policies espoused by founder Mullah Omar, killed in Pakistan in 2013. The source said that the appointment of Akhundzada "will bring back the era of Mullah Mohammad Omar," referring to the one-eyed mujahedeen commander who led the group from its inception in 1994, with "a simple life, loyalty, and terror on enemies."

   The trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has revealed the hitherto veiled sharp divide running through the polity. ANDREW ESSIEN in this piece, writes on the undercurrent of the opinions brought forth on the issue. One would have thought that after 17 years of back to back democratic process in the country, Nigerians would have been able to take a position on an issue collectively or at the very least, allow the statutory laws of the land to settle all issues even as regards those in the court of public opinion.

Earlier the Federal High Court has produced a ruling on this case. Nnamdi Kanu from Biafra has filed application to the appeal court wanting to cancel that ruling. He received a heavy blow, as that application got dismissed. Biafra leader wanted to be released from prison on bail, but the court considers the possibility of him escaping from Nigeria, as he has double citizenship. On May 25th the decision was made and by all means it was not welcomed by Kanu.

•Governor Ambode LAGOS State Government and a consortium of investors yesterday struck a deal on the N844billion Fourth Mainland Bridge, which is expected to address the chaotic traffic in the metropolis. The bridge, which is being constructed under Build, Own and Transfer (BOT), is expected to be completed in three years. The Federal Government, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said, is not funding the project, which, according to him, has become imperative following the state’s phenomenal growth, with over 21 million population.

   As militants continue to destroy oil facilities in the Niger Delta, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Gen. Paul Boroh, has warned the perpetrators that the Federal Government will not reward criminals with medals under the guise of seeking peace. This has come just at the Amnesty coordinator has indicated his resolve to move into the creeks of the Niger Delta to hold peace talks with aggrieved individuals and groups to end the bombings that have substantially cut oil output and slowed Nigeria’s income in recent weeks.