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*Warns Organizations Defaulting in Pension Remittances, NHF Matters By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to today's verdict of National Industrial Court (NIC) ordering workers of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to suspend their indefinite strike and return to work immediately, expressing dismay over the judgment. Also, NLC lambasted the judge, Justice Emmanuel Subilim for handing down a one-sided verdict by not equally issuing any order to FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and FCTA over the workers' plethora of demands. NLC suggested that the court may have an interest in the case in not giving any reliefs…

*No, Obey Court Order, Mediation With Minister Underway -Barrister Max Opara *Wike Has Now Seen What Workers Can Do, Lawyer Says *National Industrial Court Orders Employees To Call Off Action By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Striking workers of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) today vowed to continue their indefinite industrial action, despite a court order mandating two of their union leaders to call off the action and return to work. The about 40,000-strong workforce proceeded on indefinite strike since Monday last week over a plethora of demands bordering on poor service conditions. Though FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, who heads FCTA,…

*Effects On Economy Feared For the second time in less than a week this year, the national electricity grid again collapsed, in the morning today. The first grid collapse this year occurred only last week. The current collapse was confirmed by the Nigeria National Grid on X around 10:53 am. The post simply read: “Grid Collapse.” A follow-up tweet said, “Restoration is in progress!” Power generation has fallen to zero megawatts, according to figures from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). Electricity distribution companies to be affected by today's collapse include Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Benin, Eko, Enugu, Port Harcourt,…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Residents of Yarkasuwa Saminaka, a community in Lere Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, have been thrown into further sorrow following a fresh message they said they received from kidnappers who had earlier stormed the locality and engaged in a killing spree. In November last year, they said, heavily armed kidnappers, in a midnight raid, attacked the community, killed four persons, injured five and abducted 13 others, in the process fracturing the relative peace of the people. As residents grieved over the losses, the terrorists slammed them with a N40million ransom for the release of…

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that investigations into 16 serving officers earlier arrested over acts of indiscipline and breach of service regulations have been concluded. It revealed that findings indicated that some of them were allegedly involved in plotting to overthrow the government. In a statement issued today and signed by the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Major General Samaila Uba, the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) said the outcome of the probe had been forwarded to appropriate superior authorities in line with extant military regulations. The military disclosed that a “comprehensive investigation process, conducted in accordance with established military…

*'Wike Is On The Run! Staff Are Following Him!' *Why Are They Following The Minister? Are They Following With Cutlasses To Harm Him?, Aide Queries By Felix Durumbah, Abuja A video depicting striking workers of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) mocking the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, as fleeing from protesting staff by taking an alleged back gate, has sparked a reaction from the Minister's camp. The two minute-forty-our seconds video,which has since gone viral, showed some persons, described by the narrator, a male voice, as FCTA workers amid a rowdy atmosphere on a road. People&Politics, a keen follower of…

By Felix Durumbah, Abuja A mammoth crowd of striking employees of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) today besieged the National Industrial Court (NIC), Abuja, venue of resumed sitting into the case filed by FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and FCTA, against the workers, represented by two leaders of their umbrella Joint Unions Action Congress (JUAC). The two are Mrs Rifkatu Iortyer (president, first Respondent) and Abdullahi Umar Saleh (secretary, second Respondent). Wike and FCTA were listed as first and second Claimants in the matter. Bearing placards emblazoned with various inscriptions calling for better conditions of service, the workers, who have…

*Past FCT Ministers Never Allowed Labour Issues Get To Court,He Notes By Felix Durumbah, Abuja To the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has come wise counsel over the continued face-off with staff members of FCT Administration (FCTA),who have been on indefinite strike over poor conditions of service since Monday last week. The counsel is: Urgently withdraw the case in court,delegate the FCTA Head of Service or Chief of Staff to the Minister to negotiate with the workers' leaders on their demands and immediately implement any agreement reached by the parties. The wise words came from retired…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Placing its members' sorrows before God Almighty, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, has beseeched heaven to intervene and free the remaining persons of the 177 worshippers recently kidnapped by terrorists in Kurmin Wali in the LGA. The body today organized a special prayer session for their safe return. The worshippers were abducted from different churches during routine Sunday service. The prayer session, held at Tawaliu Baptist Church in Maraban Kajuru, brought together Christian leaders from across Kaduna State and the wider Northern region as families of the…

*Tell Him Muslim LG Chair, Muslim Ex-Vice-Chair Also Held By Same Boko Haram -Official *Activist Reveals ISWAP Secret Night Market By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Popular Borno State-born human rights activist and Director General (DG), Centre for Justice on Religious and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Rev. Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, has sounded the alarm over what he alleged to be the discriminatory input of the State government in efforts towards release of 13 of 28 females recently abducted by Boko Haram in the troubled North-East state. Rev. Dikwa said those released, allegedly through state government's facilitation, are all Muslims, querying why similar…