By Shout-Africa Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – This year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration and Emblem Appeal week has been rounded off with wreath-laying ceremonies and parades in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and the thirty-six states of the federation. In Abeokuta in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, South West Nigeria, the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun joined other Nigerians to observe this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration with the traditional laying of wreath at the armed forces arcade, governor’s office in Abeokuta. At the occasion, prayers were offered for the country, its leadership and the state for continuous peace and unity and the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, January 15th 2012 |
By Shout-Africa Nigeria Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The nationwide strike embarked upon the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, the Civil Society Organisations and various professional groups like the Nigeria Bar Association, (NBA), various youth and women groups to protest the removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian government has continued into day five. The protest train has been moving from one location to another across the country. In Lagos south-west Nigeria and elsewhere in the country people have been protesting against the fuel subsidy withdrawal by the Dr. Jonathan led administration. So far there has been a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, January 13th 2012 |
By Shout Africa Nigeria correspondent- Chinyere Ogbonna – Ghanaian police personnel on Tuesday January 11, 2012 seized a large amount of arms and ammunition allegedly bound for Nigeria. The arms and ammunition, including hordes of AAA cartridges, ten pomp-action guns and twenty double-barrelled guns, were found in a false compartment under the flour plate of the truck. Addressing newsmen after the seizure on Tuesday evening in Accra Ghana, the Regional Police Commander,Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rose Atinga Bio, said she had received a call from an informant around 15:00 GMT (4.00pm Nigerian time) that a truck was off loading what... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, January 12th 2012 |
By Shout-Africa Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The nationwide protest called by Nigerian labour unions against the removal of fuel subsidy by Federal Government of Nigeria enters its third day today. So far it has recorded a hundred percent compliance by various groups in Nigeria. [nggallery id=17] While many Nigerians are not completely against the removal of fuel subsidy, they however argue that the timing was wrong as it was slammed on the on January 1 when many families had gone home with their families to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays declared by the federal government, only for them to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, January 11th 2012 |
Nigeria Labour Congress says no dialogue with the federal Government ….. By Shout-Africa Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC is insisting that it will not hold any dialogue with the Federal Government of Nigeria until the price of petrol reverts to sixty- five naira per litre. A statement by the Acting General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Owei Lakemfa says that the congress is more concerned about mobilising its members for the proposed industrial action scheduled for January ninth. It therefore describes as untrue reports making the rounds that the body is negotiating with... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, January 8th 2012 |
